Periodontal epidemiological indices for children and adolescents: II. Evaluation of oral hygiene; III. Clinical applications.
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In Part I of this publication the index systems used to evaluate gingival health and disease as well as the epidemiological methods to assess the periodontal conditions have been presented. This paper will present the most commonly used methods to evaluate the oral hygiene status of patients and populations. Furthermore, miscellaneous parameters used in epidemiological studies on periodontal disease are discussed.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Pediatric dentistry
دوره 4 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1982