<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the intra-operator reliability of a 2D image analysis method for tooth dimension measurements. Methods: Occlusal and vestibular surfaces of teeth from ten study models were captured with a digital camera. Images were transferred on a computer and different tooth dimensions (mesio-distal, occluso-gingival, vestibulo-oral and perimeter) were measured using the Image Pro Insight software. Measurements were repeated after two weeks. Fleiss' coefficients of reliability were calculated. Results: A high degree of reliability has been established for every type of measurement: all coefficient values of reliability being not less than 0.95. Conclusions: The 2D image analyzing system is an adequate alternative for measuring tooth dimensions. All measurements were in the excellent category of reliability. The method allows precise and repeatable measurements, generating an image database as well, available for future studies.</abstract>

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the intra-operator reliability of a 2D image analysis method for tooth dimension measurements. Methods: Occlusal and vestibular surfaces of teeth from ten study models were captured with a digital camera. Images were transferred on a computer and different tooth dimensions (mesio-distal, occluso-gingival, vestibulo-oral and perimeter) were measured using the Image Pro Insight software. Measurements were repeated after two weeks. Fleiss' coefficients of reliability were calculated. Results: A high degree of reliability has been established for every type of measurement: all coefficient values of reliability being not less than 0.95. Conclusions: The 2D image analyzing system is an adequate alternative for measuring tooth dimensions. All measurements were in the excellent category of reliability. The method allows precise and repeatable measurements, generating an image database as well, available for future studies.

Intra-operator Reliability of a 2D Image Analysing Method for Tooth Dimension Measurements

Department of Morphology of Teeth and Dental Arches, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Tîrgu Mureș, Romania

Department of Paediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Tîrgu Mureș, Romania

Acta Marisiensis - Seria Medica

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Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the intra-operator reliability of a 2D image analysis method for tooth dimension measurements. Methods:...

Intra-operator Reliability of a 2D Image Analysing Method for Tooth Dimension Measurements

Published Online: Jul 02, 2014

Page range: 116 - 118

Received: May 22, 2014

Accepted: Jun 11, 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amma-2014-0024

Keywords
image analysing, tooth dimensions, reliability

© by Bernadette Kerekes-Máthé

This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License, which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Intra-operator Reliability of a 2D Image Analysing Method for Tooth Dimension Measurements

Published Online: Jul 02, 2014

Page range: 116 - 118

Received: May 22, 2014

Accepted: Jun 11, 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amma-2014-0024

Keywordsimage analysing, tooth dimensions, reliability

© by Bernadette Kerekes-Máthé

This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License, which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Keywords
image analysing, tooth dimensions, reliability