Intra-examiner reproducibility of 4 dental plaque indices

Journal of Clinical Periodontology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 250-254

  Matthijs, S ^a   Moradi Sabzevar, M ^a   Adriaens, P A ^b  

^a FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^b International Center for Periodontology and Oral Implants   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Dental plaque; Oral hygiene; Plaque indices

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANINE TOOTH; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOLAR TOOTH; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREMOLAR TOOTH; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; TOOTH PLAQUE; VALIDATION STUDY;

BICUSPID; CUSPID; DENTAL PLAQUE; DENTAL PLAQUE INDEX; DENTAL PROPHYLAXIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MOLAR; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0035289304     PISSN: 03036979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-051x.2001.028003250.x     Document Type: Article

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