The purpose of this study was to compare reproducibility of double pockety depth measurements using electronic probe and manual probe.
11 human subjects with adult periodontitis were selected for the study.
Two examiners measured 213 selected interp...
The purpose of this study was to compare reproducibility of double pockety depth measurements using electronic probe and manual probe.
11 human subjects with adult periodontitis were selected for the study.
Two examiners measured 213 selected interproximal pockets using electronic probe and manual probe in twice at interval of one week after completion of preliminary treatment.
The result were as follow;
1. In both examiners, except second measurements of examiner B, the mean of pocket depth measurements using manual probe was significantly higher than that using electronic probe (p<0.05).
2. The proportions of intra-examiner agreement for pocket depth measurements using electonic probe was significantly higher than that using manual probe in both examiners (p<0.01).
3. The proportions of inter-examiner agreement for pocket depth measurements using electronic probe was significantly higher than that using manual probe (p<0.05).
4. The proportions of intra-examiner agreement for pocket depth measurements using electonic probe and manual probe was significantly higher than that of inter-examiner agreement for pocket depth measurement in both examiners (p<0.05).