Abstract
We aimed to compare the reliability of the Kindelan system using one postoperative
radiograph to assess the success of alveolar bone grafts with the use of two occlusal
radiographs (before and after operation). This retrospective reliability study took
place at Glasgow Dental Hospital cleft unit, and two examiners scored 84 radiographs
two weeks apart. The sample was taken from a database of patients having alveolar
bone grafts between 2007 and 2010. They had an upper anterior occlusal radiograph
taken before the graft and another at a mean of 6 months (range 3–12 months) postoperatively.
Kappa scores were used to measure intraobserver and interobserver agreement. Intraexaminer
agreement ranged from good to very good using one or two radiographs, and interexaminer
agreement ranged from moderate to good for both systems. Reliability when scoring
with either one or two radiographs was similar, and ranged from good to very good.
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Publication history
Published online: November 24, 2011
Accepted:
October 14,
2011
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