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The Impact of Dental Probe Wear on Implant Health

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Exploring how colored plastic probe markings may degrade and affect peri-implant tissues during routine dental assessments.

AGD Subject Code: 490

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

After reading this course, the participant should be able to:

  1. Describe the key clinical parameters used to assess dental implant health and the significance of probing depth and bleeding on probing as diagnostic tools.
  2. Assess how different types of probes interact with implant and abutment surfaces, including the potential for probe material to degrade and transfer during clinical use.
  3. Discuss the potential biocompatibility issues that may arise from the transfer of colored plastic probe markings to dental implants and abutments.

This course was published in the June/July 2024 issue and expires July 2027. The authors have no commercial conflicts of interest to disclose. This 2 credit hour self-study activity is electronically mediated.

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Sei J. Kim, DMD, MS, is an associate periodontist in private practice in Portland, Oregon.


Chandur Wadhwani, BDS, MSD, practices prosthodontics in Bellevue, Washington. He serves as an affiliate instructor in the Department of Restorative Dentistry at the University of Washington in Seattle, and adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Restorative Dentistry at Loma Linda University in Loma Linda, California. A member of Decisions in Dentistry’s editorial advisory board and an author of more than 70 peer-reviewed publications, he received the Distinguished Lecturer Award from the American College of Prosthodontists in 2018. He can be reached at: cpkw1@live.com.


Jack Ferracane, PhD, is a professor and chair of the Department of Restorative Dentistry at OHSU.


Richard O'Brien, BSEE, is an electrical engineer based in Seattle. Engaged in dental research, he has coauthored several papers related to anodizing titanium, especially related to implant components.


James A. Katancik, DDS, PhD, is a professor and chair of the Department of Regenerative and Reconstructive Sciences at OHSU.


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