The Community Periodontal Index of Treatment Needs--uses and abuses?
The CPITN system has undergone modifications to enable it to be used for the screening of patients in general practice. Many of the features of the original index are retained. The modifications overcome some of the concerns raised by critics of CPITN by allowing recession and furcation defects to be recorded. The widespread use of the modified Index indicates that it has a useful role to play in the diagnosis and management of periodontal diseases, and is a tribute to its original design.
Department of Oral Rehabilitation, School of Dentistry, University of Otago, Dunedin.
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D006801:Humans; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010512:Periodontal Index