Clinical Evaluation of a New Electronic Periodontal Probe: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial
Precise measurements of periodontal parameters (such as pocket depths: PPD, gingival margins: GM) are important for diagnosis of periodontal disease and its treatment. Most examiners use manual millimeter-scaled probes, dependent on adequate pressure and correct readouts. Electronic probes aim to ob...
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| author | Oliver Laugisch Thorsten M. Auschill Christian Heumann Anton Sculean Nicole B. Arweiler |
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| description | Precise measurements of periodontal parameters (such as pocket depths: PPD, gingival margins: GM) are important for diagnosis of periodontal disease and its treatment. Most examiners use manual millimeter-scaled probes, dependent on adequate pressure and correct readouts. Electronic probes aim to objectify and facilitate the diagnostic process. This randomized controlled trial compared measurements of a standard manual (MP) with those of an electronic pressure-sensitive periodontal probe (EP) and its influence on patients’ acceptance and practicability. In 20 patients (2436 measuring points) PPD and GM were measured either with MP or EP by professionals with different levels of experience: dentist (10 patients), 7th and 10th semester dental students (5 patients each). Time needed was measured in minutes and patients’ subjective pain was evaluated by visual analogue scale. Differences were analyzed using the generalized estimating equations approach (GEE) and paired Wilcoxon tests. Mean PPD varied with ΔPPD 0.38 mm between both probes, which was significant (<i>p</i> < 0.001), but GM did not (ΔREC 0.07 mm, <i>p</i> = 0.197). There was a statistically significant correlation of both probes (Spearman’s rho correlation coefficient GM: 0.674, PPD: 0.685). Differences can be considered robust (no deviation in either direction). The comparison of time needed and pain sensitivity did not result in statistically significant differences (<i>p</i> > 0.05). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e5f23590dbc04f05b0834d54a07bfdf92023-11-23T13:27:14ZengMDPI AGDiagnostics2075-44182021-12-011214210.3390/diagnostics12010042Clinical Evaluation of a New Electronic Periodontal Probe: A Randomized Controlled Clinical TrialOliver Laugisch0Thorsten M. Auschill1Christian Heumann2Anton Sculean3Nicole B. Arweiler4Department of Periodontology and Peri-Implant Diseases, Philipps-University, 35037 Marburg, GermanyDepartment of Periodontology and Peri-Implant Diseases, Philipps-University, 35037 Marburg, GermanyDepartment of Statistics, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, 80539 Munich, GermanyDepartment of Periodontology, School of Dental Medicine, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, SwitzerlandDepartment of Periodontology and Peri-Implant Diseases, Philipps-University, 35037 Marburg, GermanyPrecise measurements of periodontal parameters (such as pocket depths: PPD, gingival margins: GM) are important for diagnosis of periodontal disease and its treatment. Most examiners use manual millimeter-scaled probes, dependent on adequate pressure and correct readouts. Electronic probes aim to objectify and facilitate the diagnostic process. This randomized controlled trial compared measurements of a standard manual (MP) with those of an electronic pressure-sensitive periodontal probe (EP) and its influence on patients’ acceptance and practicability. In 20 patients (2436 measuring points) PPD and GM were measured either with MP or EP by professionals with different levels of experience: dentist (10 patients), 7th and 10th semester dental students (5 patients each). Time needed was measured in minutes and patients’ subjective pain was evaluated by visual analogue scale. Differences were analyzed using the generalized estimating equations approach (GEE) and paired Wilcoxon tests. Mean PPD varied with ΔPPD 0.38 mm between both probes, which was significant (<i>p</i> < 0.001), but GM did not (ΔREC 0.07 mm, <i>p</i> = 0.197). There was a statistically significant correlation of both probes (Spearman’s rho correlation coefficient GM: 0.674, PPD: 0.685). Differences can be considered robust (no deviation in either direction). The comparison of time needed and pain sensitivity did not result in statistically significant differences (<i>p</i> > 0.05).https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/12/1/42periodontal diseaseperiodontitisprobing pocket depthperiodontal diagnosticsclinical attachment loss |
| spellingShingle | Oliver Laugisch Thorsten M. Auschill Christian Heumann Anton Sculean Nicole B. Arweiler Clinical Evaluation of a New Electronic Periodontal Probe: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial Diagnostics periodontal disease periodontitis probing pocket depth periodontal diagnostics clinical attachment loss |
| title | Clinical Evaluation of a New Electronic Periodontal Probe: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial |
| title_full | Clinical Evaluation of a New Electronic Periodontal Probe: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial |
| title_fullStr | Clinical Evaluation of a New Electronic Periodontal Probe: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial |
| title_full_unstemmed | Clinical Evaluation of a New Electronic Periodontal Probe: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial |
| title_short | Clinical Evaluation of a New Electronic Periodontal Probe: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial |
| title_sort | clinical evaluation of a new electronic periodontal probe a randomized controlled clinical trial |
| topic | periodontal disease periodontitis probing pocket depth periodontal diagnostics clinical attachment loss |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/12/1/42 |
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