What is Cpitn?
Community index of periodontal treatment needs (CPITN) CPITN assesses the presence or absence of gingival bleeding on probing, supra or subgingival calculus and periodontal pockets by using a 0.5 mm ball tip WHO probe.
What does Cpitn stand for in dentistry?
The community periodontal index of treatment needs (CPITN) procedure for population groups and individuals.
What is sextants of periodontal treatment?
The six sextants consist of the four groups of teeth each containing the molars (excluding third molars) and premolars of one side of one jaw and the two groups of teeth each containing canines and incisors of one jaw. 5.2 For a sextant to qualify for recording, it must contain at least two functioning teeth.
What does Perio mean in dental terms?
Perio Health That means not only are tooth surfaces clean and cavities addressed with tooth colored fillings, but the supporting periodontal structures (like gums), are also healthy. Perio health is marked by pink, non-tender gums, that cling to the tooth, and rarely bleed during brushing and flossing.
What is clinical Perio analysis and recording?
This is a detailed examination performed to assess and manage periodontal disease, by recording a patient’s periodontal condition. The chart records of number of aspects important to diagnosing the patient’s periodontal health. The periodontium is the attachment of the gum (gingiva) to the bone and to the teeth.
What is a sextant of teeth?
[seks´tant] one of the six equal parts into which the dental arch may be divided: maxillary right, left, and anterior and mandibular right, left, and anterior.
What is Cpitn e probe?
The CPITN-E probe has one dark band 2mm in width located 3.5–5.5mm from the probe tip; the CPITN-C probe has an additional 3mm dark band located 8.5–11.5mm from the probe tip. The teeth in the mouth are divided into six mouth divisions or sextants (the third permanent molars are excluded).
Who developed Cpitn?
The Community Periodontal Index of Treatment Needs (CPITN) has been developed jointly by the International Dental Federation and the World Health Organization (1, 2, 3). CPITN is now an established index to indicate levels of periodontal conditions in populations for which specific interventions might be considered.
What are sextants in dentistry?
What is perio analysis?
The Periodontic chart is a reading of the depth beneath the gum of six points of each tooth. It allows our dentists at Drummoyne Dental Practice to accurately determine if any bone structure has been lost due to periodontic disease, or gum disease.
What do you need to know about the CPITN?
The CPITN is primarily a screening procedure which requires clinical assessment for the presence or absence of periodontal pockets, calculus and gingival bleeding. Use of a special CPITN periodontal probe (or its equivalent) is recommended.
When to use a CPITN Periodontal Index probe?
Use of a special CPITN periodontal probe (or its equivalent) is recommended. For epidemiological purposes in adult populations, 10 specified index teeth are examined; for persons under 20 years of age only six index teeth are specified. In dental practice all teeth are examined and the highest score for each sextant noted.
Is the CPITN an epidemiological screening procedure?
PMID: 3481626 Abstract The FDI-WHO Joint Working Group 1 on periodontal diseases supports the use of the CPITN as an epidemiological screening procedure for periodontal treatment needs in populations and also, in a modified form for screening and monitoring of individuals by dental practitioners.
Who are the authors of the CPITN 23?
CPITN 23. Introduction • The “Community Periodontal Index of Treament Needs” (CPITN) was developed for the “joint working family” of the “WHO”& “FDI” by Jukka Ainamo, David Barmes, George Beagrie, Terry Cutress, Jean Martin & Jeniffer Sardo-Infirri in 1982.