Dental flossing as a diagnostic method for proximal gingivitis: a validation study

• Main Authors: Alessandra Pascotini GRELLMANN (Author), Karla Zanini KANTORSKI (Author), Thiago Machado ARDENGHI (Author), Carlos Heitor Cunha MOREIRA (Author), Cristiane Cademartori DANESI (Author), Fabricio Batistin ZANATTA (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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ABSTRACT This study evaluated the clinical diagnosis of proximal gingivitis by comparing two methods: dental flossing and the gingival bleeding index (GBI). One hundred subjects (aged at least 18 years, with 15% of positive proximal sites for GBI, without proximal attachment loss) were randomized in...