Comparison Between Clinical and Computerized Methods for Assessing Gingival Pigmentation

Overview

Journal Digit Health

Specialty Medical Informatics

Date 2024 Jul 26

PMID 39055786

Authors

Nik Madihah Nik Azis

Siti Nuramanina Abdul Shukor

Masfueh Razali

Hanis Yasreena Zakaria

Nur Zafira Zabarulla

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Abstract

Background And Objective: Digital computerized assessment can provide objective values for the measurement of gingival pigmentation. This study aims to compare the Commission Internationale de l'Eclairage Lab color space (CIELAB) values and the computerized intensity values (CIVs) from digital imaging with clinical evaluations using the Dummett-Gupta Oral Pigmentation Index (DOPI) for assessing gingival pigmentation in a multi-ethnic population.

Methodology: Digital photographs of 188 participants were taken using standardized parameters. The buccal gingival pigmentation was evaluated using three methods (a) a clinical evaluation by two independent assessors using the DOPI, (b) the CIELAB values using the Adobe Photoshop® software (Version 23.1.1) and (c) the CIV calculated using the ImageJ software (Version 1.53k). A hierarchical clustering analysis was used to identify colour groups that clustered together. Agreement between the clinical and digital categorization of the pigmentation was carried out using weighted kappa analysis. Agreements between CIELAB and CIV were compared using intra-class correlation coefficient.

Results: There was a statistically significant difference in the DOPI, the L*, a*, and b* coordinates, and the CIV between the different ethnic groups of the participants. Cluster analysis for the CIELAB and CIV both identified four clusters. The gingival pigmentation categorization using the L*, a*, and b* values moderately agreed with the clinical evaluation using the DOPI index while the categorization with the CIV was in slight agreement with the clinical evaluations.

Conclusion: This study identified four clusters of gingival pigmentation in 188 multi-ethnic participants. The clusters, determined by CIELAB values, align with the clinical assessment of gingival pigmentation. Digital measurements derived from clinical photographs can serve as an effective means of pigmentation measurement in dental clinics.

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