Malmö University Publications
Change search
CiteExportLink to record
Permanent link

Direct link
Cite
Citation style
  • apa
  • ieee
  • modern-language-association-8th-edition
  • vancouver
  • Other style
More styles
Language
  • de-DE
  • en-GB
  • en-US
  • fi-FI
  • nn-NO
  • nn-NB
  • sv-SE
  • Other locale
More languages
Output format
  • html
  • text
  • asciidoc
  • rtf
Inter- and intra-observer agreement on Miller's classification of gingival tissue recessions
Malmö högskola, Faculty of Odontology (OD).ORCID iD: 0000-0002-8279-7943
Show others and affiliations
2015 (English)In: Odontology: official journal of The Society of the Nippon Dental University, ISSN 1618-1247, E-ISSN 1618-1255, Vol. 103, no 3, p. 292-300Article in journal (Refereed)
Abstract [en]

Miller’s is the most commonly used classification of gingival tissue recessions, defined as the displacement of the soft tissue margin apical to the cemento-enamel junction. However, data on the reliability of this classification are missing so far, although reliability, which reflects the consistency of repeated measurements, is regarded as a prerequisite for judging the utility of a classification. The aim of the present study was to evaluate inter- and intra-observer agreement on Miller’s classification of gingival tissue recessions. Two hundred photographs (50 of each region: maxillary/mandibular anterior/posterior teeth) of gingival tissue recessions were evaluated twice by four observers with different degrees of experience in Miller’s classification, gingival phenotype, tooth shape, and identifiability of the cemento- enamel junction. The following inter- and intra-observer agreements were found: Miller’s classification, 0.72 and 0.73–0.95; gingival phenotype, 0.29 and 0.45–0.58; tooth shape, 0.39 and 0.44–0.59; and identifiability of the cemento-enamel junction, 0.21 and 0.30–0.59. A higher agreement was detected for anterior teeth. Further, gingival phenotype (thin-high scalloping) significantly correlated with tooth shape (long-narrow) (ρ = 0.662, p < 0.001). Miller’s classification of gingival tissue recessions was evaluated by four examiners using 200 clinical photographs and yielded substantial to almost perfect agreement, with higher agreement for anterior teeth. Although limited to photographic assessment, the present study offers the so far missing proof on the sufficient inter- and intra-observer agreement of this classification.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Springer, 2015. Vol. 103, no 3, p. 292-300
National Category
Dentistry
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-15739DOI: 10.1007/s10266-014-0179-9ISI: 000370334000007Local ID: 17931OAI: oai:DiVA.org:mau-15739DiVA, id: diva2:1419261
Available from: 2020-03-30 Created: 2020-03-30 Last updated: 2022-06-27Bibliographically approved

Open Access in DiVA

No full text in DiVA

Other links

Publisher's full text

Authority records

Bertl, Kristina

Search in DiVA

By author/editor
Bertl, Kristina
By organisation
Faculty of Odontology (OD)
In the same journal
Odontology: official journal of The Society of the Nippon Dental University
Dentistry

Search outside of DiVA

GoogleGoogle Scholar

doi
urn-nbn

Altmetric score

doi
urn-nbn
Total: 7 hits
CiteExportLink to record
Permanent link

Direct link
Cite
Citation style
  • apa
  • ieee
  • modern-language-association-8th-edition
  • vancouver
  • Other style
More styles
Language
  • de-DE
  • en-GB
  • en-US
  • fi-FI
  • nn-NO
  • nn-NB
  • sv-SE
  • Other locale
More languages
Output format
  • html
  • text
  • asciidoc
  • rtf