Partial-mouth periodontal examination protocols for the determination of the prevalence and extent of gingival bleeding in adolescents.
Michely Ediani MachadoFernanda TomazoniMaísa CasarinThiago M ArdenghiFabrício Batistin ZanattaPublished in: Community dentistry and oral epidemiology (2017)
Six-site two-diagonal quadrant (2-4) and random half-mouth assessments perform better in the evaluation of gingival bleeding in adolescents. However, when a faster protocol is needed, a two-diagonal quadrant assessment using only MB, B and DL sites can be used with no important loss of information.