Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development
  • Year: 2019
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue: 10

Dental Indices: An Appraisal at its Numerical Value

  • Author:
  • Shishir Shetty1, Rohith A. Nair2, Aditya Shetty3,, Chitharanjan Shetty4, Lakshmi Nidhi Rao5, Ashutosh Shetty6
  • Total Page Count: 5
  • Page Number: 171 to 175

1Professor, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, A.B. Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, NITTE (Deemed to be University), Mangalore, Karnataka, India

2Scholar, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, A.B. Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, NITTE (Deemed to be University), Mangalore, Karnataka, India

3Additional Professor, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, A.B. Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, NITTE (Deemed to be University), Mangalore, Karnataka, India

4Reader, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, A.B. Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, NITTE (Deemed to be University), Mangalore, Karnataka, India

5Assistant Professor, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, A.B. Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, NITTE (Deemed to be University), Mangalore, Karnataka, India

6Professor, Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, A.B. Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, NITTE (Deemed to be University), Mangalore, Karnataka, India

*Corresponding Author: Dr. Ashutosh Shetty, Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, AB Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, NITTE (Deemed to be University), Mangalore, Karnataka, India, e-mail: drashutoshshetty@nitte.edu.in, Ph. No.: 9886776609

Online published on 23 December, 2019.

Abstract

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.

Keywords

Dental indices, oral hygiene, caries, Periodontitis, Tooth wear, Mobility