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Diagnostic instruments: focus on dental explorers and perio probes
Explorers and periodontal probes are staples in every dentist and dental hygienist’s kit. These dental hand instruments are used to examine teeth surfaces and assess periodontal tissue health. What is the difference between a periodontal probe and an explorer? Lets take a closer look at their main features.
Dental explorers
A dental explorer is a thin and flexible stainless steel instrument, with a sharp tip. Dental professionals use explorers to examine the surface of patient’s teeth, and detect calculus defects or irregularities.
Tactile sensitivity is essential to effectively examine the tooth surface and detect calculus. The explorer’s material and design can hinder the vibrations transferred from the working end to the practioner’s fingers. Deppeler’s double-ended explorers are made of a single piece of steel (no inserted tip, unlike some other brands) for maximum tactile feedback. Our exceptional raw material helps you feel calculus and hear if there is tartar you cannot see (the metal explorer will « ring » against it).
Which explorer should you choose?
- SG5: a classic sickle explorer for calculus detection, combined with an orban-type explorer for caries detection
- S3C: a pigtail explorer with right and left angulations
- DH2: a 11/12 explorer to detect calculus in healthy gingival sulcus and deep pockets
- H125: a classic sickle explorer for calculus and caries detection, combined with a periodontal probe with 3-6-9-12 graduation markings
Periodontal probes
A dental probe is made of stainless steel. It can also be made of plastic when designed to be used around titanium implants (see next section). A probe is thin and resilient, with a round tip. Dental professionals use this graduated instrument to assess periodontal tissue health.
Probing soft tissues requires a well-designed instrument for safe and accurate examination.
Deppeler periodontal probes have a perfectly rounded tip and a very smooth working end (no notches like some other brands) for an atraumatic probing. The laser marking ensure a very precise and long lasting visual aid*.
Which periodontal probe should you choose?
- HH12: a classic perio probe with 3-6-9-12 markings
- UNC15: a classic perio probe with 1 to 15 markings
- WHO: a World Health Organization probe, with a ball at the tip and 3.5–5.5–8.5–11.5 markings
- DBS12: a biotype probe to assess the gingival phenotype according to gingiva transparency. The black color offers a high contrast. It was developed in collaboration with Dr. Kai Fischer.
Special probes
Probing in special situations requires special instruments.
- Titanium implants: assess peri-implant tissue health safely and efficiently with the PP12 (3-6-9-12 markings) and the UNCPP15 (1 to 15 markings) probes in PEEK thermoplastic. They have flexible, thin and robust working ends that easily adapt to the anatomy. The markings are done through the material of the probes (not added on it, like plastic probes from some other brands), which makes them very precise and long-lasting. These probes are also suitable for probing around natural teeth.
- Furcations: detect and evaluate furcation involvement with the ZA3 graduated periodontal Nabers probe.
- Endodontics: safe and easy access cavity design with the MisurEndo probe developed in collboration with Style Italiano Endodontics.
*Important: periodontal probes are not measuring instruments.
> Discover Deppeler’s entire range of explorers
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Photo credits: M. Crozier, Dr. L. Parisi
