{"id":626,"date":"2017-02-01T08:00:01","date_gmt":"2017-02-01T08:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mycostamesadentist.com\/blog\/?p=626"},"modified":"2025-01-27T15:54:49","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T15:54:49","slug":"importance-periodontal-probing-charting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mycostamesadentist.com\/blog\/importance-periodontal-probing-charting\/","title":{"rendered":"The Importance of Periodontal Probing and Charting"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_647\" style=\"width: 146px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-647\" class=\"wp-image-647\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mycostamesadentist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/staff_misty01.jpg\" alt=\"Misty Rey RDH Dr. Jeremy Jorgenson Best Dentist in Orange County Advanced Dental Care Costa Mesa\" width=\"136\" height=\"136\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mycostamesadentist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/staff_misty01.jpg 220w, https:\/\/www.mycostamesadentist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/staff_misty01-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 136px) 100vw, 136px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-647\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Misty R., RDH<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Periodontal Pro<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-645\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mycostamesadentist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/diseased-periodontal-pocket-276x300.jpg\" alt=\"periodontal disease costa mesa dentist advanced dental care best dentist in orange county\" width=\"146\" height=\"159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mycostamesadentist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/diseased-periodontal-pocket-276x300.jpg 276w, https:\/\/www.mycostamesadentist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/diseased-periodontal-pocket.jpg 425w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><\/a>bing and Charting<\/h2>\n<p>You may have heard your dental hygienist calling out numbers during your last cleaning appointment.. &#8220;2-3-2&#8221; &#8220;4-3-3&#8221; &#8220;5-6-4&#8221;.\u00a0 If your dental hygienist didn&#8217;t explain the procedure to you, this is called Periodontal Probing and Charting or Periodontal Measurements.\u00a0 Periodontal Probing and Charting is one of the hygienist&#8217;s most important tools for determining the condition of your gums, what type of cleaning you need, and measuring the success of the treatment on subsequent appointments.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>What is a periodontal pocket?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In a healthy mouth, gums are tight and firm.\u00a0 When your <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-644\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mycostamesadentist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/periodontal-disease-300x238.jpg\" alt=\"periodontal-disease\" width=\"231\" height=\"183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mycostamesadentist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/periodontal-disease-300x238.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mycostamesadentist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/periodontal-disease.jpg 545w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/><\/a>hygienist is taking \u201cperiodontal measurements\u201d, we are looking to see how far down it is until the gum tissue attaches to the tooth.\u00a0 As we get older, or when there is ether a gap in dental visits, and\/or a lack in proper oral hygiene performance at home, the tissue often becomes saturated with bacteria.\u00a0 This results in inflammation of the gums and the tissue starts to pull away from the tooth.\u00a0 This creates a gap between the gums and the teeth, which we refer to as a <strong>periodontal pocket<\/strong>.\u00a0 These pockets easily trap food debris and allow bacteria to accumulate in the pocket eating away at your bone and gums.\u00a0 This leads to Periodontal Disease and the condition can no longer be treated without the help of a dental professional.<\/p>\n<p>Healthy gums generally have pockets that measure 1-3 millimeters (mm) in depth.\u00a0 Once the pocket depth reaches 4mm or more, the pocket needs to be professionally treated before the bacteria travels further down resulting in even deeper pockets, more inflammation, and eventual tooth loss.\u00a0 The standard treatment for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mycostamesadentist.com\/gum-disease-treatment.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Periodontal Disease<\/a> is called Scaling and Root Planing (SRPs) also known as a &#8220;deep cleaning&#8221; and involves removing plaque, tartar, and bacteria that has .\u00a0 At <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mycostamesadentist.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Advanced Dental Care<\/a>, we believe in providing you the most effective options for treatment in order to restore gum and bone health as quickly as possible.\u00a0 The gold standard of treatment includes Scaling and Root Planing, Laser Bacterial Reduction Therapy, and Irrigation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What do you use to measure these pockets?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We use an instrument known as a periodontal probe to measure these pockets.\u00a0 Think of this instrument as a measuring stick for your gums. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-643 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mycostamesadentist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-sondaggio-patologico-parodontogia-napoli-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"periodontal disease costa mesa dentist advanced dental care best dentist in orange county\" width=\"171\" height=\"113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mycostamesadentist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-sondaggio-patologico-parodontogia-napoli-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mycostamesadentist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-sondaggio-patologico-parodontogia-napoli-768x508.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mycostamesadentist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-sondaggio-patologico-parodontogia-napoli-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mycostamesadentist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-sondaggio-patologico-parodontogia-napoli.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 171px) 100vw, 171px\" \/><\/a>The probe has has black tick marks for each millimeter(mm) and allows us to measure the depth of your pockets.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are healthy readings?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Healthy readings are anywhere from one to three millimeters (1-3mm).<\/p>\n<p><strong>What happens if I have deep pockets?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-642\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mycostamesadentist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/epic-Laser-300x277.jpg\" alt=\"epic Laser\" width=\"121\" height=\"112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mycostamesadentist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/epic-Laser-300x277.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mycostamesadentist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/epic-Laser-768x709.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mycostamesadentist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/epic-Laser.jpg 834w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 121px) 100vw, 121px\" \/><\/a>Periodontal probing lets us know how to best treat your gums and teeth.\u00a0 If you&#8217;ve reached 4mm pockets, we know we need to act fast to prevent the condition from progressing and the infection from spreading.\u00a0 The worst thing you could do is to let the infection persist and allow the bacteria to start eating away at the bone, which is what holds your teeth in place.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t worry!\u00a0 We can treat your periodontal pockets with same day treatment in our Costa Mesa dental office.\u00a0 The appropriate cleaning combined with Laser Bacterial Reduction (LBR) Therapy and Irrigation will help you get back on track!\u00a0 LBR and Irrigation application only takes a few minutes after your cleaning is done.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Can deep pockets be reversed?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yes, if caught early! How and when periodontal pockets are treated in office, as well as your at home oral hygiene care, is crucial to the reversal and healing of the infection. Flossing is a MUST in order to keep periodontal pockets from worsening and the bacteria MUST be killed and treated to heal the tissues.<\/p>\n<p><em>Misty R. is a Registered Dental Hygienist at Advanced Dental Care in Costa Mesa, CA under Dr. Jeremy Jorgenson.\u00a0 For more information about periodontal disease, laser bacterial reduction, irrigation or to book an appointment, please contact (714) 424-9099 or visit us online at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mycostamesadentist.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.mycostamesadentist.com<\/a>!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer; top: 68px; left: 853px;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; 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