Table 1 The description of the criteria used to record the clinical parameters
Criteria | Score | Description |
|---|---|---|
Gingival Health | Alpha | No gingival bleeding |
Bravo | Bleeding with probe | |
Charlie | Spontaneous bleeding | |
Plaque index* | 0 | No plaque |
1 | A film of plaque adhering to the free gingival margin cannot be seen with the naked eye. But only by using disclosing solution or by using probe | |
2 | Moderate accumulation of deposits within the gingival pocket, on the gingival margin and/ or adjacent tooth surface, seen by naked eye | |
3 | Abundance of soft matter within the gingival pocket and/or on the tooth and gingival margin | |
Secondary caries** | Alpha | No caries present |
Charlie | Caries present | |
Restoration failure** | Alpha | Crown appears normal, no cracks, chips, or fracture |
Bravo | Small but noticeable area of loss of material | |
Charlie | Large loss of crown material | |
Delta | Complete loss of crown | |
Proximal contact** | Alpha | Resistance met when passing floss |
Bravo | Floss passed without resistance but contact present | |
Charlie | No contact with adjacent tooth | |
Marginal integrity** | Alpha | Close marginal adaptation |
Bravo | No detectable margin | |
Charlie | Detectable margin | |
Occlusion** | Alpha | Normal occlusion |
Charlie | Faulty occlusion | |
Alpha | Normal occlusion | |
Tooth wear of opposing | ||
Teeth*** | 0 | No loss of enamel surface characteristics, no loss of contour |
1 | Loss of enamel surface characteristics, minimal loss of contour | |
2 | Loss of enamel exposing dentine for less than one third of surface, loss of enamel just exposing dentin, defect less than 1 mm deep | |
3 | Loss of enamel exposing dentin for more than one third of surface, loss of enamel and substantial loss of dentin, defect less than 1–2 mm deep | |
4 | Complete enamel loss, pulp exposure, secondary dentin exposure, pulp exposure or exposure of secondary dentin, defect more than 2 mm deep, pulp exposure, secondary dentin exposure |