L12 Flashcards
1
Q
Prevalence vs incidence
A
Prevalence: Number of cases per population at point in time
Incidence: Number of new cases in period of time
2
Q
CPITN
A
Community Periodontal Index of Treatment Needs
Teeth split into sextants
3
Q
CPITN 0 1 2 3 4 X 9
A
0: Healthy
1: bleeding
2: calculus
3: pocket 4-5mm
4: pocket 6mm or more
X: Excluded sextant
9: not recorded
4
Q
What percent of population is periodntally healthy
A
10%
