title: Advances in periodontal diagnosis. 2. New clinical methods of diagnosis.
abstract: This paper describes the new methods of periodontal diagnosis. An outline of the problems of periodontal probing techniques is followed by a discussion of the advances made by the use of constant pressure electronic probes. We finally highlight the problems of periodontal radiographical techniques, leading on to a description of computer-aided radiographic methods--in particular, digital subtraction radiology and computer-assisted linear radiology.
authors.affiliation: Periodontal Department, King's College School of Medicine and Dentistry, Denmark Hill, London.
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Eley
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Cox
mesh_terms: D016301:Alveolar Bone Loss / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003199:Computer Systems; D004582:Electronics, Medical / Q000295:instrumentation; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D017622:Periodontal Attachment Loss / Q000175:diagnosis; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010512:Periodontal Index; D010517:Periodontics / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D011312:Pressure; D019252:Radiography, Dental, Digital; D013382:Subtraction Technique; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed