##  [Bleeding on Probing](/bleeding-probing) 

  ##  [Bleeding on Probing](https://health.quantumdictionary.io/bleeding-probing-0) 

  

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Definition

The clinical sign recorded when gingival tissue at a probed site emits blood in response to gentle probing of the sulcus or pocket under standardized force and technique; registered as a binary outcome at each site (present/absent) and often summarised across sites as a proportion or percentage for a patient or quadrant.