Abstract
Background: Evaluation of periodontal regeneration is usually made by clinical measurements despite their limitations in determining the precise nature of the healing response. In the present study, the possibility of using bone probing measurements under local anesthesia to determine bone level changes without a re-entry procedure was investigated. Methods: Thirty-eight (38) first molars in 28 patients with chronic periodontitis who were scheduled to have periodontal surgery were included in this study. A custom-made acrylic resin stent was used for proper orientation of the probe for the bone probing depth measurement as well as probing depth measurements and surgical and radiographic bone level evaluations. The mesial, distal, and middle sites in the buccal aspect of each tooth were used. The sites were divided into 2 groups according to probing depth: those with a probing depth < 4 mm and those with a probing depth ≥ 4 mm. Results: The probing depth was not significant in the difference between actual bone level (SBL) and bone probing depth (BP) (P >0.05). The greatest correlation to SBL was found with BP (γ = 0.92), followed by radiographic bone level (RBL) (γ = 0.69). The morphology of the defects had no significant effect on the difference between SBL and other measurements, while tooth surface and probing depth had significant effects on the difference between RBL and SBL. Conclusions: The results of this study suggest that, regardless of probing depth, probing surface, and the presence of intrabony defects, there is a minimal difference between the BP and SBL. Determining the bone probing depth measurement is a kind of reliable method to estimate the regenerated bone level following periodontal treatment.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 729-735 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Journal of Periodontology |
| Volume | 71 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2000 Jan 1 |
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Bone probing measurement as a reliable evaluation of the bone level in periodontal defects. / Kim, Hyun Young; Yi, Seung Won; Choi, Seongho; Kim, Chong Kwan.
In: Journal of Periodontology, Vol. 71, No. 5, 01.01.2000, p. 729-735.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article
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T1 - Bone probing measurement as a reliable evaluation of the bone level in periodontal defects
AU - Kim, Hyun Young
AU - Yi, Seung Won
AU - Choi, Seongho
AU - Kim, Chong Kwan
PY - 2000/1/1
Y1 - 2000/1/1
N2 - Background: Evaluation of periodontal regeneration is usually made by clinical measurements despite their limitations in determining the precise nature of the healing response. In the present study, the possibility of using bone probing measurements under local anesthesia to determine bone level changes without a re-entry procedure was investigated. Methods: Thirty-eight (38) first molars in 28 patients with chronic periodontitis who were scheduled to have periodontal surgery were included in this study. A custom-made acrylic resin stent was used for proper orientation of the probe for the bone probing depth measurement as well as probing depth measurements and surgical and radiographic bone level evaluations. The mesial, distal, and middle sites in the buccal aspect of each tooth were used. The sites were divided into 2 groups according to probing depth: those with a probing depth < 4 mm and those with a probing depth ≥ 4 mm. Results: The probing depth was not significant in the difference between actual bone level (SBL) and bone probing depth (BP) (P >0.05). The greatest correlation to SBL was found with BP (γ = 0.92), followed by radiographic bone level (RBL) (γ = 0.69). The morphology of the defects had no significant effect on the difference between SBL and other measurements, while tooth surface and probing depth had significant effects on the difference between RBL and SBL. Conclusions: The results of this study suggest that, regardless of probing depth, probing surface, and the presence of intrabony defects, there is a minimal difference between the BP and SBL. Determining the bone probing depth measurement is a kind of reliable method to estimate the regenerated bone level following periodontal treatment.
AB - Background: Evaluation of periodontal regeneration is usually made by clinical measurements despite their limitations in determining the precise nature of the healing response. In the present study, the possibility of using bone probing measurements under local anesthesia to determine bone level changes without a re-entry procedure was investigated. Methods: Thirty-eight (38) first molars in 28 patients with chronic periodontitis who were scheduled to have periodontal surgery were included in this study. A custom-made acrylic resin stent was used for proper orientation of the probe for the bone probing depth measurement as well as probing depth measurements and surgical and radiographic bone level evaluations. The mesial, distal, and middle sites in the buccal aspect of each tooth were used. The sites were divided into 2 groups according to probing depth: those with a probing depth < 4 mm and those with a probing depth ≥ 4 mm. Results: The probing depth was not significant in the difference between actual bone level (SBL) and bone probing depth (BP) (P >0.05). The greatest correlation to SBL was found with BP (γ = 0.92), followed by radiographic bone level (RBL) (γ = 0.69). The morphology of the defects had no significant effect on the difference between SBL and other measurements, while tooth surface and probing depth had significant effects on the difference between RBL and SBL. Conclusions: The results of this study suggest that, regardless of probing depth, probing surface, and the presence of intrabony defects, there is a minimal difference between the BP and SBL. Determining the bone probing depth measurement is a kind of reliable method to estimate the regenerated bone level following periodontal treatment.
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U2 - 10.1902/jop.2000.71.5.729
DO - 10.1902/jop.2000.71.5.729
M3 - Review article
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VL - 71
SP - 729
EP - 735
JO - Journal of Periodontology
JF - Journal of Periodontology
SN - 0022-3492
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