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The 5-year-olds' index, the GOSLON Yardstick index, and the modified Huddart/Bodenham index among children with complete unilateral cleft lip and palate : A methodological study

Chaudhry, Mahwash LU ; Svensson, Henry LU ; Becker, Magnus LU orcid and Wiedel, Anna-Paulina (2018) In International Journal of Orthodontic Rehabilitation 9(3). p.101-106
Abstract
Background: The function of many orthodontic indices is to assess occlusion in patients born with a cleft. The aim of this study was to assess the intra- and interexaminer reliability for the 5-year-olds' (5YO) index, the GOSLON Yardstick index, and the modified Huddart/Bodenham (MHB) index in dental casts of children with complete unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP); a further aim is to compare the indices to each other.
Methods: Forty dental casts from 5-year-old nonsyndromic patients with complete UCLP who had undergone primary surgery at Skåne University Hospital in Malmö, Sweden, were examined by two examiners: one orthodontic specialist and one general dentist.
Results: Intraexaminer reliability for 5YO and MHB had a... (More)
Background: The function of many orthodontic indices is to assess occlusion in patients born with a cleft. The aim of this study was to assess the intra- and interexaminer reliability for the 5-year-olds' (5YO) index, the GOSLON Yardstick index, and the modified Huddart/Bodenham (MHB) index in dental casts of children with complete unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP); a further aim is to compare the indices to each other.
Methods: Forty dental casts from 5-year-old nonsyndromic patients with complete UCLP who had undergone primary surgery at Skåne University Hospital in Malmö, Sweden, were examined by two examiners: one orthodontic specialist and one general dentist.
Results: Intraexaminer reliability for 5YO and MHB had a substantial (κ: 0.61–0.80) to almost perfect agreement ( κ: 0.81–1.00) and GOSLON Yardstick moderate (κ: 0.41–0.60) to almost perfect agreement. Grouped teeth or single-tooth MHB had an almost perfect agreement for both examiners. Interexaminer reliability for 5YO had a moderate agreement, whereas GOSLON Yardstick and MHB had a fair agreement (κ: 0.21–0.40). Grouped teeth or single-tooth MHB had an almost perfect agreement.
Conclusions: The 5YO index illustrates the occlusion and has a high degree of reliability for an experienced orthodontist. The GOSLON Yardstick also illustrates the occlusion, but reliability between assessments is lower. MHB index can be used with a high degree of reliability when categorized as grouped or single tooth, but the judgment of total occlusion is more uncertain. (Less)
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International Journal of Orthodontic Rehabilitation
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10.4103/ijor.ijor_11_18
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  author       = {{Chaudhry, Mahwash and Svensson, Henry and Becker, Magnus and Wiedel, Anna-Paulina}},
  issn         = {{2542-5579}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{3}},
  pages        = {{101--106}},
  publisher    = {{Wolters Kluwer}},
  series       = {{International Journal of Orthodontic Rehabilitation}},
  title        = {{The 5-year-olds' index, the GOSLON Yardstick index, and the modified Huddart/Bodenham index among children with complete unilateral cleft lip and palate : A methodological study}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijor.ijor_11_18}},
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  volume       = {{9}},
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