Probing

Wahoo!!! Today I probed on my first patient. First we practiced angulation and fulcrum on the typodont and then we worked on our pod partner. It was easier to catch onto then exploring (for me). Maybe I was just more comfortable because its not as sharp as an explorer. I also am able to see as I probe the gum that it turn slightly white and I can feel that I don't need to push any more. I like the light grasp. The hardest spot to reach (and see) is numbers 2, 15, 18, 31. I charted the numbers on the green laminated sheet and circled the ones that bled.