Periodontal probing

Critical Reviews in Oral Biology and Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 336-356

  Hefti, Arthur F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment level; Measurement error; Periodontal probes; Probing; Probing force

Indexed keywords

DENTAL TECHNOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PERIODONTITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0030847185     PISSN: 10454411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/10454411970080030601     Document Type: Review

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