AN ACCURATE, TIME-EFFICIENT METHOD - TO ASSESS PLAQUE ACCUMULATION

The authors compared the accuracy and time efficiency of a simplified index called the Plaque Assessment Scoring System, or PASS, and the O' Leary Plaque Control Record. Using both indexes, they examined 35 part icipants. They found a strong correlation between the results achieved with each method. They also noted that the mean time required to comp lete the PASS examination was considerably less than that needed to re cord the O'Leary index, 1.47 vs. 7.07 minutes, respectively.