The Gingival Index (GI) was developed by Loe and Silness to describe the clinical severity of gingival inflammation as well as its location.
|
Appearance |
Bleeding |
Inflammation |
Points |
|
normal |
no bleeding |
none |
0 |
|
slight change in color and mild edema with slight change in texture |
no bleeding |
mild |
1 |
|
redness, hypertrophy, edema and glazing |
bleeding on probing/pressure |
moderate |
2 |
|
marked redness, hypertrophy, edema, ulceration |
spontaneous bleeding |
severe |
3 |
Teeth examined:
(1) maxillary right first molar
(2) maxillary right lateral incisor
(3) maxillary left first bicuspid
(4) mandibular left first molar
(5) mandibular left lateral incisor
(6) mandibular right first bicuspid
Surfaces examined on each tooth:
(1) buccal
(2) lingual
(3) mesial
(4) distal
Gingival Index for a specific tooth =
= AVERAGE (points for the 4 surfaces)
Gingival Index for type of tooth (first molar, first bicuspid, lateral incisor) =
= AVERAGE (Gingival Indices for the 2 teeth)
gingival index for patient =
= AVERAGE (Gingival Indices for all 6 teeth)
|
Average Gingival Index |
Interpretation |
|
2.1 - 3.0 |
severe inflammation |
|
1.1 - 2.0 |
moderate inflammation |
|
0.1 - 1.0 |
mild inflammation |
|
< 0.1 |
no inflammation |
Limitations:
• Several subsequent modifications were made to better describe milder forms of inflammation or to eliminate the need to perform probing.
Specialty: Otolaryngology
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