Sanderink R B, Mörmann W H, Barbakow F
J Clin Periodontol. 1983 Jan;10(1):11-21. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-051x.1983.tb01263.x.
Two types of periodontal probes used to measure pocket depths, i.e. a modified Plast-o-Probe (PoP) and a metal probe (MP), were compared. Periodontal pocket depths in 5 volunteers were determined by 5 clinically trained investigators using each of the probes. The average periodontal pocket depth was found to be the same for both probes and was independent of the degree of gingival inflammation and the localisation of probing. The results obtained by 1 of the 5 investigators were influenced by the type of probe. 4 investigators found that PoP permitted a 2.8-11.0% greater degree of reproducibility while MP exhibited a 0.9-12.2% higher inter-investigator agreement. In vivo and in vitro radiological and histometrical analysis on another group of patients showed a similar degree of penetration into the connective tissue zones with both probes. The investigators considered PoP a precise instrument but suggested that its readability should be improved for routine clinical use.
比较了两种用于测量牙周袋深度的牙周探针，即改良型塑料探针（PoP）和金属探针（MP）。5名经过临床培训的研究人员使用每种探针测定了5名志愿者的牙周袋深度。发现两种探针的平均牙周袋深度相同，且与牙龈炎症程度和探测部位无关。5名研究人员中有1人的结果受探针类型影响。4名研究人员发现，PoP的可重复性高2.8 - 11.0%，而MP在研究人员之间的一致性高0.9 - 12.2%。对另一组患者进行的体内和体外放射学及组织计量学分析表明，两种探针进入结缔组织区域的程度相似。研究人员认为PoP是一种精确的仪器，但建议应改进其可读性以用于常规临床应用。
