Question 148 · LDEK · Periodontal diagnosis
When is the clinical attachment loss (CAL) bigger than the probing depth (PD)?
- A. in the interproximal surfaces.
- B. in young individuals.
- C. when CEJ is exposed.
- D. when periodontal pockets are subcrestal.
- E. in the presence of subgingival calculus.
Hint
Compare the reference points: CAL is measured from the CEJ, PD from the gingival margin — where is the margin relative to the CEJ?
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