- MEDIUM
- Research
- Tier 1
- Peer-Reviewed Research
Probe accuracy and agreement and patient preferences in peri-implant probing depth
- Source
- Clinical Oral Implants Research
- Author
- Magdalena Mayol, Kristina Bertl, Nikolaos Pandis, Andreas Stavropoulos
- Originally at
- onlinelibrary.wiley.com(opens in a new tab)
Summary and scoring by The Bell Brief (Dr. Jennifer Bell) using the Drill-Down Protocol. Not the original publisher.
Why it matters for dental
Peri-implant probing depth accuracy matters for implant-maintenance protocols and early detection of peri-implant disease; metal and plastic probes showed comparable performance while the electronic probe proved unreliable.
Key points
- 01
The metal and plastic probes differed from the correct peri-implant probing depth by less than 1.5 mm in approximately 80% of measurements and underestimated depth by an average of 0.5 mm.
- 02
Metal probe accuracy was negatively influenced by a thick peri-implant mucosal phenotype.
- 03
Patients reported significantly less pain and discomfort with the plastic probe than with the metal probe.
- 04
The electronic probe differed from the correct peri-implant probing depth by 1.5 mm or more in 65% of measurements.
Who should care
- Specialist
- Academia / research
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Clinical Oral Implants Research
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