Editorial, Dent Health Curr Res Vol: 1 Issue: 1
The PSR, CPITN and IARTI: The Initial Assessment and Ranking of Periodontal Treatment Index an Improved Rapid Classifying Index of Periodontal and Perio-Restorative Cases
| Louis ZG Touyz* | |
| McGill University, Canada | |
| Corresponding author: Louis Z.G. Touyz Faculty of Dentistry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Tel: 514-398-7203 E-mail: touyzlouis@gmail.com |
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| Received: September 16, 2015 Accepted: September 18, 2015 Published: September 25, 2015 | |
| Citation: Touyz LZG (2015) The IARTI, PSR and CPITN: The Initial Assessment and Ranking of Periodontal Treatment Index. (IARTI) An Improved Rapid Classifying Index of Periodontal and Perio-Restorative Cases. Dent Health Curr Res 1:1. doi:10.4172/2470-0886.1000e102 |
Abstract
The PSR, CPITN and IARTI The Initial Assessment and Ranking of Periodontal Treatment Index an Improved Rapid Classifying Index of Periodontal and Perio-Restorative Cases
The CPITN and PSR are deficient for triage in perio and periorestorative cases: They provide isolated scores, do not include likely therapeutic information, do not provide the sequence of a plausible general treatment plan, fail to denote if perio-surgery is likely to be included or whether pre-operative/restorative gingival surgery is needed, and makes no mention of oral hygiene and maintenance. The Initial Assessment and Ranking of Treatment Index (IARTI) improves rapidity and accuracy of triage, provides a clear easily communicable system of likely proposed treatment modalities for perio cases, includes an assessment for pre-restorative surgery, oral hygiene, maintenance and embraces extra clinical data which facilitates perio treatments and management.
