The effect of lighting conditions on caries interpretation with a laptop computer in a clinical setting.

OBJECTIVE: To test the null hypothesis of no difference in caries detection in dim, bright, and hooded environments for laptop viewing of intraoral radiographs. STUDY DESIGN: Extracted posterior teeth were imaged with posterior bite wing geometry by using storage phosphor plates. Images were display...

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Publicado en:Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology & Endodontology Vol. 102; no. 4; pp. 537 - 544
Autores principales: Kutcher MJ, Kalathingal S, Ludlow JB, Abreu M Jr., Platin E
Formato: pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Elsevier B.V. Oct2006
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          Kutcher MJ
          Kalathingal S
          Ludlow JB
          Abreu M Jr.
          Platin E
        affil: Department of Diagnostic Sciences and General Dentistry, University of North Carolina School of Dentistry, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7450, USA.
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          Dental Caries Radiography
          Diagnosis, Computer Assisted Equipment and Supplies
          Lighting
          Microcomputers
          Analysis of Variance
          Comparative Studies
          Computer Terminals
          Dependent Variable
          Faculty, Dental
          Independent Variable
          Null Hypothesis
          Observer Bias
          Radiography, Dental, Digital
          Scales
          Sensitivity and Specificity
          Statistical Significance
          Students, Dental
          Two-Way Analysis of Variance
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      ab: OBJECTIVE: To test the null hypothesis of no difference in caries detection in dim, bright, and hooded environments for laptop viewing of intraoral radiographs. STUDY DESIGN: Extracted posterior teeth were imaged with posterior bite wing geometry by using storage phosphor plates. Images were displayed on a laptop computer placed in 3 lighting environments. Six dental students and 6 faculty observers scored the caries status of proximal surfaces. Responses were compared to histologic ground truth by using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis and other measures of accuracy. Performance was also compared to photometer-measured light levels and time spent in observation. RESULTS: ROC A(Z) was significantly higher for faculty using hooded displays (0.87) than in a bright clinical environment (0.79; P = .04). Student performance was highly variable and not significantly different in any of the lighting environments. CONCLUSION: The ability to detect caries by experienced clinicians may be improved by hooding laptop displays in bright clinical environments.
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