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An index that measures all the evidence of a condition, past and present
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Cumulative
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Periodontal screening index that monitors individual or group periodontal treatment needs
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CPITN (Community Periodontal Index of Treatment Needs)
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Periodontal screening index used for individual patients
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PSR (Periodontal Screening and Recording)
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Combines a debris score and a calculus score using specific surfaces of six teeth
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OHI-S (Simplified Oral Hygiene Index)
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Refers to a brief initial examination for an individual or an assessment of many individuals to determine a certain characteristic in a population
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Screening
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A determination of accuracy and consistency between examiners; affects the reliability of data collection
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Calibration
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Measures what it is intended to measure
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Valid
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Uses a triangular wooden interdental cleaner to identify areas of interproximal bleeding
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EIBI (Eastman Interdental Bleeding Index)
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A sweeping motion of the dental probe determines one aspect of gingival health when this gingival/periodontal index is used
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GI (Gingival Index)
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Dental indices are used to collect data for this type of study
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Epidemiologic
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An index that measures a condition that can be changed so no evidence of the condition will remain (dental biofilm)
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Reversible
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Uses standardized gentle probing technique to locate areas of gingival bleeding
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SBI (Sulcus Bleeding Index)
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Determines caries experience in adult dentition
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DMFT (Decayed, Missing, and Filled Permanent Teeth)
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Refers to teeth 3,9,12,25,and 28; teeth used for classic epidemiologic studies of periodontal disease
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Ramfjord Index Teeth
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Consistency of measurement, enhanced by calibration of examiners
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Reliability
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Refers to the number of new cases of a disease that occur during a certain period of time
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Incidence
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An index that measures conditions that are not able to be changed so evidence of the condition will remain even after treatment
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Irreversible
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The total number of cases of some disease or condition in a given population
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Prevalence
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Assess thickness of dental biofilm at the gingival area
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PL I (Plaque Index)
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A category of indices that measures only the prescence or absenceof a condition
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Simple
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An expression of clinical observation in numeriacal values
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Index
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A more sensitive index that measures dental caries experience on surfaces of adult teeth
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DMFS (Decayed, Missing, and Filled Permanent Tooth Surfaces)
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Uses unwaxed dental floss to determine areas of interproximal gingival bleeding
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GBI (Gingival Bleeding Index)
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A trail run of a planned study using a small sample to pretest an instrument, survey, or questionaire
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Pilot study
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an inactive substance or preparation with no intrinsic therapeutic value given to satisfy a patient's symbolic need for drug therapy; used in controlled research studies
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Placebo
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