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- Title
Evaluation of in vivo denture plaque assessment methods.
- Authors
Coulthwaite, L; Verran, J
- Abstract
Measurement and assessment of denture plaque can provide valuable information regarding an individual's oral health status and assessment of new treatments or products. Current methods tend to rely on subjective indices or image analysis derived planimetric (area measurement) assessment of stained plaque on dentures. Plaque indices are most commonly used to assess plaque coverage without image capture. This is not ideal because the methods are subjective, examiner bias may occur, there is no reproducibility between studies, the methods have lower accuracy and sensitivity than image analysis, and there is no record. To the authors' knowledge, no standardised published method of denture plaque assessment is currently employed for product development and testing.
- Publication
British dental journal, 2009, Vol 207, Issue 6, pE12
- ISSN
1476-5373
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1038/sj.bdj.2009.854