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Table 4 Examiner agreement and reliability when assessing sound versus any demineralization

From: Comparing potential early caries assessment methods for teledentistry

 

Score 0 vs. Score1,2

 

Kappa (95% CI)

ICC (95% CI)

MID_E1

0.85 (0.68-0.97)

0.83 (0.75-0.90)

MID_E2

0.86 (0.71-1.0)

CAM_E3

0.56 (0.36-0.75)

0.75 (0.64-0.84)

CAM_E4

0.49 (0.27-0.70)

CP-OCT_E5

0.72 (0.54-0.89)

0.49 (0.34-0.65)

CP-OCT_E6

0.46 (0.25-0.68)

 
  1. Unweighted kappa statistic determined the agreement of each of the examiners between their first and second attempt. The Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC) represents the absolute agreement of all four readings for each diagnostic method. 95% Confidence Intervals are presented.
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