Chairside Diagnostic Test Kits in Periodontics - A Review
Sachin Malagi MDS Lecturer, Dpt of Periodontics COORG Institute of Dental Sciences Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, India perio2_007@yahoo.com Abstract Traditionally, periodontal diseases have been diagnosed by radiographic and clinical exams, including the assessment of plaque with a plaque index (PI), gingival inflammation with the bleeding on probing index (BOP), probing pocket depth (PPD) and clinical attachment loss (CAL). Nowadays, clinical chairside tests are in use for more precise molecular diagnostics and treatments. This review describes some diagnostic test kits on the market that can facilitate the clinical exams and the establishment of a diagnosis. Keywords: Periodontal disease – gingival inflammation – diagnostic – chairside tests. Introduction Periodontitis is a prevalent disease of men characterized by loss of connective tissue attachment and bone around the teeth, in conjunction with the formation of periodont...