title: Periodontal diagnosis. Current status and future needs.
abstract: This literature relating to current methods of periodontal diagnosis is reviewed. There exists a future need for objective diagnostic techniques which reflect the dynamics of periodontal disease activity.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D002634:Chemotaxis, Leukocyte; D003238:Connective Tissue / Q000473:pathology; D003773:Dental Plaque / Q000382:microbiology; D005544:Forecasting; D005883:Gingival Crevicular Fluid / Q000378:metabolism; D005884:Gingival Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis; D005891:Gingivitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000473:pathology; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D010514:Periodontal Pocket / Q000175:diagnosis; D010517:Periodontics / Q000295:instrumentation; D011859:Radiography; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012008:Recurrence