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Comparative Study
. 1977 Winter;37(1):62-7.
doi: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.1977.tb02877.x.

A comparison of two oral hygiene indexes for measuring the effectiveness of dental floss in plaque removal

J Z Anaise
Comparative Study

A comparison of two oral hygiene indexes for measuring the effectiveness of dental floss in plaque removal

J Z Anaise. J Public Health Dent. 1977 Winter.

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to compare the OHI-S and the two versions of PHP Index in measuring the effectiveness of dental floss in the removal of dental plaque. The study demonstrated that the PHP Index provides a higher sensitivity than the OHI-S in measuring the effectiveness of approximal cleansing aids, such as dental floss. This, it seems that using the PHP Index in dental floss studies is preferable to using the OHI-S.

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