Purpose: We report the prevalence of periodontal probing depth (PD) as a clinical measure
of the extent of periodontitis associated with asymptomatic third molars at the initial
examination in a cohort of patients enrolled in an institutional review board [ndash]
approved longitudinal clinical trial. Patients and Methods: Three hundred twenty-nine
healthy patients were enrolled during a 30-month period. Full mouth periodontal probing
that included third molars was conducted to determine periodontal status. Panoramic …