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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0034-7507</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Cubana de Estomatología]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev Cubana Estomatol]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0034-7507</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Editorial Ciencias Médicas]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S0034-75072019000400017</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[&#8220;Amar&#8221; el índice de O&#8217;Leary]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[The O'Leary index, a.k.a. the "Love" index]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Chaple Gil]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Alain Manuel]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aaf"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Gispert Abreu]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Estela de los Ángeles]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana Facultad de Ciencias Médicas &#8220;Victoria de Girón&#8221; Departamento de Estomatología General Integral]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[La Habana ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Centro Internacional de Salud &#8220;La Pradera&#8221;  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[La Habana ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Escuela Nacional de Salud Pública  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[La Habana ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>56</volume>
<numero>4</numero>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0034-75072019000400017&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0034-75072019000400017&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0034-75072019000400017&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN La detección y cuantificación de placa dental bacteriana se considera básica en la práctica de la estomatología. El índice O&#8217;Leary constituye una herramienta sencilla que mide la cantidad de placa dental bacteriana en los dientes, y resulta uno de los más efectivos en la evaluación de la higiene bucal. La connotación que tiene la higiene bucal en varias esferas de la vida quizás llevó a que este índice fuera bautizado en Cuba como índice de Love (Amor); por lo que nos proponemos esclarecer la conveniencia del empleo de la denominación internacional de este.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT Detection and quantification of bacterial dental plaque is considered to be crucial in dental practice. The O'Leary index is a simple tool to measure the amount of bacterial dental plaque on teeth and one of the most effective means to evaluate oral hygiene. The connotation of oral hygiene in several spheres of life is probably the reason why this index is also known in Cuba as the Love Index. We intend to shed light on the advisability of using the international term.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[placa dental]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[índice de higiene oral]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[índice de placa dental]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[adhesión bacteriana]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[indicadores de salud]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[dental plaque]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[oral hygiene index]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[dental plaque index]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[bacterial adhesion]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[health indicators]]></kwd>
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