Comparison of gray-level detectability on computer monitors among several dental specialties: A web-based study

dc.authorid Buyuk, Cansu/0000-0001-8126-0928
dc.authorid Arican, Burcin/0000-0001-5757-0571
dc.authorscopusid 58110110000
dc.authorscopusid 56593197800
dc.authorscopusid 57204595215
dc.authorwosid Buyuk, Cansu/GQH-1921-2022
dc.contributor.author Alpay, Burcin Arican
dc.contributor.author Buyuk, Cansu
dc.contributor.author Ates, Ayfer Atav
dc.date.accessioned 2024-05-25T11:39:17Z
dc.date.available 2024-05-25T11:39:17Z
dc.date.issued 2023
dc.department Okan University en_US
dc.department-temp [Alpay, Burcin Arican] Bahcesehir Univ, Sch Dent Med, Dept Endodont, Istanbul, Turkiye; [Buyuk, Cansu] Istanbul Okan Univ, Fac Dent, Dept Dentomaxillofacial Radiol, Istanbul, Turkiye; [Ates, Ayfer Atav] Istinye Univ, Fac Dent, Dept Endodont, Istanbul, Turkiye en_US
dc.description Buyuk, Cansu/0000-0001-8126-0928; Arican, Burcin/0000-0001-5757-0571 en_US
dc.description.abstract Background. Diagnosis in dentistry begins with the correct reading and interpreting of the dental radio-graph.Objectives. The aim of the present study was to examine the effects of the imaging technique used, the dentistry specialty and the years of experience on the gray-level perception among dentists.Material and methods. A custom web application was developed. Dentomaxillofacial radiologists (DentRads), endodontists (Ends) and general dental practitioners (GDPs) were invited via e-mail to parti-cipate in the study. A total of 46 participants met the requirements of the test. The test comprised 2 webpages. On the 1st page, the participants were asked for information such as gender, specialty, the years of experience, and the imaging techniques they used. Then, on the 2nd page, they were welcomed with instructions and directions, and asked to rearrange 85 gray color tones represented by square bars of equal dimensions. These mixed gray bars were placed in 4 rows according to the principles of the Farnsworth- Munsell 100-hue test (FM). Each clinician's test results were recorded in a database. The individual's level of recognition of gray tones was evaluated through the total error score (TES), which was calculated using a web-based independent scoring software program. Lower TES values were a desirable result, indicating fewer misplacement, while higher scores indicated more misplacements of gray tones. The testing time (TT) was recorded automatically.Results. The years of the participants' experience as dentists or specialists did not affect TES or TT. The dentists who used the charge-coupled device-complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CCD-CMOS) had lower TES values than those who used analog radiographs (p < 0.05).Conclusions. While the specialty and the years of experience did not affect the clinicians' ability to recognize gray tones, the digital imaging techniques (photostimulable phosphor (PSP) and CCD/CMOS) could improve the clinicians'gray-level perception. en_US
dc.identifier.citationcount 0
dc.identifier.doi 10.17219/dmp/152923
dc.identifier.endpage 567 en_US
dc.identifier.issn 1644-387X
dc.identifier.issn 2300-9020
dc.identifier.issue 4 en_US
dc.identifier.pmid 38079150
dc.identifier.scopus 2-s2.0-85179312940
dc.identifier.scopusquality Q2
dc.identifier.startpage 559 en_US
dc.identifier.uri https://doi.org/10.17219/dmp/152923
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14517/1341
dc.identifier.volume 60 en_US
dc.identifier.wos WOS:001124891400002
dc.institutionauthor Büyük C.
dc.language.iso en
dc.publisher Wroclaw Medical Univ en_US
dc.relation.publicationcategory Makale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı en_US
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess en_US
dc.scopus.citedbyCount 0
dc.subject grayscale en_US
dc.subject dental radiology en_US
dc.subject contrast resolution en_US
dc.title Comparison of gray-level detectability on computer monitors among several dental specialties: A web-based study en_US
dc.type Article en_US
dc.wos.citedbyCount 0

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