Assessment of periodontal diseases in epidemiological investigations: a critical review
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-1-1989
Abstract
Like dental caries, epidemiological assessment of periodontal disease is important for purposes of recognizing the extent of the disease in the population as well as a basis for planning and evaluating preventive and treatment programmes. while present day measurement methods for dental caries are excellent such is not true for periodontal diseases. This paper reviews the development and usefulness of different indices for the assessment of periodontal disease and treatment needs in epidemiological investigations.
Keywords
Data Collection, Health Services Needs and Demand
Divisions
Dentistry
Publication Title
Singapore Dental Journal
Volume
14
Issue
1
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