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Partial‐mouth recording of plaque and periodontal pockets
Author(s) -
Mills William H.,
Thompson Gordon W.,
Beagrie George S.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
journal of periodontal research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.31
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1600-0765
pISSN - 0022-3484
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0765.1975.tb00005.x
Subject(s) - dentistry , dental plaque , gingival and periodontal pocket , medicine , periodontal disease
Plaque and pocket depths, were recorded in millimetres from the tissue margin, coronally or apically, respectively. Plaque and pocket depths were recorded by examining only a segment of the dentition using eight different combinations of teeth. These results and the results obtained from full ‐ mouth examinations in the same individuals were compared. All eight methods of partial‐mouth recording gave results that were good in terms of both relative and absolute value when compared to the total‐mouth index. The results were valid irrespective of the method chosen. The anterior tooth index was preferred because this segment of the dentition was the easiest to examine. It eliminated the difficulty of making the decision of which teeth to substitute when any of the other teeth were missing and produced results for plaque scores and pocket scores that were very good estimates of the total‐mouth index.