- Periodontal Index
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Periodontal Index
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Russell Periodontal Index — An index that estimates the degree of periodontal disease present in the mouth by measuring both bone loss around the teeth and gingival inflammation; used frequently in the epidemiologic investigation of periodontal … Medical dictionary
Gingival-Periodontal Index — An index of gingivitis, gingival irritation, and advanced periodontal disease … Medical dictionary
Periodontal Disease Index — An index used for estimating the degree of periodontal disease based on the measurement of six representative teeth for gingival inflammation, pocket depth, calculus and plaque … Medical dictionary
Gingival Index — An index of periodontal disease based upon the severity and location of the lesion … Medical dictionary
Simplified Oral Hygiene Index — An index that measures the current oral hygiene status based upon the amount of debris and calculus occurring on six representative tooth surfaces in the mouth; often used in field surveys of periodontal disease … Medical dictionary
PI — Abbreviation for Periodontal Index. * * * class I protein; first meiotic prophase; isoelectric point; pacing impulse; package insert; pain intensity; pancreatic insufficiency; parainfluenza; pars intermedia; patient s interest; performance… … Medical dictionary
Pi — Symbol for inorganic orthophosphate (should not be used when covalently linked to another moiety). Abbreviation for inorganic phosphate. * * * class I protein; first meiotic prophase; isoelectric point; pacing impulse; package insert; pain… … Medical dictionary
pI — The pH value for the isoelectric point of a given substance. * * * class I protein; first meiotic prophase; isoelectric point; pacing impulse; package insert; pain intensity; pancreatic insufficiency; parainfluenza; pars intermedia; patient s… … Medical dictionary
pi — 1. The 16th letter of the Greek alphabet. 2. (Π). Symbol for osmotic pressure; in mathematics, symbol for the product of a series. 3. (π). Symbol for the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter (appro … Medical dictionary
PI — • class I protein; • first meiotic prophase; • isoelectric point; • pacing impulse; • package insert; • pain intensity; • pancreatic insufficiency; • parainfluenza; • pars intermedia; • patient s interest; • performance indicator or index; •… … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
