Self-assessed and clinically diagnosed periodontal health status among patients visiting the outpatient department of a dental school in Bangalore, India

Indian Journal of Dental Research

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 243-246

  Nagarajan, Sripriya ^a   Pushpanjali, K ^a  

^a M S RAMAIAH UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Clinical assessment; Periodontal health; Subjective perceptions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL EDUCATION; FEMALE; GINGIVA BLEEDING; GINGIVA DISEASE; GINGIVITIS; HEALTH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PERIODONTICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF EVALUATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOOTH CALCULUS;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL DEPOSITS; FEMALE; GINGIVAL HEMORRHAGE; GINGIVAL RECESSION; GINGIVITIS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; ORAL HEALTH; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; PERIODONTAL INDEX; SCHOOLS, DENTAL; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOOTH MOBILITY;

EID: 52449097251     PISSN: 09709290     EISSN: 1998359X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-9290.42958     Document Type: Article

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