Study protocol of the Center for Oral Health Research in Appalachia (COHRA) etiology study

BMC Oral Health

Table 2 Components of the dental examination administered by age group

Exam	Children age 1 – 6	Children age 7 – 10	Children age 11 – 17	Adults age 18+
DNA samples	X	X	X	X
Supragingival plaque	X	X	X	X
Tongue scraping	X	X	X	X
Unstimulated saliva secretion rate		X	X	X
Soft tissue exam	X	X	X	X
Denture assessment	X	X	X	X
BANA tongue scraping	X	X	X	X
BANA subgingival plaque		X^a	X^a	X
Papillary bleeding score		X^a	X^a	X
Periodontal screening^b				X
Malocclusion^c		X	X	X
Caries^d	X	X	X	X
Trauma	X	X	X	X
Throat swab	X	X	X	X

Note. ^aOnly if no premedication is needed; ^bMean inter- and intra-rater reliabilities 0.77 and 1.00 respectively; ^cMean inter- and intra-rater reliabilities 0.75 and 1.00 respectively; ^dMean inter- and intra-rater reliabilities 0.83 and 0.98 respectively. Reliabilities were determined using Cohen's kappas.

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