Periodontal Scoring
A weighted scoring system for use in dogs and cats is available from this page.
Background, use of the system, and references.
WGPS spreadsheet for use in dogs.
Publications Related to the WGPS spreadsheet:
Harvey: Shape and Size of Teeth of Dogs and Cats – Relevance to Studies of Plaque and Calculus Accumulation. J Vet Dent, 19, 186-195, 2002.
Rawlinson, Goldstein, Reiter, Attwater, Harvey: Association of periodontal disease with systemic health indices in dogs and the systemic response to treatment of periodontal disease. JAVMA, 239, 601-609, 2011.
Harvey, Laster, Shofer, Miller: Scoring the Full Extent of Periodontal Disease in the Dog: Development of a Total Mouth Periodontal Score (TMPS) System. J Vet Dent, 25, 176-180, 2008.
Harvey, Laster, Shofer: Validation of Use of Subsets of Teeth when Applying the Total Mouth Score (TMPS) System in Dogs. J Vet Dent, 29, 222-226, 2012.