The need of the hour is an accurate and timely diagnosis for an effective treatment plan to cure or eliminatethe disease. Clinical measurements, traditionally available, have their limitations in helping diagnose an“active” disease. Hence, novel chairside diagnostic kits are essential to detect active disease, predict itsprogression and help in the evaluation of response, of a patient, to therapy, thereby aiding in the managementof periodontal patients. This review article, therefore, discusses the various chairside diagnostic aids availableto aid Periodontists, in diagnosing and treating periodontal patients.