chapter 21 Flashcards
To provide individual assessment to help a patient recognize an oral problem.
Individual assessment score
To determine baseline data before experimental factors are introduced.
is planned to determine the effect of an agent or a procedure on the prevention, progression, or control of a disease.
clinical trial
To determine the prevalence and incidence of a particular condition occurring within a given population.
study of disease characteristics of populations rather than individuals.
Epidemiologic Survey
To assess the needs of a community.
To help plan community-based health promotion/disease prevention programs
community surveillance
measures the presence or absence of a condition.
An example is the biofilm index that measures the presence of dental biofilm without evaluating its effect on the gingiva.
simple index
measures all the evidence of a condition, past and present. An example is the DMFT index for dental caries.
cumulative index
Types of Simple and Cumulative Indices
- irreversible index
- reversible index
measures conditions that will not change. An example is an index that measures dental caries experience.
irreversible index
To assess the thickness of biofilm at the gingival area.
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This index was historically known as plaque index
biofilm index
areas examined in biofilm index
distal
facial
mesial
lingual
what is the biofilm score :
A film of biofilm adhering to the free gingival margin and adjacent area of the tooth.
The biofilm may be recognized only after application of disclosing agent or by running the explorer across the tooth surface.
biofilm score: 1
what is the biofilm score:
Moderate accumulation of soft deposits within the gingival pocket that can be seen with the naked eye or on the tooth and gingival margin.
2
what is the biofilm score :
Abundance of soft matter within the gingival pocket and/or on the tooth and gingival margin.
3
To record the presence of dental biofilm on individual tooth surfaces to permit the patient to visualize progress while learning biofilm control. . . . . . . This index was previously known as the plaque control record.
biofilm control record
when the patient has reached a __ % level of biofilm control or better, necessary additional periodontal and restorative procedures may be initiated
10
To determine the location, number, and percentage of biofilm-free surfaces for individual motivation and instruction. Interdental bleeding can also be documented. . . . .
This index was historically called the plaque-free score.
biofilm free score
Evaluate biofilm-free score: Ideally, 100% is the goal. When a patient maintains a percentage under __%, check individual surfaces to determine whether biofilm is usually left in the same areas.
85
To assess the EXTENT of biofilm and debris over a tooth surface.
Patient Hygiene Performance
To assess oral cleanliness by estimating the tooth surfaces covered with debris and/or calculus.
Simplified Oral Hygiene Index
Bleeding on gentle probing or flossing is an early sign of _____ inflammation and precedes color changes and enlargement of gingival tissues.
gingival
Bleeding on probing is an indicator of the progression of _______ disease,
periodontal
To assess the state of periodontal health of an individual patient.
Periodontal Screening and Recording
To screen and monitor the periodontal status of populations.
Community Periodontal Index
To locate areas of gingival sulcus bleeding and color changes in order to recognize and record the presence of early (initial) inflammatory gingival disease.
Sulcus Bleeding Index
