title: [Dental hygiene indices for dental practice (methods and experiences)].
abstract: An oral hygiene recording sheet for clinical practices with a dental hygienist is described. The recording sheets allow an easy and clear survey of the present oral hygiene status as well as progress or negligence in the performance of oral hygiene procedures. Several oral hygiene indices are described, three of which are recommended for routine examinations: The plaque index of Silness/Löe, the sulcus bleeding index of Mühlemann/Son and the calculus surface index of Ennever et al. The experience of a 3-year use of the oral hygiene recording sheets is described.
mesh_terms: D003753:Dental Health Surveys; D003792:Dental Records; D006801:Humans; D009911:Oral Hygiene Index
vernacular_title: Zahnhygiene-Indizes für die Praxis (Methodik und Erfahrungen)