Mackie I, Ghrebi S, Worthington H
Department of Dental Medicine and Surgery, University Dental Hospital of Manchester, England.
Endod Dent Traumatol. 1996 Jun;12(3):120-3. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-9657.1996.tb00109.x.
This study investigated the use of the periotest for measuring tooth mobility of upper permanent incisor teeth in children. A total of 160 children, with equal numbers of boys and girls aged between 9 and 16 years had two periotest readings made on their four upper incisor teeth. In all 1,280 measurements were collected and analysed. The results showed that the second periotest readings were statistically significantly higher than the first. Periotest readings were lower for girls than boys of the same ages. The periotest may have a place as a diagnostic tool in paediatric dentistry and dental traumatology, however, further research is necessary before the periotest can be used to assist in the diagnosis and assessment of healing of traumatised teeth.
本研究调查了使用牙周松动度测试仪测量儿童上颌恒切牙牙齿松动度的情况。共有160名儿童参与研究，男女孩各80名，年龄在9至16岁之间，对其四颗上颌切牙进行了两次牙周松动度测试仪读数。总共收集并分析了1280次测量数据。结果显示，第二次牙周松动度测试仪读数在统计学上显著高于第一次。同年龄女孩的牙周松动度测试仪读数低于男孩。牙周松动度测试仪在儿童牙科和牙外伤学中可能可作为一种诊断工具，然而，在牙周松动度测试仪可用于协助诊断和评估外伤牙齿的愈合情况之前，还需要进一步研究。
