From: Costs and health-related quality of life in relation to caries
Risk category | Risk group 0 (no/low risk) | Risk group 1 (moderate risk) | Risk group 2 (high risk) |
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General | • No disease or medication affecting teeth or gums • Good oral hygiene • Adequate diet and intake frequency | • Disease and/or medication with possible effect on teeth or gums • Mediocre oral hygiene • Partly inadequate diet • Moderate dental anxiety • Smoker or snuff user | • Disease or medication with significant effect on teeth and gums • Poor oral hygiene • Inadequate diet • Severe dental anxiety • Heavy smoker (> 20 cigarettes/day) |
Caries | • No active enamel or dentin caries lesions | • 1–2 new caries lesions on caries prone surfaces • New or moderate progression of enamel lesions | • ≥3 new caries lesions • Extensive progression of several enamel lesions • Lesions on non caries-prone surfaces |
Periodontal | • Periodontal health • Gingivitis and/or supragingival Calculus • Bleeding-free gingiva and no pocket exceeding > 5 mm | • Periodontitis experience • Localized periodontal problems/signs of local bone loss • Bleeding and pocket depth of 5–6 mm | • Active periodontal disease with clinical radiographic attachment loss • Subgingival calculus • Peri-implantitis |
Technical | • Intact teeth or few restorations • Single root canal treatment of good quality • Single crown or short bridge of good quality • No or minimal abrasion of teeth | • Single large restoration • Single restoration extending close to the pulp • > 1 root canal treatment of good quality • Erupting wisdom tooth in the lower jaw • Tongue/lip piercing • Moderate abrasion of teeth/TMD pain • Crowns and/or bridges on healthy teeth with good occlusion • Full or partial denture | • Several large restorations • Several root canal treatments or root canal treatments of inadequate quality • Wisdom tooth requiring surgery • Tooth grinding/TMD pain • Extensive erosion • Tongue or lip piercing with damaged teeth or mucosa • Extensive teeth or implant supported constructions |