Periodontal Screening And Recording -Periodontology easy notes

 PERIODONTAL SCREENING AND

 RECORDING 

  • It has been developed jointly by the american academy of periodontology and the american dental association with the support of the procter and gamble company
PROBE :WHO probe is used 
  • It 0.5mm ball tip and colour coded from 3.5 to 5.5mm
CODING SYSTEM :
CODE 0 : 
  • The probes coloured band remains completely visible 
healthy and does not bleed on gentle probing 
CODE 1:
  •  Colour band completely visible in the deeper sulcus of the sextant
  • bleeding after gentle probing is detected 
CODE 2:
  • Colour band completely visible,subgingival calculus defective margin are seen
  • bleeding is there on probing 
Treatment:
  • Plaque and calculus removal,correction of plaque -retention margin of restoration and oral hygiene 
CODE 3:
  • Color band is partially visible 
  • If 2 or more sextant score code 3,a comprehensive full -mouth examination and charting and indicated (3-4mm)






CODE 4:
  • Color band completely disappear (75mm)
  • Asterisk*
  • Abnormalities-furcation involvement ,tooth mobility ,mucogingival problem (gingival recession)

Table :

14-18            13-23            24-28
44-48            33-43            35-38

  • Tooth probed by walking the probe around the entire tooth to examine at 6 points .

  • mesiofacial,midfacial,distofacial,distolingual,mesiolingual,
  • Mid Lingual
  • Deepest finding is recorded 




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