PUFA Index (Untreated Caries)
PUFA/pufa index: teeth with pulp involvement, ulceration, a fistula or an abscess, counted for the permanent and primary teeth.
Open the calculator → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.
Example
- Permanent teeth with pulp involvement
- 2
- Permanent teeth with an abscess
- 1
- Primary teeth with pulp involvement
- 3
- Primary teeth with a fistula
- 1
Result: PUFA 3, pufa 4: 7 teeth with pulp involvement or its consequences, 2 of them with ulceration, a fistula or an abscess.
The tool opens with these values already filled in. Replace them with your own.
What you enter
- Permanent teeth with pulp involvement (P)
- Permanent teeth with ulceration (U)
- Permanent teeth with a fistula (F)
- Permanent teeth with an abscess (A)
- Primary teeth with pulp involvement (p)
- Primary teeth with ulceration (u)
- Primary teeth with a fistula (f)
- Primary teeth with an abscess (a)
How this is calculated
Citation
Monse B, Heinrich-Weltzien R, Benzian H, Holmgren C, van Palenstein Helderman W. PUFA: an index of clinical consequences of untreated dental caries. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 2010;38(1):77-82. Read the sources: Monse 2010 ↗, BMC Oral Health 2017 ↗, Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2017 ↗
A reference and educational tool. Not medical, legal, or financial advice, and not a substitute for clinician judgment.