Bone probing measurement as a reliable evaluation of the bone level in periodontal defects

Journal of Periodontology

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 729-735

  Kim, Hyun Young ^a   Yi, Seung Won ^a   Choi, Seong Ho ^a   Kim, Chong Kwan ^a,b  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Dentistry   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Alveolar bone; Alveolar bone loss diagnosis; Periodontal pockets diagnosis; Periodontal probes; Periodontal regeneration; Periodontitis diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE REGENERATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; OSTEOLYSIS; PERIODONTICS; PERIODONTITIS; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADULT; ALVEOLAR BONE LOSS; BONE REGENERATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIODONTAL POCKET; PERIODONTICS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0034183624     PISSN: 00223492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1902/jop.2000.71.5.729     Document Type: Review

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