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Table 4 Comparing methods of measurements of the distance from 0M1 related to a single tooth: 2D versus 3D within visual or electronical measurement; visual versus electronical measurements within 2D and 3D

From: New insights in the reproducibility of visual and electronic tooth color assessment for dental practice

 

Visual versus electronical

2D versus 3D

within 2D

within 3D

within visual

within electronical

Value

Value

Value

Value

Number of paired observations

839a

840a

1680b

1679c

Mean distance (SD) d1 from 0M1 for the electronical measurement

15.8 (2.97)

13.1 (3.69)

  

Mean distance (SD) d2 from 0M1 for the visual measurement

14.9 (3.28)

13.4 (2.88)

  

Mean distance (SD) d1 from 0M1 for the 2D measurement

  

15.0 (3.25)

15.9 (2.96)

Mean distance (SD) d2 from 0M1 for the 3D measurement

  

13.3 (2.82)

13.3 (3.71)

Difference d2 – d1 (standard deviation)

−0.89 (2.77)

0.22 (3.05)

−1.64 (1.98)

−2.58 (1.70)

Agreement within |d(0M1)| < 2.7, proportion (95% CI)

69.1 (65.9–72.2)**

53.3 (49.9–56.7)*

66.5 (64.2–68.8)**

47.1 (44.6–49.5)*

Agreement within |d(0M1)| < 3.7, proportion (95% CI)

86.3 (83.8–88.5)***

86.3 (83.8–88.6)***

80.9 (78.9–82.7)**,***

84.0 (82.2–85.8)***

Limits of agreement

−6.33 – 4.55

−5.76 – 6.19

− 5.53 – 2.25

− 5.90 – 0.75

Number of observations outside the limits of agreement total (lower; higher)

58d (33; 25)

60d (30; 30)

82e (21; 61)

49e (34; 15)

ICC(2,1) (95% CI)

0.58 (0.50–0.65)*,**

0.58 (0.53–0.62)*,**

0.69 (0.27–0.84)-,***

0.67 (−0.06–0.88)--,***

ICC(3,1) (95% CI)

0.61 (0.56–0.65)*,**

0.58 (0.53–0.62)*,**

0.79 (0.77–0.81)**,***

0.87 (0.86–0.88)***

  1. a V2 versus E1, V3 versus E3, V5 versus E5 acc. to the flow chart
  2. b D2 versus D3 measurements for V1 – V6 acc. to the flow chart
  3. c D2 versus D3 measurements for E1 – E6 acc. to the flow chart
  4. d expected number: 30–55
  5. e expected number: 66–102
  6. Classifications for the interpretation of agreement
  7. −− poor < 20; − slight [20–40); * fair [40–60); ** good [60–80); *** very good [80–92)
  8. Classifications for the interpretation of reliability in terms of ICC
  9. −− poor < 0.2; − slight [0.2–0.4); * fair [0.4–0.6); ** good [0.6–0.8); *** very good [0.8–0.92)