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  2. Periodontal charting - Wikipedia

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    Periodontal charting is a diagnostic procedure that provides a comprehensive assessment of the health status of the periodontium, systematically documenting key ...

  3. Periodontal examination - Wikipedia

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    Periodontal pocketing < 3mm, but calculus (dental) present with or without plaque retentive factors such as "overhanging" restorations 3: Shallow periodontal pockets 4 - 5.5 mm (i.e. first band on probe partially visible) 4: Deep periodontal pockets > 6 mm (first band on probe disappears)

  4. Tooth mobility - Wikipedia

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    A common scenario of dental treatment causing aggravation of tooth mobility is with a new filling or crown which is a fraction of a millimetre too prominent in the bite, which after a few days causes periodontal pain in that tooth and/or the opposing tooth. [30] Orthodontic treatment can cause increased tooth mobility as well.

  5. Calculus (dental) - Wikipedia

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    Dental calculus typically forms in incremental layers [17] that are easily visible using both electron microscopy and light microscopy. [9] These layers form during periodic calcification events of the dental plaque, [18] but the timing and triggers of these events are not well understood. The formation of calculus varies widely among ...

  6. Gingival and periodontal pocket - Wikipedia

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    The depth of the periodontal pockets must be recorded in the patient record for proper monitoring of periodontal disease. Unlike in clinically healthy situations, parts of the sulcular epithelium can sometimes be seen in periodontally involved gingival tissue if air is blown into the periodontal pocket, exposing the newly denuded roots of the ...

  7. Decay-missing-filled index - Wikipedia

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    This index is based on in-field clinical examination of individuals by using a probe, mirror and cotton rolls, and simply counts the number of decayed, missing (due to caries only) and restored teeth. Another version proposed in 1931 [1] counts each affected surface, yielding a decayed, missing, and filled surfaces (DMFS) index. Statistics are ...

  8. Periodontal diagnosis and classification - Wikipedia

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    In periodontal health, gingival diseases and conditions, there are 3 sub-types: [5] I) Periodontal health and gingival health Gingival health on an intact periodontium Gingival health on a reduced periodontium i.Stable periodontitis patient ii.Non periodontitis patient. II) Gingivitis - dental biofilm induced Associated with the dental biofilm ...

  9. Mucogingival junction - Wikipedia

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    Using the mucogingival junction as the boundary demarcating the apical border of the attached gingiva, a periodontal probe is inserted into the gingival sulcus to measure how much of the keratinized gingiva coronal to the mucogingival junction is in fact attached to the underlying bone. The depth of the gingival sulcus, determined by the depth ...