The Oral Inflammation Score
Helps you communicate disease progression associated with periodontitis
What is the Oral Inflammation Score?
The Oral Inflammation Score is a simple calculation that you can use to clearly articulate disease progression and the need for periodontal management to your patients.
Why use it?
1
Enhance patient understanding
2
Encourage action
3
Track progress
Enhance patient understanding
A straightforward scoring system ensures that the results of dental examinations are clear and digestible for patients.
Encourage action
Helps highlight the importance of managing periodontal disease.
Track progress
Tracks gum inflammation and disease progression over time, keeping patients informed about their periodontal health.
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Calculate your Patients’ Inflammation Score
Conduct a periodontal examination and probe all teeth in the mouth, 6 sites per tooth. Count the number of teeth probed and the number of teeth with a pocket depth (PD) of ≥5mm and bleeding on probing (BOP) in at least one site.
Then input the result below.
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How is this score calculated?
Oral Inflammation Score Formula
Learning to calculate
Calculate an Oral Inflammation Score without using our online calculator by following two simple steps.
- Number of teeth with PD ≥5mm and BOP in at least one site ÷ Number of teeth probed
- Result of Step 1 x 100 = Oral Inflammation Score
Downloadable Guide
A Guide to Using the Oral Inflammation Score
This guide explains how the Oral Inflammation Score can be used and specifies the steps DHCPs should take to calculate their patient's scores.
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Patient Oral Inflammation Score Card
This take-home card provides a physical record of a patient's Inflammation Score at their most recent appointments.
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