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Initial plaque score as an indicator of patient appointment compliance
David J Crippen1, A Jeffrey Wood, David W Chambers
1University of the Pacific School of Dentistry, San Francisco, USA.
Journal of the California Dental Association
|September 19, 2003
Abstract:
High plaque score is widely recognized as predicting patients' likely restorative needs and future caries risk. This study evaluated high plaque scores as predictors of patient appointment compliance behavior. It was found that high initial plaque scores can predict poor compliance with subsequent recall appointments.