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Comparison of digitised and visual plaque vitality measurement
Author(s) -
Walsh T.F.,
Ünsal E.,
VarellaCentelles P.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
journal of clinical periodontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.456
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1600-051X
pISSN - 0303-6979
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-051x.1995.tb00820.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dentistry , periodontitis , dental plaque
. Plaque samples from 12 patients suffering from adult periodontitis (8 male, 4 female), aged 32–58 (mean age 44.3) years were stained using the technique of vital fluorescence described by Netuschil and co‐workers. The proportions of vital plaque was then assessed by 2 techniques: the visual methods previously described and by an image capture system linked to a computerised image programme. A total of 94 plaque samples were included in the study. Analysis of the data from the 2 sets showed that there was no significant difference between the two methods (p =0.26).