PMID- 28298820
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20200929
IS  - 0972-124X (Print)
IS  - 0975-1580 (Electronic)
IS  - 0972-124X (Linking)
VI  - 20
IP  - 4
DP  - 2016 Jul-Aug
TI  - The efficacy of transgingival probing in class II buccal furcation defects 
      treated by guided tissue regeneration.
PG  - 391-395
LID - 10.4103/0972-124X.189222 [doi]
AB  - BACKGROUND: The objectives of the present study were to establish transgingival 
      probing as an evaluating method in the clinical studies of periodontal 
      regenerative techniques and to compare the effectiveness of transgingival probing 
      to the surgical entry. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Ten systemically healthy persons 
      (20-50 years) with moderate to severe chronic periodontitis participated in this 
      study. These cases were recruited into the study only when they fulfilled the 
      eligibility criteria. Vertical probing depth (VPD) and horizontal probing depth 
      (HPD) of furcation defects were measured with and without opening the flap, 
      following local anesthesia during initial surgery and at 6 months after collagen 
      membrane placement. The defect fill (DF) was also noted. The mean measurements of 
      clinical parameters were compared by two-tailed paired t-test at 5% level of 
      significance. RESULTS: The difference between the measurements of VPD and HPD 
      taken during transgingival probing and after opening the flap was lie in the 
      range of 0.10-0.30 mm at the time of initial surgery and 6 months after surgery 
      that was not statistically significant. Persons experienced slight discomfort or 
      pain during opening the flap as compared to transgingival probing, and this 
      method was also appreciated by the patients as it is easy, simple and does not 
      involve the surgical procedure. CONCLUSION: The results of the study suggest that 
      measurements recorded during transgingival probing and after opening the flap do 
      not influence the required outcome of regenerative therapies, i.e., DF that was 
      not statistically significant difference from surgical reentry. Therefore, it was 
      concluded that transgingival probing could be used as evaluating parameters to 
      see the outcome of regenerative surgeries and the surgical reentry procedure may 
      be avoided because it is a second surgical procedure, time-consuming and 
      interrupts the healing process.
FAU - Bansal, Monika
AU  - Bansal M
AD  - Department of Periodontics, Faculty of Dental Sciences, Institute of Medical 
      Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.
FAU - Singh, Tej Bali
AU  - Singh TB
AD  - Department of Community Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu 
      University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - India
TA  - J Indian Soc Periodontol
JT  - Journal of Indian Society of Periodontology
JID - 101499342
PMC - PMC5341313
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Furcation defects
OT  - periodontal regeneration
OT  - surgical reentry
OT  - transgingival probing
COIS- There are no conflicts of interest.
EDAT- 2017/03/17 06:00
MHDA- 2017/03/17 06:01
PMCR- 2016/07/01
CRDT- 2017/03/17 06:00
PHST- 2017/03/17 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2017/03/17 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2017/03/17 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2016/07/01 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - JISP-20-391 [pii]
AID - 10.4103/0972-124X.189222 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Indian Soc Periodontol. 2016 Jul-Aug;20(4):391-395. doi: 
      10.4103/0972-124X.189222.