{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Protrusive Dental Podcast","title":"Can I Probe This Implant? – GF013","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/1250b98f\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1243,"description":"“Don’t probe implants with a metal probe or you’ll scratch it!” – and so for years I was afraid to check the gingival health around implants. Crazy right? Dr Pav Khaira is here to bust that myth – but like with everything, it’s not a simple answer – it has some interesting anatomical considerations. His answer is so eloquent, check it out!\n\n\nhttps://youtu.be/pLDfqe8liLE\nCheck out this full episode on YouTube\n“If you can get to the neck of the implant, you SHOULD be probing to the neck of the implant…but you don’t want to do it too aggressively, it should just be very gentle pressure.” Dr Pav Khaira\nIn this group function we discussed:\n\nCan you probe implants? 5:33\nScreening Periodontal Health of Implants 11:14\nReferring patients with Peri-implantitis 16:22\nCheck out The Dental Implant Podcast!\nIf you liked this episode, you will love revisiting Implant Assessment for GDPs: from Space Requirement to Ridge Preservation","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/hLSIeRiYSp0oTfIk0BzEukFutShD18hH3f6fq4QHsWw/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9lZmM0/ZTNjYzdiZDJhNGFj/MzBiYmU2NTUwNmM2/NzQ2My5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}