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OLIVEIRA, Mylena Rafhaele Gomes de; OLIVEIRA, Marcia Rosana Farias de; RODRIGUES, Jussiara Élcia Gomes  e  DUARTE FILHO, Eduardo Sérgio Donato. PSR (Periodontal Screening and Recording): fast and simple method for early identification of periodontal disease. Odontol. Clín.-Cient. (Online) [online]. 2015, vol.14, n.1, pp. 554-558. ISSN 1677-3888.

Aim: To explain about the PSR (Periodontal Screening and Recording), a simple and easy method to apply for early detection of periodontal disease, developed by the American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) and the American Dental Association (ADA) in 1992. Methods: A review was conducted on the RPS in journals and scientific articles in the databases LILACS, BBO and SciELO. Results: Through the PSR the degree of necessity of periodontal treatment can be evaluated, becoming the examination initial periodontal quicker and practical, beyond favoring the elaboration of a treatment strategy safer. The examination is carried through with the periodontal sounding recommended by the World Health Organization, where the patient's mouth is divided in six sextants that receive codes with numbers (0 from 4) with in accordance the visibility of the sounding lead in the gingival sulcus and with determined clinical features. The method seems to find very useful especially when it is desired to optimize the time interval between diagnosis and treatment. Conclusion: The PSR is rapid, simple, inexpensive and efficient to the early detection of periodontal diseases and, consequently, for the prevention of the advanced periodontal disease. However, it doesn't replace a complete periodontal examination.

Palavras-chave : Periodontal Index; Clinical Diagnosis; Periodontal Diseases; Triage; Gingival Diseases..