Table 2 Inter-examiner and average intra-examiner reliability levels of each method in detecting DDE.
Type of DDE | Method | Sample size | Inter-examiner reliability | Intra-examiner reliability | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Â | Individual level | Tooth level | Lesion level | Individual level | Tooth level | Lesion level |
All types of DDE | Direct examination | 38 | 0.90 | 0.84 | 0.81 | - | - | - |
| Â | Photographic | 90 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.90 | 1.00 | 0.99 | 0.93 |
| Â | Replication | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Hypoplastic DDE | Direct examination | 38 | 1.00 | 0.91 | 0.91 | - | - | - |
| Â | Photographic | 90 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.95 | 1.00 | 0.99 | 0.95 |
| Â | Replication | 73 | 0.93 | 0.80 | 0.78 | 0.94 | 0.84 | 0.80 |