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279546

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1978-12-27
pubmed:abstractText
The inaccuracy of the calibration of two Merritt-B probes, old and new style, was investigated. It appeared that the calibration of the Merritt-B "new style" probe was better than the calibration of the old one. The influence of the mode of calibration and the reading of the calibration on pocket depth assessment with a Merritt-B "old style" probe was studied in an in vitro model. The model consisted of 32 aluminium cubes each with a hole in the centre. The holes were 1 mm in cross-section and the depth varied from 0.25 mm to 8 mm in 0.25-mm increments. Results show that pocket depths of 1 mm to 8 mm +/- 0.25 mm generally were read correctly about 90% of the time. This was not true for the 4- and 6-mm areas. When a probe was used where the 4- and 6-mm marks were omitted, pocket depth in that area were read correctly only in about 60% of instances. This difference disappeared when the 4- and 6-mm marks were added. Results of measuring the half millimeter values showed that generally 80% were recorded as the lower whole millimeter.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
D
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0303-6979
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
5
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
182-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1978
pubmed:articleTitle
Errors in the assessment of pocket depth in vitro.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article