The importance of probing in diagnosing the periodontal diseases

Park,  Junseok; Ku,  Young

J Korean Dent Assoc > Volume 50(8); 2012 > Article

The Journal of The Korean Dental Association 2012;50(8):460-464.
Published online August 31, 2012.

임상가를 위한 특집 1 - 치주질환 진단에 있어서 탐침의 중요성

박준석¹, 구영²

^¹서울대하교 치의학대학원 치주과학교실
^²서울대하교 치의학대학원 치주과학교실

The importance of probing in diagnosing the periodontal diseases

Junseok Park¹, Young Ku²

¹Department of Periodontology, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University
²Department of Periodontology, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University

Abstract

Periodontitis is the most prevalent noncontagious disease. Periodontal probing for measuring probing depth (PD) and clinical attachment level (CAL) has been an important diagnostic tool to determine the presence and severity of periodontal diseases. For probing reproducibility, adroit probe handling with constant force is required.

Key Words: Clinical attachment level;Periodontal probe;Periodontitis;Probing depth;