title: Dental health indicator based on a questionnaire.
abstract: Dentistry has lacked an effective indicator of the impact of dental problems on a person's daily life. Subjective factors in dental health need to be included in order to improve current indicators. The purpose of this research was to develop a new type of indicator recorded from a questionnaire which takes account of subjective factors in dental health. The indicator we constructed has the following advantages. 1. Calculation process is simple in practice. 2. The indicator values range from 0 to 100, with values closer to 100 indicating a more favorable condition for the individual. 3. The distribution of indicator values is similar to the normal distribution. 4. The score of each item is reflected on the indicator, suggesting the individual's characteristics in terms of dental health. 5. Although it is principally an indicator for individuals, it can also be applied to groups. This study will also provide a model for the preparation of a dental health indicator.
authors.affiliation: Department of Social Dentistry, Tokyo Dental College, Chiba, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ishii
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kanno
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sugasaki
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Suyama
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Okawa
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sasaki
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Muramatsu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Okada
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Miyatake
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D005882:Gingival Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D008409:Mastication; D008875:Middle Aged; D015233:Models, Statistical; D016011:Normal Distribution; D009909:Oral Health / Q000592:standards*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D012647:Self-Assessment; D018434:Sickness Impact Profile; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires