Reliability analysis using the in-lux examination method for dental indices in adolescents for use in epidemiological studies.
Rafaela da Silveira PintoMario Vianna VettoreMauro Henrique Nogueira Guimarães de AbreuAndrea Clemente PalmierRosa Núbia Vieira de MouraAngelo Giuseppe Roncalli da Costa OliveiraPublished in: Community dentistry and oral epidemiology (2022)
Calibration, using both in vivo and in-lux examination methods, was able to discriminate the examiners regarding their reliability to reproduce dental indices. The in-lux examination method was considered reliable and can replace the in vivo examination method. The in-lux method might be more feasible to evaluate the reliability of examiners when clinical calibration is unrealistic due to logistic issues and when a large number of examiners are involved in the survey.