Imaging Science in Dentistry

Korean Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology (대한영상치의학회)
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Diagnostic accuracy of Insight intraoral film on dental caries

Kodak Insight 구내필름의 치아우식증 진단능에 대한 연구

  • Yoon Young Nam (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, School of Dentistry. Wonkwang University) ;
  • Lee Sang-Rae (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, School of Dentistry, Kyunghee University) ;
  • Lee Byung-Do (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, School of Dentistry. Wonkwang University)
  • 윤영남 (원광대학교 치과대학 구강악안면방사선학교실) ;
  • 이상래 (경희대학교 치과대학 구강악안면방사선학교실) ;
  • 이병도 (원광대학교 치과대학 구강악안면방사선학교실)
  • Published : 2004.03.01
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Abstract

Purpose: To compare the diagnostic accuracy of Kodak Insight film with other intra-oral films in the detection of dental caries. Materials and Methods : Periapical radiographs of 99 extracted human teeth with sound proximal surfaces and interproximal artificial cavities were made on Kodak Ultra speed, Ektaspeed, Agfa Ektaspeed and Kodak Insight films and automatically processed. Six dentists examined the presence of dental caries using a five-point confidence rating scale and compared the diagnostic accuracy by ROC (Receiver Operating Characteristic) analysis and ANOVA test. Results: The sensitivity of Kodak Ultra speed, Ektaspeed, Agfa Ektaspeed and Insight film were 0.84, 0.77, 0.75 and 0.79 respectively. The specificity of Kodak Ultra speed, Ektaspeed, Agfa Ektaspeed and Insight film were 0.97. 0.95. 0.96 and 0.94 respectively. The mean ROC areas (Az) of Kodak Ultra speed, Ektaspeed, Agfa Ektaspeed and Insight film were 0.917, 0.910, 0.894, 0.909 respectively. There was no significant differences between Az of Insight film and other films (p = 0.178). Conclusion: Theses results suggested that Kodak Insight film have the comparative diagnostic accuracy of dental caries with Ultraspeed and Ektaspeed films.

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