Abstract: A method for inspecting a dressable worm grinding wheel, having the following method steps: providing a dressable worm grinding wheel in a machine tool, wherein the worm grinding wheel has at least one worm thread and wherein the machine tool comprises a dressing tool for dressing the worm grinding wheel; traveling along a thread head of the worm thread in contact with a region of the dressing tool; measuring and analyzing at least one signal during the travel along the thread head, which is characteristic for the contact between the dressing tool and the thread head of the worm thread, such as a contact force, a displacement, a structure-borne noise, a power consumption of a drive, or the like.