TY - JOUR
T1 - Evaluation of a training program intended to calibrate examiners of temporomandibular disorders
AU - Dahlström, Lars
AU - Keeling, Stephen D.
AU - Fricton, James R.
AU - Hilsenbeck, Susan Galloway
AU - Clark, Gary M.
AU - Rugh, John D.
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgement.-This research was supported by USPHS Research Grant DE-09630 from the National Institute of Dental Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
PY - 1994
Y1 - 1994
N2 - Dahlstrom L, Keeling SD, Fricton JR, Galloway Hilsenbeck S, Clark GM, Rugh JD. Evaluation of a training program intended to calibrate examiners of temporomandibular disorders. Acta Odontol Scand 1994;52:250-254. Oslo. ISSN 0001-6357. The adequacy of a training program intended to calibrate examiners of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) was evaluated. Eight examiners blindly rated 12 subjects with various TMD signs and symptoms after participating in a 5-h intense training procedure. Some examiners had earlier experience of TMD examinations, and some were newly trained. The Craniomandibular Index was used as the assessment instrument. Agreement within the whole group of examiners was low. Training tended to increase the probability of correctly registering signs. It is concluded that the program was not sufficient to create reliability among multiple examiners. More extensive training, not only to a standard but also between the different examiners, appears necessary. Revision of the examination technique is suggested, and recommendations for strengthening the calibration procedures are made.
AB - Dahlstrom L, Keeling SD, Fricton JR, Galloway Hilsenbeck S, Clark GM, Rugh JD. Evaluation of a training program intended to calibrate examiners of temporomandibular disorders. Acta Odontol Scand 1994;52:250-254. Oslo. ISSN 0001-6357. The adequacy of a training program intended to calibrate examiners of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) was evaluated. Eight examiners blindly rated 12 subjects with various TMD signs and symptoms after participating in a 5-h intense training procedure. Some examiners had earlier experience of TMD examinations, and some were newly trained. The Craniomandibular Index was used as the assessment instrument. Agreement within the whole group of examiners was low. Training tended to increase the probability of correctly registering signs. It is concluded that the program was not sufficient to create reliability among multiple examiners. More extensive training, not only to a standard but also between the different examiners, appears necessary. Revision of the examination technique is suggested, and recommendations for strengthening the calibration procedures are made.
KW - Diagnosis
KW - Stomatognathic system
KW - Temporomandibular joint syndrome
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U2 - 10.3109/00016359409029054
DO - 10.3109/00016359409029054
M3 - Article
C2 - 7985511
AN - SCOPUS:0028492948
SN - 0001-6357
VL - 52
SP - 250
EP - 254
JO - Acta Odontologica Scandinavica
JF - Acta Odontologica Scandinavica
IS - 4
ER -