| Literature DB >> 26966470 |
D Bourgeois1, F Carrouel2, J C Llodra3, M Bravo4, S Viennot1.
Abstract
The aim of this study is to evaluate the concordance between the empirical choice of interdental brushes of different diameters compared to the gold standard, the IAP CURAPROX(©) calibrating colorimetric probe. It is carried out with the aim of facilitating the consensus development of best practices. All the subjects' interproximal spaces were evaluated using the reference technique (colorimetric probe), then after a time lapse of 1.2 ± 0.2 hours, using the empirical clinical technique (brushes) by the same examiner. Each examiner explored 3 subjects. The order the patients were examined with the colorimetric interdental probe (CIP) was random. 446 sites were selected in the study out of 468 potential sites. The correspondence of scores between interdental bushes vs. colorimetric probe is 43.0% [95%-CI: 38.5-47.6]. In 33.41% of the 446 sites, the brush is inferior to the probe; in 23.54% of cases, the brush is superior to the probe. Among the discrepancies there is thus a tendency for the subjects to use brushes with smaller diameter than that recommended by the colorimetric probe. This review has found very high-quality evidence that colorimetric probes plus interdental brushing is more beneficial than interdental brushing alone for increase the concordance between the empirical choice of interdental brushes of different diameters compared to the gold standard. Uncertainties remain and further research is required to provide detailed data on user satisfaction.Entities:
Keywords: Assessment; calibration; colorimetric probe; grading.; interdental brush
Year: 2015 PMID: 26966470 PMCID: PMC4765511 DOI: 10.2174/1874210601509010431
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Open Dent J ISSN: 1874-2106
Characteristics of the IDBs.
| Colour code | Blue (B) | Red (R) | Pink (P) | Yellow (Y) | Green (G) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Access diameter (mm) | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
| Effective cleaning diameter (mm) | 2.2 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 5.0 |
Description of Probes and Brushes in ordinal colorimetric scales. (n=446 exploration sites).
| All | Molar | Premolar | Incisor | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) |
| Probe | ||||||||
| Brush | ||||||||
(*) Only patients with no missing values for both assessments were used for the test-retest reliability analysis (9 sites).
Associations between Probes and corresponding Brushes in ordinal colorimetric scale. (n=446 exploration sites).
| Brushes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Probes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Total |
| All (n=446) | ||||||
Number of exploration sites in each cell
Associations (analytic) between Probes and corresponding Brushes. (n=446 exploration sites).
| Probe versus Brush | Correlation[ | Comparison[ | Concordance[ |
|---|---|---|---|
| All (n=446) | rs=0.71, p<0.001 | p=0.158 | Q-W-Kappa=0.70 (95%-CI=0.65-0.75) |
| Molar (n=72) | rs=0.70, p<0.001 | p=0.569 | Q-W-Kappa=0.67 (95%-CI=0.52-0.78) |
| Premolar (n=199) | rs=0.69, p<0.001 | p=0.089 | Q-W-Kappa=0.67 (95%-CI=0.59-0.74) |
| Incisor (n=175) | rs=0.66, p<0.001 | p=0.954 | Q-W-Kappa=0.70 (95%-CI=0.61-0.76) |
a: Spearman's rank correlation (rs)
b: Wilcoxon paired rank test.
c: Quadratic weighted kappa, which can be evaluated against the Landis & Koch scale i.e. poor (<0.00), slight (0.00-0.20), fair (0.21-0.40), moderate (0.41-0.60), good (0.61-0.80), and excellent (0.81-1.00) [19].
Change between Probes and Brushes (number of jumps). (n=446 exploration sites).
| All | Molar | Premolar | Incisor | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of jumps | n | (%) | 95%-CI | n | (%) | 95%-CI | n | (%) | 95%-CI | n | (%) | 95%-CI |
| Number of jumps | ||||||||||||
| Valid correspondence | ||||||||||||