Intra- and inter-examiner reliability in classifying periodontitis according to the 2018 classification of periodontal diseases.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To evaluate the inter-examiner reliability in classifying periodontitis using the 2018 classification of periodontal diseases, when used by postgraduate students, academics, and specialist clinicians trained in European Federation of Periodontology (EFP) and American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) postgraduate-accredited programmes.

Materials and methods

An online survey including five patients with periodontitis was sent twice to seven specialists in periodontology to provide the staging and grading characteristics. After agreeing on a "gold-standard" classification, the same questionnaire was sent to 16 EFP and 73 AAP postgraduate programmes, to be answered by their faculty, graduates, and students. The responses were compared with the gold-standard classification, an

SUBMITTER: Abrahamian L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9545414 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature