Year : 2019

Volume : Volume 10

Issue : Issue 1

Address for correspondence :
Dr. Sovendu Jha.
SovenduJha@gmail.com

Abstract

Background:  The periodontal diseases observed in adults often have their beginning in early years of life. The gingival diseases seen in the primary dentition may progress to jeopardize the periodontium of permanent teeth. Material Method: Thirty children aged 4 to 6 years (range- 3 years 6 moths to 6 years 6 months), were classified into three groups (each with 10 children) on the basis of age. Each group was again sub-grouped (each with 5 subjects) on the basis of gender. The total number of teeth for which gingival sulcus depth was recorded were 600, with six sites on each tooth totaling to 3600 sites in all. Result: Rating out of 10. The rating < 4 for the Florida Probe was 83.33% at the same time the rating <4 for the William’s Probe was 66.67%. For rating > 4 for the Florida Probe was 16.67% at the same time the rating > 4 for the Williams Probe was 33.33 %. Conclusion: This study strongly suggests that Florida Probe could be a better alternative to conventional probes and especially to the Williams Probe to measure gingival sulcus depth not only in permanent dentition but also in primary dentition.

Keywords: Florida Probe, William’s Probe, Sulcus depth, Primary dentition, periodontal disease.