title: CPITN and the epidemiology of periodontal disease.
abstract: This paper discusses the purposes of collecting epidemiological data on periodontal disease, and concludes that the severe shortcomings of the CPITN makes it unsuited as a tool for assessing the prevalence and severity of periodontal disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology, Royal Dental College, Aarhus University, Denmark.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Baelum
authors.forename: P N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Papapanou
mesh_terms: D018865:Dental Research; D006801:Humans; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D010512:Periodontal Index; D015995:Prevalence; D011643:Publishing; D014944:World Health Organization