TY - JOUR
T1 - Index of oral cleanliness (I.O.C.)
T2 - a new oral hygiene index for use in clinical audit
AU - Bearn, D.R.
AU - Aird, J.C.
AU - Jenkins, W.M.
AU - Kinane, D.F.
N1 - Medline is the source for the citation and abstract of this record.
PY - 1996
Y1 - 1996
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0030137127&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0030137127
SN - 1465-3125
VL - 23
SP - 145
EP - 151
JO - Journal of Orthodontics
JF - Journal of Orthodontics
IS - 2
ER -