It is an instrument commonly used in the dental armamentarium. It is usually long, thin, and blunted at the end. The primary purpose of a periodontal probe is to measure pocket depths around a tooth in order to establish the state of health of the periodontium.

INDICATION

• It is used to locate caries and calculus.
• Evaluate gingival bleeding on probing.
• Evaluate tissue response to professional treatment postoperatively.