Faculty, Staff and Student Publications
Publication Date
5-3-2024
Journal
Scientific Reports
Abstract
The study aimed to determine the accuracy of diagnosing periodontal conditions using the developed web-based PocketPerio application and evaluate the user’s perspective on the use of PocketPerio. First, 22 third-year dental students (DS3) diagnosed ten cases without PocketPerio (control) and with PocketPerio (test) during a mock examination. Then, 105 DS3, 13 fourth-year dental students (DS4), and 32 senior second-year International Standing Program students (ISP2) used PocketPerio chairside. Statistical analysis was performed using a non-parametric paired two-tailed test of significance with the Wilcoxon matched-pairs signed rank test. The null hypothesis that PocketPerio did not increase the accuracy of periodontal diagnoses was rejected at α < 0.01. Periodontal diagnoses made using PocketPerio correlated with those made by periodontics faculty (“gold standard") in all cases. During the mock examination, PocketPerio significantly increased the accuracy of periodontal diagnoses compared to the control (52.73 vs. 13.18%, respectively). Chairside, PocketPerio significantly increased the accuracy of primary (100 vs. 40.0%) and secondary (100 vs. 14.25%) periodontal diagnoses compared to the respective controls. Students regardless of their training year felt more confident in diagnosing periodontal conditions using PocketPerio than their current tools, provided positive feedback on its features, and suggested avenues for its further development.
Keywords
Humans, Periodontal Diseases, Students, Dental, Periodontics, Education, Dental, Female, Male, Software, Classification, Dental students, Diagnosis, Educational technology, Periodontics, Software, Periodontitis, Dental clinical teaching
DOI
10.1038/s41598-024-59394-9
PMID
38702352
PMCID
PMC11068793
PubMedCentral® Posted Date
5-3-2024
PubMedCentral® Full Text Version
Post-print
Recommended Citation
Parsegian, Karo; Okano, David K; Chandrasekaran, Sangeetha; Kim, Yoolim; Carter, Tonia C; Shimpi, Neel; Fadakar, Sadaf; and Angelov, Nikola, "The PocketPerio Application Significantly Increases the Accuracy of Diagnosing Periodontal Conditions in Didactic and Chairside Settings" (2024). Faculty, Staff and Student Publications. 49.
https://digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu/uthdb_docs/49
Published Open-Access
yes
