When visiting the dentist, you might remember being poked and prodded by a thin metal instrument to check your teeth and gums ...

When visiting the dentist, you might remember being poked and prodded by a thin metal instrument to check your teeth and gums ...

Researchers publishing in ACS Sensors report a toothbrush-shaped ultrasound transducer that can provide a less invasive ...

Researchers have discovered in a new study that bad oral health during the periodontal stage can raise the possibility of ...

Data were collected via questionnaire and periodontal examination, including plaque and bleeding scores, pocket probing depth and loss of attachment. Results Mean age was 29.8 years (sd 5.5).

A new toothbrush-shaped ultrasound tool could replace painful gum probing at dental visits, making check-ups more comfortable ...

The toothbrush-shaped ultrasound transducer enables less intrusive gum disease screening, delivering accurate measurements ...

Going to the dentist often means enduring an uncomfortable poke around your gums with a sharp metal tool. This process, known ...

All steps of therapy and diagnosis were supervised and controlled by CE and RH calibrated for periodontal probing in advance (inter-rater reliability of periodontal probing, kappa = 0.82) (44, 45).

Routine periodontal diagnosis involves clinical examinations, probing pocket depths, bleeding on probing (BOP), and radiographic analysis. However, these methods are often subjective, and results can ...