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(prōbing)

Act of "walking" the tip of a probe along the junctional epithelium within a sulcus to assess the condition of the periodontal tissues.

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While considering the inherent limitations of this study, we can conclude that probing depth using a manual periodontal probe produced high reproducibility in healthy individuals.

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Bleeding on probing may be present with or without disease activity and the absence of bleeding upon probing does not necessarily indicate an inflammation-free site or a healthy oral environment.

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Wafer probing technologies require unique devices: to make wafer-level, high-frequency measurements, test systems need stable interconnects, signal compensation schemes, and application-specific test algorithms. (Semiconductor Test Systems RF)

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