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Dentistry

an index counting oral conditions from untreated caries: visible pulp involvement, ulceration, fistula and abscess.

In dentistry, PUFA index refers to an index counting oral conditions from untreated caries: visible pulp involvement, ulceration, fistula and abscess. This meaning comes from Monse (2010) in Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology.[1]

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References

Monse, B., Heinrich‐Weltzien, R., Benzian, H., Holmgren, C., & Van Palenstein Helderman, W. (2010). PUFA – An index of clinical consequences of untreated dental caries. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 38(1), 77-82. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0528.2009.00514.x

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