Question 12 · LDEK · Periodontal diagnosis
Which factor is not associated with a measurement error in periodontal charting of PD and CAL?
- A. type of periodontal probe calibration.
- B. angle of periodontal probe insertion in relation to the long axis of the tooth.
- C. force of the probing.
- D. type of the periodontal tissue measured: gingival sulcus vs. gingival pocket vs. periodontal pocket.
- E. number of sites measured around the tooth.
Hint
Separate factors that change the accuracy of a single probe reading from factors that only change how many sites are recorded.
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