title: Update on periodontology: 2. Diagnosis in periodontology.
abstract: The second in this series of articles looks at the problems of diagnosis in periodontology. This is an area that is often neglected in the routine examination of patients, but with the introduction of systems like CPITN the examination of patients with periodontal disease is becoming easier.
authors.affiliation: University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff, UK.
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Rees
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Midda
mesh_terms: D005883:Gingival Crevicular Fluid; D006801:Humans; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D010512:Periodontal Index; D010514:Periodontal Pocket / Q000175:diagnosis*