Community Periodontal Index of Treatment Needs

Also found in: Acronyms.

Com·mu·ni·ty Pe·ri·o·don·tal In·dex of Treat·ment Needs

(CPITN) (kŏ-myū'ni-tē per'ē-ō-don'tăl in'deks trēt'mĕnt nēdz)

An assessment of periodontal treatment needs that divides the mouth into sextants and uses a standard probe for examinations.

Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

Com·mu·ni·ty Pe·ri·o·don·tal In·dex of Treat·ment Needs

(CPITN) (kŏ-myū'ni-tē per'ē-ō-don'tăl in'deks trēt'mĕnt nēdz)

An assessment of periodontal requirements that divides mouth into sextants and uses a standard probe for examinations.

Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012

Mentioned in ?

References in periodicals archive ?

Community periodontal index of treatment needs and prevalence of periodontal conditions.

Dental Anxiety in Relationship to Demographic Status and Periodontal Health in Adults/Dental Anksiyetenin Periodontal Saglik ve Demografik Durum ile Iliskisi

Key words: Beliefs; Periodontal disease; Practices; Dental plaque index; Oral hygiene; Community periodontal index of treatment needs.

Creencias, practicas y necesidad de tratamiento periodontal en una poblacion adulta en Cali, 2003

At 5 years, participants had a complete oral examination, consisting of a caries assessment, a Community Periodontal Index of Treatment Needs diagnostic score on up to 10 teeth, and an oral hygiene questionnaire to evaluate oral health status.

Osteoporosis Prophylaxis Has Dental Benefits Too

The Community Periodontal Index of Treatment Needs (CPITN) developed and proposed by World Health Organisation, has been widely used to determine periodontal treatment needs.

The periodontal examination was performed as per Community Periodontal index of Treatment needs (CPITN).

Periodontal health status and treatment needs among 12 & 15-year old school children in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh--India

The selected samples were assigned into four groups of 25 subjects each based on their community periodontal index of treatment needs (CPITN) scores.

Evaluation of aspartate aminotransferase levels in saliva of patients with different periodontal conditions--a biochemical study

The mean DMF and DI-s indices as well as the mean proportion of children with untreated caries and the highest value of the Community Periodontal Index of Treatment Needs (CPITN) were related to behavioural variables.

Socio-behavioural factors influencing oral health of 12 and 15 year old Greek adolescents. A national pathfinder survey