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PubMed1998

A method for determining patient oral care skills: The University of Mississippi Oral Hygiene Index.

The plaque control record (O'Leary index) appears to be a commonly used oral hygiene index for assessing oral health skills. This index provides sufficient information for patient education; however, the time involved in data collection reduces its value. Most other indices limit the number of teeth and surfaces and function well for researchers, but are limited for patient education. A new oral hygiene index was developed based on the concepts of the Periodontal Screening and Recording (PSR). The highest score obtained in each buccal and lingual sextant is recorded. In addition, proximal and gingival plaque are noted separately. This study assesses the index for inter- and intrarater reliability and validity. Two calibrated hygienists examined 47 patients 3 times. The University of Mississippi Oral Hygiene Index (UM-OHI) was recorded for times 1 and 3, the O'Leary for time 2. There was a strong positive correlation between scores obtained for both hygienists for each method and repetition. The intrarater reliability was high for the 2 methods and also over time for the UM-OHI. Pearson's correlation coefficients ranged from 0.79 to 0.92. Paired t-tests used to compare scores for the 2 hygienists over time showed significant differences. Despite observer bias, these data seem to indicate that the UM-OHI has sufficient reliability and validity to be used as a health education teaching tool.

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PubMed1996

Index of Oral Cleanliness (I.O.C.). A new oral hygiene index for use in clinical audit.

Although plaque control influences orthodontic treatment planning, treatment progress and outcome, current national orthodontic clinical audit software does not include an assessment of oral hygiene. This paper presents the development of the Index of Oral Cleanliness, a new simple rapid measure of oral hygiene, and describes its validation and reliability by comparison with the Silness and Loe plaque index in an unselected group of adolescents. It is concluded that the Index of Oral Cleanliness provides a valid quantitative method of scoring oral hygiene, with advantages for use in routine clinical practice.

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[Simplified oral hygiene index for ages 4 to 6 and 7 to 10 (deciduous and mixed dentition)].

The purpose of this research is to obtain simplified index to evaluate oral hygiene in children. They are divided in two groups: 1) 4-6 years and; 2) 7-10 years. The criteria described by GREEN & VERMILLION, 1960 and 1964 were selected. Calculus was excluded. Once obtained the total data, a simplified of the total index was performed. For the ages 4 to 6 years, we selected labial surfaces of the 54, 61, 82 and the lingual surface of 75. For the mixed dentition we added the labial surface of 26 and the lingual surface of 46. In both dentition, simplified index showed significant correlation with the total index.

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PubMed1995

Oral hygiene index simplified of high and low socioeconomic levels (9-13 years) school children.

A total of 1600 Egyptian school children from primary and preparatory schools aged from 9 to less than 13 years were included in the study. Oral hygiene was assessed in high and low socioeconomic levels among boys and girls using the simplified oral hygiene index simplified (OHI-S) recommended by green and vermillion. The results showed that all children has debris scores (DI-S), the mean (DI-S) increases by age with the exception of age group 12 < 13 years. No significant difference in the mean (DI-S) scores between high and low socioeconomic level. The least scores were reported in low socioeconomic groups of girls. The mean (DI-S) scores were higher in boys than in girls. Calculus was scarce among 9- < 13-years-old children.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1977

A comparison of two oral hygiene indexes for measuring the effectiveness of dental floss in plaque removal.

The purpose of the present study was to compare the OHI-S and the two versions of PHP Index in measuring the effectiveness of dental floss in the removal of dental plaque. The study demonstrated that the PHP Index provides a higher sensitivity than the OHI-S in measuring the effectiveness of approximal cleansing aids, such as dental floss. This, it seems that using the PHP Index in dental floss studies is preferable to using the OHI-S.

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PubMed1975

Comparative toothbrush efficiency utilizing a new oral hygiene index.

Through the use of a newly developed Hygiene Analysis Index (HAI), nine toothbrushes were evaluated for plaque-removing efficiency in 11 dental students. Results indicate that brush selection is an individual matter with no one brush clearly superior to all others. Further study is necessary before definite conclusions can be made.

Dental Deposits↗