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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Dent. 2007 Apr 5;35(6):528–534. doi: 10.1016/j.jdent.2007.02.004

Table 1.

Accuracy of the Four Methods for Identifying Occlusal Contacts (n = 12 subjects)

Standard Test* Accuracy ± SD (%) Standard Error (%) Minimum (%) Maximum (%)
Comparing tooth-to-tooth contacts
Transillumination Virtual Cast 95 ± 5 2 86 100
Virtual MIP record 95 ± 7 2 79 100
Shimstock 81 ± 17 5 50 100
Shimstock Transillumination 81 ± 17 5 50 100
Virtual Cast 84 ± 14 4 53 100
Virtual MIP record 85 ± 15 4 47 100
Virtual Cast Transillumination 95 ± 5 2 86 100
Virtual MIP record 97 ± 4 1 93 100
Shimstock 84 ± 14 4 53 100
Virtual MIP record Transillumination 95 ± 7 2 79 100
Virtual Cast 97 ± 4 1 93 100
Shimstock 85 ± 15 4 47 100
Comparing anatomical region contacts
Transillumination Virtual Cast 84 ± 6 2 70 93
Virtual MIP record 87 ± 5 2 77 97
Virtual Cast Transillumination 84 ± 6 2 69 93
Virtual MIP record 90 ± 4 1 80 96
Virtual MIP record Transillumination 87 ± 6 2 77 97
Virtual Cast 91 ± 5 1 80 96
*

Comparisons linked by vertical lines are not significantly different, p > 0.05/3