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Abstract
The interrater agreement of 34 dentists in determining the presence or absence of
caries and the depth of caries in bitewing radiographs was studied. The kappa statistic
was used to determine rater agreement, and results indicate that there was substantial
agreement on the presence or absence of caries and only fair agreement on the specific
depth of caries. Because of the degree of disagreement in determination of the extent
of caries among examiners, it is recommended that this fact be taken into account
in relation to the findings on bitewing radiographs, particularly when there may be
differences of opinion between parties.
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© 1987 The C. V. Mosby Company. Published by Elsevier Inc.
