Probe penetration in relation to the connective tissue attachment level: influence of tine shape and probing force

Journal of Clinical Periodontology
H M BulthuisU van der Velden

Abstract

Previous research has shown that probing force and probe tine shape influence the clinically assessed probing depth. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of tine shape and probing force on probe penetration, in relation to the microscopically assessed attachment level in untreated periodontal disease. In 22 patients, scheduled for partial or full mouth tooth extraction and no history of periodontal treatment, 135 teeth were selected. At mesial and distal sites of the teeth reference marks were cut. Three probe tines, mounted in a modified Florida Probe handpiece, were tested: a tapered, a parallel and a ball-ended; tip-diameter 0.5 mm. The three tines were distributed at random over the sites. At each site increasing probing forces of 0.10 N, 0.15 N, 0.20 N, 0.25 N were used. After extraction, the teeth were cleaned and stained for connective tissue fiber attachment. The distance between the reference mark and the attachment level was determined using a stereomicroscope. The results showed that the parallel and ball-ended tine measured significantly beyond the microscopically assessed attachment level at all force levels; with increasing forces, the parallel tine measured 0.96 to 1.38 mm and the ball-e...Continue Reading

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Nov 26, 2002·Journal of Clinical Periodontology·B G LoosU van der Velden
Mar 1, 2000·Journal of Periodontology·J J Garnick, L Silverstein
Feb 6, 2016·International Dental Journal·Viviane Leal BarbosaSabrina Carvalho Gomes
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