What is a dental explorer?
Dental Explorer is a tool for oral health care used by the dentist during a clinical examination of the patient. This type of tool has a sharp, pointed end and is used to find soft spots or holes in the teeth caused by disintegration. Different versions of this tool are useful to detect problems in different areas of the tooth. In addition, explorers allow dentists to find hard food deposits under the rubber, which can cause health problems.
The dentist comes in a relatively simple shape. It has a long, thin handle that usually has a rough area towards the top to facilitate grip. In addition, the explorer at the end has a thin curved head with a very sharp point. This point is designed to increase the ability of a dental professional to use tactile sensation to identify physical problems in the mouth.
The main purpose of this type of medical tool is to detect pThe dialing of the cavity - the tooth area in which the disintegration occurred due to the presence of plaque or sediments of soft foods that were not removed by brushing. Inside this layer of debris, acids are formed and it is an individual on the surface of the individual and forms a hole called cavity. The dentist is considered to be a device, and therefore is usually part of the mouth and periodontal probes - an item used to measure the depth of rubber around the teeth - at the basic setting of the dental tank.
Multiple versions of these tools are also available for use. For example, the Sickle probe, also known as the shepherd hook or explorer No. 23, is the most common type of dental explorer. It is most effective to find areas of decomposition on the chewing surface of teeth or on parts of teeth that face tongue or face. In addition, other head explorers have shaped as pigs or even corners of cows. These specialized tools are useful for the detection of cavities between the teeth.
Explorer's instrumentsThey are also useful for determining the health of the tooth area between the roots that are built into the bone. The dentist probes this area called Furcation area, by means of a dental explorer simply by inserting the tool under the gum line. Its aim is to find out if there is a Tatar, which is a hardened version of the plaque. Tatar causes the gums around the teeth are inflamed and the bones are resorbed, thereby releasing the teeth.