Open AccessComparative evaluation of probing depth and clinical attachment level using a manual probe and Florida probe
Author(s) -
Amandeep Kour,
Ashish Kumar,
Komal Puri,
Manish Khatri,
Mansi Bansal,
Geeti Gupta
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of indian society of periodontology (print)/journal of indian society of periodontology (online)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.309
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 0975-1580
pISSN - 0972-124X
DOI - 10.4103/0972-124x.181241
Subject(s) - medicine , periodontal probe , periodontitis , dentistry , reproducibility , clinical attachment loss , gingivitis , nuclear medicine , orthodontics , mathematics , statistics
To compare and evaluate the intra- and inter-examiner efficacy and reproducibility of the first-generation manual (Williams) probe and the third-generation Florida probe in terms of measuring pocket probing depth (PD) and clinical attachment level (CAL).