Assessment of an additive index for plaque accumulation on complete maxillary dentures

摘要: There appears to be a relation between accumulation of plaque on complete maxillary dentures and denture stomatitis. The present index was introduced assess the location amount in some areas fitting surfaces dentures. Scores were recorded five defined base. Four ranked scores used: 0 - no visible plaque, 1-plaque only by scraping base with blunt instrument, 2-moderate 3-abundance plaque. By summing up from areas, scale 15 points. inter- intra-reliability tested for two examiners using 50 Expressed terms Scott's Pi, inter-examiners agreement 0.83, intra-examiner 0.83 0.82 A B, respectively. simplification also presented. In this 1 combined score 0, -no 2 3 1, -visible Using index, Pi calculated 0.91 inter-examiner reliability. For intra-examiners reliability examiner 0.89 B.