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Table 4 Inter-rater reliability statistics for assessments of dental caries experience

From: Baltimore oral epidemiology, disease effects, and HIV evaluation study (BEEHIVE) study protocol: a prospective cohort study

Assessment

Finn Coefficient

Correlation P-value

Right maxillary DMFT

0.85

< 0.01

Right maxillary DMFS

0.91

< 0.01

Left maxillary DMFT

0.87

< 0.01

Left maxillary DMFS

0.89

< 0.01

Left mandibular DMFT

0.94

< 0.01

Left mandibular DMFS

0.97

< 0.01

Right mandibular DMFT

0.91

< 0.01

Right mandibular DMFS

0.99

< 0.01

Overall DMFT

0.92

< 0.01

Overall DMFS

0.98

< 0.01

  1. DMFT = Mean number of decayed, filled, and missing teeth; DMFS = Mean number of decayed, missing, and filled tooth surfaces