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Fundamentals of Clinical Dentistry: Intro to Indices and Charting

Specific Objectives:

1) Define the purpose of dental indices, such as DMF-T, DMF-S, Gingival Inflammation Index and Plaque Index.

Dental indices are important tools used in examinations to provide a numeric score that quantifies the magnitude of the disease measured.

DMF-T: The number of teeth that are decayed, missing, or filled, the DMFT index, is a total score of all affected teeth and provides a caries experience score for an individual.

DMF-S: A count of tooth surfaces that are decayed, missing, or filled and provides a greater precision about the caries history of an individual or a population group when mean scores are derived.

Gingival Inflammation Index: Provides an assessment of gingival inflammatory status that can be used in practice to compare gingival health before and after dental visits and or treatments.

Plaque Index: Same as Gingival Inflammation Index but deals with......

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