A comparison of the reliability and validity of the PAR Index and Summers' Occlusal Index

I B Buchanan; W C Shaw; S Richmond; K D O'Brien; M Andrews

doi:10.1093/ejo/15.1.27

A comparison of the reliability and validity of the PAR Index and Summers' Occlusal Index

Eur J Orthod. 1993 Feb;15(1):27-31. doi: 10.1093/ejo/15.1.27.

Authors

I B Buchanan¹, W C Shaw, S Richmond, K D O'Brien, M Andrews

Affiliation

¹ Orthodontic Department, Glasgow Dental Hospital and School, UK.

PMID: 8436194
DOI: 10.1093/ejo/15.1.27

Abstract

The PAR index and Summers' Occlusal Index have both been used to assess orthodontic treatment standards. The validity and reliability of these two indices is compared when applied to a group of 80 study models. The more recently developed PAR index was found to be as reliable and as valid as Summers' Occlusal Index.

Publication types

Comparative Study

MeSH terms

Dental Occlusion, Centric
Humans
Jaw Relation Record*
Linear Models
Malocclusion / diagnosis*
Malocclusion / pathology
Malocclusion / therapy
Orthodontics, Corrective / standards*
Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care
Reproducibility of Results