A clinically viable index for quantifying denture plaque

A denture plaque index using the dye disclosing method was evaluated in 24 patients with Type II denture stomatitis and 17 control subjects with healthy palatal mucosa. Patients with denture stomatitis had statistically significantly higher plaque scores than did controls, indicating a quantitative...

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Published inQuintessence international (Berlin, Germany : 1985) Vol. 27; no. 8; p. 569
Main Authors Jeganathan, S, Thean, H P, Thong, K T, Chan, Y C, Singh, M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Germany 01.08.1996
Subjects
Dental Plaque - complications
Dental Plaque - diagnosis
Dental Plaque Index
Dental Prosthesis - microbiology
Denture, Complete, Upper - adverse effects
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Patient Compliance
Reproducibility of Results
Statistics, Nonparametric
Stomatitis, Denture - diagnosis
Stomatitis, Denture - etiology
Stomatitis, Denture - microbiology
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Summary:A denture plaque index using the dye disclosing method was evaluated in 24 patients with Type II denture stomatitis and 17 control subjects with healthy palatal mucosa. Patients with denture stomatitis had statistically significantly higher plaque scores than did controls, indicating a quantitative increase in denture plaque in patients with denture stomatitis. When this plaque index was tested by two examiners for intraexaminer and interexaminer reproducibility, it yielded a 92% to 96% reproducibility. The plaque index used in this study seems to satisfy the criteria for an ideal clinical index: It is simple, reliable, reproducible, and economical and can be carried out in the shortest possible time in a clinical setting.
ISSN:0033-6572
1936-7163