Program of the Interdepartmental Committee on Nutrition for National Defense

Berry, Frank B.

doi:10.1001/jama.1958.62990070017014

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“…The first attempts to measure periodontal diseases at the population level were made in the late 1950s, using Russell’s Periodontal Index, an innovative recording system that scored the presence and severity of both gingival bleeding and pocket depth (68–71), also known as ‘composite’ indices (15). Russell, from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (formerly known as National Institute of Dental Research), participated in a series of nutritional studies sponsored by the Interdepartmental Committee on Nutrition for National Defense (8) and collected information on dental caries and periodontal diseases from multiple countries (69, 70). Russell designed and tested the Periodontal Index as an epidemiological tool in which all teeth were examined and scored using five well‐distinguished categories (0, 1, 2, 6 and 8) representing incremental degrees of disease severity.…”

Section: Early Measurement Toolsmentioning

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Recording and surveillance systems for periodontal diseases

Beltrán-Aguilar¹,

Eke²,

Thornton-Evans³

et al. 2012

Periodontology 2000

109

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This paper describes tools used to measure periodontal diseases and the integration of these tools into surveillance systems. Tools to measure periodontal diseases at the surveillance level have focussed on current manifestations of disease (e.g. gingival inflammation) or disease sequelae (e.g. periodontal pocket depth or loss of attachment). All tools reviewed in this paper were developed based on the state of the science of the pathophysiology of periodontal disease at the time of their design and the need to provide valid and reliable measurements of the presence and severity of periodontal diseases. Therefore, some of these tools are no longer valid. Others, such as loss of periodontal attachment, are the current de‐facto tools but demand many resources to undertake periodical assessment of the periodontal health of populations. Less complex tools such as the Community Periodontal Index, have been used extensively to report periodontal status. Laboratory tests for detecting putative microorganisms or inflammatory agents present in periodontal diseases have been used at the clinical level, and at least one has been tested at the population level. Other approaches, such as self‐report measures, are currently under validation. In this paper, we do not review indices designed to measure plaque or residual accumulation around the tooth, indices focussed only on gingival inflammation or radiographic approaches with limited applicability in surveillance systems. Finally, we review current case‐definitions proposed for surveillance of periodontal disease severity.

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Section: Early Measurement Toolsmentioning

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Recording and surveillance systems for periodontal diseases

Beltrán-Aguilar¹,

Eke²,

Thornton-Evans³

et al. 2012

Periodontology 2000

109

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“…This was followed by a series of international nutrition surveys conducted by the Interdepartmental Committee on Nutrition for National Defense (ICNND) between 1958 and 1961 11 . The ICNND was an activity coordinated within the NIH with funding administered by the United States Defense Department's Mutual Defense Assistance Program 12 . The collection of PI information occurred in eight countries, including the United States; however, domestic ICNND data collection was limited to Alaska.…”

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A Brief History of National Surveillance Efforts for Periodontal Disease in the United States

Dye

Thornton-Evans

2007

Journal of Periodontology

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National efforts directed toward improving our understanding of the epidemiology of periodontal disease began nearly a half century ago following the development of Russell's periodontal index (PI). United States Public Health Service agencies began national surveillance activities for periodontal disease with the first National Health Examination Survey in 1960 to 1962, and this continued periodically through 2004 in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). Periodontal disease status was assessed by using the PI in the earlier national health surveys, but beginning in the 1980s, direct measures for clinical attachment loss were made in national health surveys and continued through 2004 in NHANES. This article provides a general history of the development and implementation of national surveillance efforts for periodontal disease from the mid‐1950s to 2005. It also provides brief background information on the factors that have influenced these national surveillance efforts.

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“…The highest PI score recorded was 1.17 for persons with deficient or Table 9. Mean periodontal index and gingival recession scores for Ethiopian civilians, by serum levels of ascorbic acid and vitamin A and urinary excretion of thiamine, riboflavin, and N'methylnicotinamide 1 The nutrient levels (7) were determined as deficient or low and acceptable or high by values that were less than or greater than 66 for thiamine (fjLg./gm. creatinine), 80 for riboflavin (Mg./gm-creatinine), 1.6 for N'methylnicotina¬ mide (mg./gm.…”

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“…Partial correlation coefficients * be¬ tween serum and urinary levels of five nu¬ trients with scores for periodontal disease and gingival recession in 117 Ethiopian males and females1 Effects of age and oral hygiene kept constant.…”

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Dental Caries and Periodontal Diseases among Ethiopian Civilians

Littleton¹

1963

Public Health Reports (1896-1970)

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THE Interdepartmental Committee on Nu¬ trition for National Defense (1) conducted a nutrition survey in Ethiopia during the fail of 1958. A team of American and Ethiopian nutritionists, food technologists, biochemists, physicians, and a dentist visited widely within the country. In each area visited an attempt was made to assess certain physical character¬ istics in a selected sample of men, women, and children. Blood and urine samples were taken for biochemical analysis. Data concerning food production and availability and dietary pat¬ terns were also obtained. mean percent of teeth involved. The relative extent of supragingival calculus and debris in each mouth was estimated on a scale from 0 to 3. A zero score indicated free

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Program of the Interdepartmental Committee on Nutrition for National Defense

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Recording and surveillance systems for periodontal diseases

Recording and surveillance systems for periodontal diseases

A Brief History of National Surveillance Efforts for Periodontal Disease in the United States

Dental Caries and Periodontal Diseases among Ethiopian Civilians

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