title: [Reliability of some clinical parameters in implant dentistry].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study evaluates if clinical tests that are commonly used to evaluate tissues surrounding natural teeth are equally valid in clinical evaluation of dental implants.
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective clinical study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Prosthodontics and Special Dental Care of the University of Utrecht.
  
  
  METHODS
  The use of a plaque index, a gingival index, probing depth measurements and the Periotest was evaluated by relating the findings to the image on a radiograph in 16 patients, involving 32 IMZ implants.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The four clinical tests show poor sensitivity and in general only fair specificity.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The parameters are unreliable and unfit for clinical evaluation in implant dentistry during regular recall visits. Radiographs are needed to evaluate the condition of a dental implant and to detect critical marginal bone changes surrounding dental implants at an early stage.
authors.affiliation: Vakgroep Mondziekten, Kaakchirurgie en Bijzondere Tandheelkunde van de faculteit Geneeskunde van de Universiteit Utrecht.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Cune
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Verhoeven
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: de Putter
mesh_terms: D015921:Dental Implants / Q000592:standards*; D003774:Dental Plaque Index; D006801:Humans; D010512:Periodontal Index; D011861:Radiography, Dental; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants
vernacular_title: Betrouwbaarheid van enkele klinische parameters in de implantologie.