CPITN and the epidemiology of periodontal disease Commentary
- 1 December 1996
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology
- Vol. 24 (6) , 367-368
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0528.1996.tb00880.x
Abstract
This paper discusses the purposes of collecting epidemiological data on periodontal disease, and concludes that the severe shortcomings of the CPITN makes it unsuited as a tool for assessing the prevalence and severity of periodontal disease.Keywords
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