Therefore, clear and obvious evidence at initial presentation of historical periodontitis ascertained through history, examination (interproximal recession/attachment loss) or radiographs should trigger a full periodontal assessment immediately, as the BPE is effectively redundant in such patients (Fig. 2).
Baseline phenotypic status was ascertained through physical examination and medical history noted in the consult letter prior to CMA testing.
Vital status on 30 September 2007 was ascertained for all participants through examination of the electronic databases of the Social Health Unit of the Veneto Region, which include all records of deaths that occurred within the Veneto Region as well as the specific causes of death.
Cases of IP/RA were ascertained by examination by study personnel rather than through self-reported questionnaires or medical record review, and all cases were followed-up and ACR 1987 criteria for RA were applied cumulatively.
The true extent of tumours in these regions is difficult to ascertain by clinical examination.
Clinical staging depends on the anatomic extent of the primary tumor, which can be ascertained by examination before treatment, as opposed to pathologic staging, which is based on surgical exploration and examination of the resected specimen.
Heterogeneity in clinical design was ascertained by examination of the table of characteristics of included studies.
PTO fees up through examination (filing, search and examination) total $1,100 -- and half that for small entities.
However, tissue vasculature can be ascertained only through intensive examination (e.g., of pathological specimens), a process that presents major difficulties.
Brain invasion was confidently ascertained by pathology examination.
Diagnosis and bone infiltration were ascertained by pathology examination on paraffin-embedded tissue samples.
