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Cariogram is given by ?
A. Aramani
B. Blatterfetn
C.Brathall
D. Klevln Allen

Ans. (C)

Cariogram- The original Cariogram was introduced by Brathall in 1994 as a circle divided into sectors, each representing factors strongly influencing caries activity: diet, bacteria, and  susceptibility. The development of the model was based on a need to explain why, in certain individuals, carious activity could be low in spite of, for example, high sucrose intake, poor oral hygiene, high mutans streptococci load, or nonuse of fluorides Review At Glance- Recently, a new method of illustrating the interaction of factors contributing to the development of caries   has been re-introduced by Brathall et al (1999) known as the 'Interactive Cariogram Programme'. In this software programme, a pie circle is divided into 5 sectors, in the following colours Green: Shows an estimation of the 'chance to avoid caries' Dark Blue: 'Diet' is based on a combination of diet contents and diet frequency .   Red: 'Bacteria' is based on a combination of amount of plaque and mutans streptococci Light Blue Sector: 'Susceptibility' is based on a combination of fluoride program, saliva secretion and  saliva buffering capacity . Yellow Sector: 'Circumstances' is based on a combination of past caries expenence and related diseases.