title: [Bleeding tendency and periodontal diagnosis. Evaluation of the prognostic significance of bleeding tendency for periodontal diagnosis].
abstract: Since differences in susceptibility to periodontal breakdown do exist, it is essential to predict future breakdown on the basis of a prognostic indicator. The experimental gingivitis model was chosen to investigate the clinical differences related to the degree of susceptibility to periodontal breakdown. Both bleeding upon probing and the amount of plaque seems to depend on the history of inflammatory periodontal disease. It is concluded that the bleeding/plaque ratio may act as a prognostic indicator to predict periodontal breakdown.
authors.affiliation: Departement Tandheelkunde, Mondziekten en Kaakchirurgie van de Faculteit Geneeskunde te Lewen, België.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jacobs
mesh_terms: D003773:Dental Plaque / Q000150:complications; D003774:Dental Plaque Index; D004198:Disease Susceptibility; D005891:Gingivitis / Q000150:complications; D006470:Hemorrhage; D006801:Humans; D008954:Models, Biological; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D010512:Periodontal Index; D011379:Prognosis