Dental Core FHIR Profiles (R4)
Version 0.3.0 - ci-build

CodeSystem: Gingival Assessment Method (Experimental)

Official URL: https://fhir.cognovis.de/dental-core/CodeSystem/gingival-assessment-method Version: 0.3.0
Draft as of 2026-08-14 Computable Name: GingivalAssessmentMethodCS
Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.3.7985.2.16.6

Copyright/Legal: Code-only method identifiers published without third-party expressions. Clinical sources: De Rouck et al. 2009 (PMID 19419444), Frost et al. 2015 (PMID 26110452), and Fischer et al. 2017 (PMID 28551728).

Methods that distinguish direct gingival-thickness measurement, periodontal-probe transparency, and the Fischer 2017 three-level protocol. The method is part of the result semantics.

This Code system is referenced in the content logical definition of the following value sets:

This case-sensitive code system https://fhir.cognovis.de/dental-core/CodeSystem/gingival-assessment-method defines the following codes:

Code
direct-transgingival
ultrasonic
periodontal-probe-transparency
fischer-2017-double-ended-probe