Evaluation of the maxillary sinus in panoramic radiography—a comparative study

International Journal of Implant Dentistry

Table 3 Agreement in evaluating the maxillary sinus on panoramic images

	Inter-examiner		Intra-examiner
	p	OR	p	OR
Complete shadow	<0.001*	6.133	0.549	1.387
Basal shadow	0.441	1.186	0.621	0.806
Foreign body	0.596	1.207	0.991	0.993
Oro-antral communication	0.842	1.083	0.432	0.547
Basal septum	0.004*	0.542	0.375	0.704
Polypoid mucosal thickening	0.052	1.748	0.060	0.404
Maxillary bone cyst penetrating into the sinus	0.628	0.855	0.044*	0.331
Fluid level	0.653	1.515	0.999	0.000
Status post sinus lift	1.000	1.000	0.696	0.765
No finding	0.511	0.866	0.280	0.562

Inter-examiner describes agreement between two rating groups (first-year and last-year residents) and intra-examiner describes individual agreement between two evaluation runs. Shown p values define the degree of agreement
* p < 0.05