3 - Epidemiology, Indices Flashcards
Epidemiology: The study of ____ and _____ in ______
Health
Disease
Populations
Epidemiology: Influenced by ______ (5 things)
Heredity Biology Physical environment Social environment Personal behavior
Prevalence definition
Number of cases of a disease in a designated population at a given time
What type of data does prevalence look at
Cross-sectional
Incidence definition
Rate at which a certain event occurs
Number of new cases of a specific disease occurring in a population during a given period
What type of data does incidence look at
Longitudinal
Sensitivity definition
Proportion of truly diseased persons in a screened population who are identified as diseased by a screening test
Sensitivity is the ______ rate
True positive
Sensitivity formula
TP / (TP + FN)
Specificity definition
Proportion of truly nondiseased persons who are identified by screening test
Specificity is the _______ rate
True negative
Specificity formula
TN / (TN + FP)
Positive predictive value
Probability that the person with positive test is truly diseased
Increase specificity, increase/decrease ______
Increase PPV
Increase sensitivity, increase/decrease _____
Increase NPV
Plaque Index, by who/when
Loe 1967
Plaque index scores, descriptions
0 - no plaque
1 - plaque discovered with probe
2- visual plaque
3 - abundance of plaque
Plaque index # sites per tooth
4
Components of Oral Hygiene Index - Simplfied
Plaque
Calculus
Stain
Oral Hygiene Index scores, descriptions
0 - No debris/stain
1 - Soft debris less than 1/3 tooth surface OR extrinsic stain w/out debris
2 - Soft debris >1/3, <2/3 exposed tooth
3 - Soft debris >2/3 exposed tooth
Oral Hygiene Index used in conjunction w/ _____
Russell Periodontal Index
O’Leary Plaque index description
Examine all teeth and total surfaces with plaque to get % of surfaces
Ramfjord Teeth
3 9 12 19 25 28
Navy Plaque Index teeth and # areas per teeth
3,9,12,19,25,28
9 areas of each tooth
Score 0 or 1