Disease profile assessment

The following scoring assessment can help categorize the patient’s periodontal disease profile as either MILD, MODERATE or SEVERE.

Based on an observation of the patient, score each item and calculate the total score of the patient’s overall disease profile.

Age:

< 35 years old 35-44 years old 45-64 years old > 64 years old

Smoking:

No < 10 cigarettes per day 10-15 cigarettes per day > 15 cigarettes per day

Diabetes:

No Well controlled (HbA1c < 7%) Poorly controlled/uncontrolled (≥7%)

Tooth loss due to periodontal diseases:

No tooth loss Tooth loss due to periodontitis

Heavy plaque deposits covering:

< 10% of tooth sites 10-50% of tooth sites > 50% of tooth sites

Bleeding on probing:

< 10% of tooth sites 10-50% of tooth sites > 50% of tooth sites

Probing depth:

< 4mm >4-5mm Localized tooth sites > 5mm Generalized tooth sites > 5mm