bleeding on gentle probing represents bleeding from the soft tissue wall of the periodontal pocket where the wall of the pocket is ulcerated due to disease. when assessing for bleeding, an alert hygienist will observe each site for a few seconds before moving on to the next site. group of answer choices a) both statements are true b) both statements are false c) the first statement is true; the second is false d) the first statement is false; the second is true