Table 1 Primary periodontitis diagnoses made by predoctoral dental students chairside. DS3, DS4, and ISP2 who provided patient care during comprehensive periodontal evaluation were asked to diagnose periodontal conditions based on the full-mouth periodontal chart, recent (within the past 12 months) full-mouth radiographs, and both medical and dental history.

From: The PocketPerio application significantly increases the accuracy of diagnosing periodontal conditions in didactic and chairside settings

Primary periodontal diagnosis

Correct/total diagnosis n/n (%)

DS3

DS4

ISP2

Total

Localized periodontitis stage II grade A

0/1 (0)

0/0 (–)

0/0 (–)

0/1 (0)

Localized periodontitis stage II grade B

0/1 (0)

0/2 (0)

0/2 (0)

0/5 (0)

Localized periodontitis stage II grade C

0/1 (0)

0/0 (–)

0/0 (–)

0/1 (0)

Generalized periodontitis stage II grade A

0/1 (0)

0/0 (–)

0/0 (–)

0/1 (0)

Generalized periodontitis stage II grade B

1/6 (16.67)

0/0 (–)

3/4 (75.0)

4/10 (40.0)

Generalized periodontitis stage II grade C

0/0 (–)

0/0 (–)

0/0 (–)

0/0 (–)

Localized periodontitis stage III grade A

0/1 (0)

1/1 (100)

0/0 (–)

1/2 (50.0)

Localized periodontitis stage III grade B

10/15 (66.67)

2/2 (100)

5/8 (62.5)

17/25 (68.0)

Localized periodontitis stage III grade C

1/11 (9.09)

0/3 (0)

0/1 (0)

1/15 (6.67)

Generalized periodontitis stage III grade A

0/0 (–)

0/0 (–)

0/0 (–)

0/0 (–)

Generalized periodontitis stage III grade B

7/9 (87.5)

1/1 (100)

3/5 (60.0)

11/15 (73.33)

Generalized periodontitis stage III grade C

0/5 (0)

0/1 (0)

0/0 (–)

0/6 (0)

Generalized periodontitis stage IV grade A

0/1 (0)

0/0 (–)

0/0 (–)

0/1 (0)

Generalized periodontitis stage IV grade B

8/22 (36.36)

0/1 (0)

0/2 (0)

8/25 (32.0)

Generalized periodontitis stage IV grade C

13/30 (43.33)

1/2 (50)

4/11 (36.36)

18/43 (41.86)

Molar-incisor pattern periodontitis stage III grade A

0/0 (–)

0/0 (–)

0/0 (–)

0/0 (–)

Molar-incisor pattern periodontitis stage III grade B

0/0 (–)

0/0 (–)

0/0 (–)

0/0 (–)

Molar-incisor pattern periodontitis stage III grade C

0/1 (0)

0/0 (–)

0/0 (–)

0/1 (0)

Total

40/105 (38.1)

5/13 (38.46)

15/32 (46.88)

60/150 (40.00)

  1. Students used their didactic knowledge and any available online and printed supplemental resources except PocketPerio (control). Immediately after that, the same students used PocketPerio (test) to diagnose the same patients. The accuracy of PocketPerio was calculated relative to covering faculty responses and correlated in all 150 cases (100%). The diagnosis made without PocketPerio was accurate in 60 cases (40.00%). When stratified based on the year of training (DS3, DS4, and ISP2), accurate periodontal diagnoses were made in 38.1, 38.46, and 46.88% of cases by DS3, DS4, and ISP2, respectively. DS3 Third-year dental students, DS4 Fourth-year dental students, ISP2 Second-year International Standing Program students.
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