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(Reference retrieved automatically from Web of Science through information on FAPESP grant and its corresponding number as mentioned in the publication by the authors.)

Evaluation of a Computerized Method for Denture Biofilm Quantification: Inter-Examiner Reproducibility

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Author(s):
Silva-Lovato, Claudia Helena [1] ; Gomes Totti, Ana Maria [1] ; Oliveira Paranhos, Helena Freitas [1] ; Totti, Valeria Gomes [2]
Total Authors: 4
Affiliation:
[1] Sch Dent Ribeirao Preto, Dept Dent Mat & Prosthodont, BR-14040904 Sao Paulo - Brazil
[2] Univ Fed Alfenas, Dept Restorat Prostheses, Alfenas, MG - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 2
Document type: Journal article
Source: JOURNAL OF PROSTHODONTICS-IMPLANT ESTHETIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE DENTISTRY; v. 18, n. 4, p. 332-336, JUN 2009.
Web of Science Citations: 1
Abstract

Purpose: The objective of this work was to evaluate the accuracy and inter-examiner reproducibility of the computerized method Image Tool 2.02 (Windows, version 2.02, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX) in the quantification of complete denture biofilm. Materials and Methods: Two hundred digital photographs of the internal surface of complete upper dentures with biofilm dyed in 1% neutral red were used. The photographs were burned to a CD and sent to two researchers who received practical training and written instructions on how to use the method; then, in a 20-day period, the stained biofilm on the internal surface was measured, and ten photographs were analyzed daily. Each examiner independently quantified the percentage of stained area on each photograph. The inter-examiner reproducibility (i.e., agreement) was estimated by calculating an intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC) based on an ANOVA mixed model (SPSS software, Chicago, IL). Results: The ICC showed excellent agreement (ICC = 0.993, p < 0.001). The difference in the percentage of the stained area recorded by the two examiners was <= 1 point for 187 (93.5%) of the 200 photographs. Conclusions: The obtained results suggest that the computerized method aided by the Image Tool software (2.0) can be employed to quantify complete denture biofilm, seeing that it demonstrated inter-examiner reproducibility of the results. (AU)