DESCRIPTION

A probe is an instrument in dentistry commonly used in the dental armamentarium. It is usually long, thin, and blunted at the end. a long, slender instrument for exploring wounds, body cavities, passages, or periodontal pockets. Dental probes are marked in millimeters to measure the depth of periodontal pockets. : In surgery, a probe is a slender flexible rod with a blunt end used to explore.