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AN ORAL HYGIENE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM FOR POSSIBLE RESEARCH AND CLINICAL USE
Author(s) -
Love William D.,
Ramirez Juan M.,
Fultz R. Paul
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
journal of public health dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.64
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1752-7325
pISSN - 0022-4006
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-7325.1975.tb01015.x
Subject(s) - periodontology , library science , citation , medicine , family medicine , psychology , gerontology , dentistry , computer science
A new hygiene index has been developed that it is felt better meets the requirements for individual patient analysis than other indices. Examiner subjectivity is reduced by scoring tooth surfaces as clean (0) or dirty (1), determining a percentage of "dirty" surfaces which then becomes the Hygiene Analysis Index. Tested on a group of dental students it appears to discriminate adequately between the various levels of mouth hygiene.