Kohut B E, Baron H J, Yost K G, Bouwsma O J
Johnson & Johnson Dental Care Co, New Brunswick, NJ 08903.
J Am Dent Assoc. 1989 Apr;118(4):463-5. doi: 10.14219/jada.archive.1989.0191.
This study screened 1986 ADA annual session participants for interdental gingival inflammation by using the Eastman Interdental Bleeding Index (EIBI). The EIBI provides a sensitive and objective measure of interdental gingival inflammation, and has been shown to be reliable. At least one bleeding site was found in 81% of the 435 dentists examined. This study showed that in a dental population, the prevalence of gingival inflammation was high when the health of interdental tissues was assessed.