On an intact periodontium, what bleeding-on-probing threshold defines a case of gingivitis in the 2017 AAP/EFP classification?
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Bleeding on probing at 10% or more of sites
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Bleeding on probing at more than 30% of sites
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Bleeding on probing at 20% or more of sites
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Bleeding on probing at any single site
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A gingivitis case on an intact periodontium has BOP at 10% or more of sites with probing depths of 3 mm or less; it is localized at 10 to 30% and generalized above 30%. The 30% figure separates localized from generalized gingivitis rather than defining the case.
Source: Trombelli et al., Plaque-induced gingivitis: case definition (2017 World Workshop) — oneguy
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