gentle probing by a professional will never loosen teeth. if someone inexperienced tries to probe your teeth you will at least feel pain before anything like that happens
The fibers that hold the tooth in place are below the space they are probing 😊 Plus, the probe is so thin that it shouldn’t rip the epithelium that separates the outside part of the tooth from the part of the tooth with all the fibers. Like @KingdomofArabia said, a true professional will not hurt you. It may bleed a little but that’s from underlying gingival inflammation and disease (gingivitis).
Below the contact area between two teeth, the interdental gingiva assumes a concave form, or a valley-like depression, that connects the facial and lingual interdental papillae. This concavity is called the "col" and is the site where disease begins. There are some great images that may help you visualize this anatomical structure, simply google search the term "periodontal col." Hope this helps!
@@gloriagalvis1419 I have a question if I go into the col, which measurement should I record for example the one from the distal line angle or the one from the col?
@@alesy8224 Before I answer your question, I would like to discuss the goal of probing. The goal is to comprehensively assess tissue attachment for the complete "circumference" of the tooth. With that said, we use a "bobbing" motion or we "walk" the probe in a manner that assesses depth all around the tooth. We record three measurement depths on the buccal aspect and three on the lingual. Each of these measurements represent the deepest depth noted in each of these six defined areas. Therefore, when assessing the distal area to determine the measurement of depth that is to be recorded, you must record the deepest depth noted when bobbing your probe the distance from the distal line angle to the col. We can apply this to the direct buccal measurement = the deepest measurement noted when walking the probe from distal line angle to mesial line angle. And, again we apply this to the medial reading = the deepest measurement noted from mesial line angle to the col. I hope you found this helpful! Thank you for your question!
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They stick a probe into my gums? Are they trying to loosen my tooth???
no they are measuring the pocket depth. If there is a deep pocket noted, that raises concerns and it's a red flag for advanced periodontal disease.
gentle probing by a professional will never loosen teeth. if someone inexperienced tries to probe your teeth you will at least feel pain before anything like that happens
The fibers that hold the tooth in place are below the space they are probing 😊 Plus, the probe is so thin that it shouldn’t rip the epithelium that separates the outside part of the tooth from the part of the tooth with all the fibers. Like @KingdomofArabia said, a true professional will not hurt you. It may bleed a little but that’s from underlying gingival inflammation and disease (gingivitis).
Nah guys youre too professional about it. Just say yes - if someone thinks like this
my dentist shoved this thing so far into my gums i was in agony with every tooth,bleeding lots to.im never having it again!
what does "col" mean?
Below the contact area between two teeth, the interdental gingiva assumes a concave form, or a valley-like depression, that connects the facial and lingual interdental papillae. This concavity is called the "col" and is the site where disease begins. There are some great images that may help you visualize this anatomical structure, simply google search the term "periodontal col." Hope this helps!
@@gloriagalvis1419 Thank you!
@@gloriagalvis1419 I have a question if I go into the col, which measurement should I record for example the one from the distal line angle or the one from the col?
@@alesy8224 Before I answer your question, I would like to discuss the goal of probing. The goal is to comprehensively assess tissue attachment for the complete "circumference" of the tooth. With that said, we use a "bobbing" motion or we "walk" the probe in a manner that assesses depth all around the tooth. We record three measurement depths on the buccal aspect and three on the lingual. Each of these measurements represent the deepest depth noted in each of these six defined areas. Therefore, when assessing the distal area to determine the measurement of depth that is to be recorded, you must record the deepest depth noted when bobbing your probe the distance from the distal line angle to the col. We can apply this to the direct buccal measurement = the deepest measurement noted when walking the probe from distal line angle to mesial line angle. And, again we apply this to the medial reading = the deepest measurement noted from mesial line angle to the col. I hope you found this helpful! Thank you for your question!