Dental Indices: An Appraisal at its Numerical Value

Autor: Shishir Ram Shetty, Rohith A. Nair, Ashutosh Shetty, Lakshmi Nidhi Rao, Chitharanjan Shetty, Aditya Shetty
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development. 10:171
ISSN: 0976-5506
0976-0245
Popis: Dental index or indices are devices to find out the incidence, prevalence and severity of the disease, based on which preventive programs can be adopted. This current review article emphasizes and lists out the different indices that are used regularly in screening and treatment of various oral conditions. Few of the recent advances on dental indices have also been enumerated in the current article.
Databáze: OpenAIRE