Dental Plaque Index

"Dental Plaque Index" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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An index which scores the degree of dental plaque accumulation.

Descriptor ID	D003774
MeSH Number(s)	E05.318.308.980.438.300.300 E06.208.250 N05.715.360.300.800.438.300.325 N06.850.520.308.980.438.300.300 N06.890.160.090
Concept/Terms	Dental Plaque Index Dental Plaque Index Indexes, Dental Plaque Indices, Dental Plaque Dental Plaque Indexes Dental Plaque Indices Index, Dental Plaque

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Dental Plaque Index".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Investigative Techniques [E05]
Epidemiologic Methods [E05.318]
Data Collection [E05.318.308]
Surveys and Questionnaires [E05.318.308.980]
Health Surveys [E05.318.308.980.438]
Dental Health Surveys [E05.318.308.980.438.300]
Dental Plaque Index [E05.318.308.980.438.300.300]
Dentistry [E06]
Dental Health Surveys [E06.208]
Dental Plaque Index [E06.208.250]
Health Care [N]
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation [N05]
Quality of Health Care [N05.715]
Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms [N05.715.360]
Data Collection [N05.715.360.300]
Surveys and Questionnaires [N05.715.360.300.800]
Health Surveys [N05.715.360.300.800.438]
Dental Health Surveys [N05.715.360.300.800.438.300]
Dental Plaque Index [N05.715.360.300.800.438.300.325]
Environment and Public Health [N06]
Public Health [N06.850]
Epidemiologic Methods [N06.850.520]
Data Collection [N06.850.520.308]
Surveys and Questionnaires [N06.850.520.308.980]
Health Surveys [N06.850.520.308.980.438]
Dental Health Surveys [N06.850.520.308.980.438.300]
Dental Plaque Index [N06.850.520.308.980.438.300.300]
Public Health Dentistry [N06.890]
Dental Health Surveys [N06.890.160]
Dental Plaque Index [N06.890.160.090]

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