Open AccessPattern of dental caries in 3–6-year-old children using decayed, missing, filled surface index and hierarchical caries pattern system: A descriptive study
Author(s) -
G D Chandan,
Sweta Saraf,
Sangavi Nagaveni,
Anushree A Khatri
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of the indian society of pedodontics and preventive dentistry/journal of indian society of pedodontics and preventive dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.378
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3905
pISSN - 0970-4388
DOI - 10.4103/jisppd.jisppd_1183_17
Subject(s) - permanent dentition , dentistry , medicine , dentition , population , permanent teeth , tooth surface , orthodontics , environmental health
The dental caries status of a population group with permanent dentition is traditionally described using decayed, missing, and filled teeth or surface (DMFT or DMFS) index, and the corresponding index for the primary dentition is dmft or dmfs. dmf value alone has certain limitations; therefore, additional measures to describe dental caries are important. Poulsen and Horowitz in 1997 described a hierarchical method to determine the severity of dental caries.