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Assessment of periodontal disease and dental caries in a population survey using the CPITN, GPM/T and DMF/T indices
Author(s) -
Gaengler Peter,
Goebel Gernot,
Kurbad Andreas,
Kosa Willfried
Publication year - 1988
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.1600-0528.1988.tb01762.x
Subject(s) - medicine , periodontal disease , dentistry , population , family medicine , environmental health
2263 randomly selected subjects, aged 15–19, 20–24. 25–29. 30–34, 35–44, 45–54, 55–64 and > 64 yr, were assessed for periodontal status, caries status and treatment needs using the Community Periodontal Index of Treatment Needs (CPITN), the ratio of Gingivitis: Periodontitis: Missing teeth (GPM/T index) and the DMF/T index. The advantages of full mouth examination were compared to partial recordings. The CPITN underestimated deep pocketing especially in older age groups and in younger groups overestimated the need for scaling. Although the mean GPM/T number of periodontally affected teeth is in the range of 9–13 teeth and stable throughout the age groups there were age‐dependent high risk groups for developing shallow pocketing (20–24 yr) and deep pocketing (45–54 yr), whereas adolescents were at high caries risk. The increase in the number of missing teeth was dramatic after the age of 54 yr only one decade after the high risk age for deep pathologic pockets.