Today I learned how to probe. I used a marshmellow to feel the pressure and a candy corn for adaptation of the probe around the tooth. I also practiced readings on the probe with my typodont. This one was hard for me with the pressure because I used too much pressure. When I probed on Kristen, my pressure was a little too heavy, so I had to lighten up which made more sense for me. I probed her whole maxillary arch. I found the distobuccal probe reading on teeth #2 and #15 were the very hardest to get. I feel like I was doing okay other than it was difficult to read the mm on the probe. I am getting use to it, but that was definitely the hardest part of the probing. I am definitely planning on ordering loupes this Friday to I can read the probe depths easier and quicker.
I wasn't able to pass off my intraoral exam PE because I tore down my chair before I thought to. I also noticed many othr students passing off things, so who knows if I would've even got to it today since there are some that are due today. I feel good about the introoral exam. I will pass it off next Monday.
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