Is change in probing depth a reliable predictor of change in clinical attachment loss?
Except at initially deep sites, PD change did not reliably predict CAL change. Clinicians and researchers who measure only PD may fail to identify teeth that lose or gain attachment.
This study demonstrated no significant difference in the limb salvage rate between ex-smokers and smokers. Our results do not support any advantageous effect of smoking cessation on the long-term remission in patients with Buerger's disease.