European Journal of Prosthodontics and Restorative Dentistry

Partial- or Full-Mouth Examination Assessing the Dental and Prosthetic Status among Elderly Individuals

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Cover Date
December 2006
Print ISSN
0965-7452
Vol
14
Issue
4

Abstract

Abstract - The aim of this study was to determine whether half-mouth examinations accurately reflect the dental and prosthetic status of the entire mouth. Samples of 1,830 adults aged 55-79 years were examined. The rate of agreement between half- and full-mouth examinations was estimated using weighted and unweighted Kappa values comparing findings of each tooth bilaterally. A power analysis was performed to estimate the number of subjects representing complete dental recordings within a certain power. Subjects showed unweighted Kappa values from 0.34-0.96. Weighted Kappa values ranged from 0.74-0.99. A power analysis for unweighted Kappa scores computed that findings from 122-335 individuals were necessary to equal the results obtained using complete dental recordings.

KEY WORDS: Dental Status, Elderly, Kappa, Full Mouth Examination, Cross-sectional Study, Power analysis

Authors

Florian Mack, Torsten Mundt, Janice Ellis, Christian Schwahn, Olaf Bernhardt, Peter Proff, Tomasz Gedrange, Thomas Kocher, Reiner Biffar

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