Caries
Most common index used to measure adult caries.
What is DMF (DMFT/DMFS)?
The main gingival index used to measure marginal gingivitis.
What is the gingival index (GI)?
This periodontal index is no longer used.
What is the PDI?
The area of the tooth evaluated for the biofilm index (BI).
What is the cervical third?
The other name for the Dean's Index.
What is the community fluorosis index (CFI)?
What is "M"?
This is important to consider when using the GI and SBI due to the subjectivity of these two indices.
What is calibration?
Kind of probe used for the PSR and CPI indices.
What is the WHO probe?
This index divides the tooth into 5 sections.
What is the patient hygiene performance (PHP)?
What a score of 0.5 means.
What are variations of normal that can include white flecks or occasional white spots?
You can use the S-ECC index up to this age.
What is age 6?
Most sensitive gingival index.
What is sulcus bleeding index (SBI)?
Index used to measure the periodontal status of individuals.
What is the PSR?
The index that measures calculus on the lower anterior teeth.
What is the Volpe-Manhold Index (VMI)?
What a score of 3 means.
What is "all enamel is affected and brown stains is a common disfiguring feature"?
Surfaces used by the RCI.
What is D, M, B, & L?
Tool used in the EIBI.
What is an interdental stimulator?
The most popular index used to measure periodontal disease in public health.
What is the community periodontal index (CPI)?
The index used to measure calculus and/or debris.
What is the simplified oral hygiene index (OHI-S)?
The percentage of tooth is affected with a score of 2.
What is 50%?
What is age?
Ramfjord teeth.
What are 3, 9, 12, 19, 25, and 28?
What each code for the PSR represents.
What is the deepest probing depth?
The two indices within the simplified oral hygiene index.
What are the simplified calculus index (CI-S) and the simplified debris index (DI-S)?
The percentage of tooth structure affected by a score of 1.
What is 25%?