Ishii T, Kanno R, Takahashi Y, Sugasaki M, Suyama Y, Okawa Y, Sasaki Y, Muramatsu J, Okada M, Miyatake K
Department of Social Dentistry, Tokyo Dental College, Chiba, Japan.
Bull Tokyo Dent Coll. 1995 Nov;36(4):183-91.
Dentistry has lacked an effective indicator of the impact of dental problems on a person's daily life. Subjective factors in dental health need to be included in order to improve current indicators. The purpose of this research was to develop a new type of indicator recorded from a questionnaire which takes account of subjective factors in dental health. The indicator we constructed has the following advantages. 1. Calculation process is simple in practice. 2. The indicator values range from 0 to 100, with values closer to 100 indicating a more favorable condition for the individual. 3. The distribution of indicator values is similar to the normal distribution. 4. The score of each item is reflected on the indicator, suggesting the individual's characteristics in terms of dental health. 5. Although it is principally an indicator for individuals, it can also be applied to groups. This study will also provide a model for the preparation of a dental health indicator.
牙科领域一直缺乏一种能有效衡量牙齿问题对个人日常生活影响的指标。为了改进现有指标，需要将牙齿健康方面的主观因素纳入考量。本研究的目的是开发一种新型指标，该指标通过问卷调查记录，并考虑到牙齿健康方面的主观因素。我们构建的指标具有以下优点。1. 在实际应用中计算过程简单。2. 指标值范围为0至100，数值越接近100表明个体状况越有利。3. 指标值的分布类似于正态分布。4. 每个项目的得分都反映在指标上，表明个体在牙齿健康方面的特征。5. 虽然它主要是个体指标，但也可应用于群体。本研究还将为制定牙齿健康指标提供一个模型。
