title: Probing depth is not a reliable predictor for changes in periodontitis.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Are changes in probing depth a reliable predictor of change in clinical attachment loss? Michalowicz BS, Hodges JS, Pihlstrom BE. J Am Dent Assoc 2013;144 (2):171-8.
  
  
  METHODS
  Paul I. Eke, PhD, MPH, PhD PURPOSE/QUESTION: The authors sought to examine the utility of using changes in probing depth (PD) for predicting changes in clinical attachment loss (CAL) in clinical trials
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  Not provided
  
  
  METHODS
  Secondary analysis of data from clinical trials
  
  
  METHODS
  Level 2: limited-quality patient-oriented evidence
  
  
  METHODS
  Not applicable.
authors.affiliation: Division of Population Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, MS-45, Atlanta, GA, USA. Tel.: +1 770 488 6092. Electronic address: peke@cdc.gov.
authors.forename: Paul I
authors.initials: PI
authors.lastname: Eke
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017622:Periodontal Attachment Loss / Q000145:classification*; D010514:Periodontal Pocket / Q000145:classification*