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Assessment of the validity of two plaque indices
Author(s) -
Mander Carol I.,
Mainwaring Peter J.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
community dentistry and oral epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.061
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1600-0528
pISSN - 0301-5661
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0528.1980.tb01275.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dentistry
The validity of the Podshadley and Haley Patient Hygiene Performance Index (PHPI) and the Silness and Löe Index (PlI) was investigated. Fifty children aged 11–12 years were examined by a single examiner and plaque collected from all accessible smooth surfaces, and dry‐weight determined. Statistically, there were significant positive correlations between plaque dry weight and PlI (r = 0.61) & PHPI (r = 0.63). The results indicate that both indices were equally good indicators of the amount of plaque on accessible smooth surfaces.