The adapters attach to regular probe tips. At the time [John] was in the dental equipment service industry, and one day he received a visit from the Good Ideas Fairy. He got the idea to use one of ...

The force measurement is achieved by deflecting the tip on a spring basis so that it lines ... "It is a real challenge to achieve consistent measurements with perio probes," Buglass explained. The ...

If you’re taking a DIY approach to PCB probes, we’d like to remind you that one of our readers discovered dental burrs make absolutely fantastic, non-slip probe tips. This seems like a good ...

KaVo Dental has introduced a new perio probe for its Diagnodent caries detector (in both pen and classic versions). Just remove the tip and snap on the perio probe. The probe uses the Diagnodent's ...

When it comes to dental checkups, no one likes having their gums poked with the periodontal probe. Well, they may soon no longer have to, thanks to a gum-assessing toothbrush-shaped mini ultrasound ...

This technique, called periodontal probing, is used to look for signs of gum disease. Now, researchers publishing in ACS Sensors report a toothbrush-shaped ultrasound transducer that can provide a ...

A healthy mouth will have probe depths no greater than 3mm. There are five levels of periodontal disease: A good oral hygiene routing practiced for a few minutes twice a day can help reduce your ...

It’s one of the worst parts of a dental checkup — painful probing with sharp instruments to look for signs of gum disease. The time-consuming and sometimes bloody process keeps patients ...