DMF Index

"DMF Index" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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"Decayed, missing and filled teeth," a routinely used statistical concept in dentistry.

Descriptor ID	D004245
MeSH Number(s)	E05.318.308.980.438.300.350 E06.208.266 N05.715.360.300.800.438.300.340 N06.850.520.308.980.438.300.350 N06.890.160.100
Concept/Terms	DMF Index DMF Index DMF Indices Index, DMF Indices, DMF DMF Indexes DMF Indexe Indexe, DMF Indexes, DMF Decayed, Missing, and Filled Teeth Decayed, Missing, and Filled Teeth

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "DMF Index".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Investigative Techniques [E05]
Epidemiologic Methods [E05.318]
Data Collection [E05.318.308]
Surveys and Questionnaires [E05.318.308.980]
Health Surveys [E05.318.308.980.438]
Dental Health Surveys [E05.318.308.980.438.300]
DMF Index [E05.318.308.980.438.300.350]
Dentistry [E06]
Dental Health Surveys [E06.208]
DMF Index [E06.208.266]
Health Care [N]
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation [N05]
Quality of Health Care [N05.715]
Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms [N05.715.360]
Data Collection [N05.715.360.300]
Surveys and Questionnaires [N05.715.360.300.800]
Health Surveys [N05.715.360.300.800.438]
Dental Health Surveys [N05.715.360.300.800.438.300]
DMF Index [N05.715.360.300.800.438.300.340]
Environment and Public Health [N06]
Public Health [N06.850]
Epidemiologic Methods [N06.850.520]
Data Collection [N06.850.520.308]
Surveys and Questionnaires [N06.850.520.308.980]
Health Surveys [N06.850.520.308.980.438]
Dental Health Surveys [N06.850.520.308.980.438.300]
DMF Index [N06.850.520.308.980.438.300.350]
Public Health Dentistry [N06.890]
Dental Health Surveys [N06.890.160]
DMF Index [N06.890.160.100]

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Year	Minor Topic	Total
2010	2	2
2011	2	2
2013	2	2