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A member asked:
Can a conventional xray determine the depth of a tooth's pocket depth? physical probing, although needed, has been very uncomfortable.
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Not well: X-ray is 2 dimensional representation of 3 dimensional object. Pocket depth really needs to be probed. Cbct is another alternative.
Answered 4/30/2014
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