ASSESSMENT OF PERIODONTAL STATUS WITH PSR AND TRADITIONAL CLINICAL PERIODONTAL EXAMINATION

The system of periodontal screening and recording was developed by the American Dental Association and the American Academy of Periodontolog y to simplify early detection of periodontal pathology. The authors ev aluated the results of PSR against those of a conventional periodontal examination in 24 subjects, each of whom had a minimum of 18 natural teeth. The results of this study suggest that the PSR examination, whi le a useful screening tool, could be improved to further enhance its i dentification of patients with periodontal diseases.