Svensk definition
En numerisk skattningsskala för klassificering av parodontalt status bland individer eller befolkningen. Baserad på mätning av tandfickor och inflammation i tandköttet.
Periodontal Index
Parodontalt index
Engelsk definition
A numerical rating scale for classifying the periodontal status of a person or population with a single figure which takes into consideration prevalence as well as severity of the condition. It is based upon probe measurement of periodontal pockets and on gingival tissue status.
Svenska synonymer
Periodontal status — Gingival index — Parodontalt behandlingsbehov — Periodentalt index — Blödning vid sondering
Engelska synonymer
Index, Periodontal — Indices, Periodontal — Periodontal Indices — Periodontal Indexes — Indexes, Periodontal — Community Periodontal Index of Treatment Needs — CPITN — Bleeding on Probing, Gingival — Gingival Bleeding on Probing — Gingival Index — Gingival Indices — Index, Gingival — Indices, Gingival — Gingival Indexes — Indexes, Gingival