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PMA Index

P-M-A Index or “Papillary-Marginal-Attached” Index This was the first dental index, developed by Schour and Massler in 1947, largely of historic interest today and was primarily used in surveys of acute gingivitis in children. __Category:__ Gingivitis __When it is used:__ in the assessment of extent of gingival changes of large groups, especially school age population; for recording the prevalence and severity of gingivitis in epidemiological studies. __How it is used:__ measure the incidence and severity of gingivitis based on examination and rating of a score from 0 – 5, of the degree of involvement of the interdental papilla, the buccal and lingual gingival margin, and attached portions of the gingiva in each individual. __Reversible or Irreversible:__ Reversible.

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