Surgical instrument · Specialty
Gingival Probe
Also called Periodontal probe, Graduated probe, Dental probe
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A fine dental probe marked in millimeters along its tip.
Primary uses
What this instrument is on the table to do.
Measures the depth of the gum groove (gingival sulcus) and any periodontal pockets around a tooth. In dental surgery the graduated probe is placed on the gum line to judge how much gum damage there is. It is on the dental instrument set used for oral and maxillofacial cases.
From the field
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