Simplified Oral Hygiene Index

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. 2011.

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