Review article

Clinical evaluation of periodontal disease

Miljenko Bačić ; Zavod za parodontologiju, Stomatološki fakultet, Zagreb, Hrvatska

Abstract

Clinical studies of periodontal tissue enable the precise diagnosis of periodontal diseases and the evaluation of therapeutic procedures for the diseased periodontium. The author review existing clinical procedures for evaluating periodontal diseases and stress the importance and possibilities of each particular method. In spite of the numerous modifications and advancements, present clinical procedures often provide a subjective picture of the status of periodontal tissue, hindering therefore a precise diagnosis and a comparative study on the effect of different therapeutic methods in periodontal therapy. For this reason, the development of accurate, sensitive and reproducible clinical procedures as a leading goal in periodontal investigations is stressed.

Keywords

periodontal diseases; clinical evaluation

Hrčak ID:

105720

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/105720

Publication date:

15.12.1982.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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