Dentistry: how to probe and chart

Figure 1 is an example of an adult canine dental chart, where the patient's details are recorded in the boxes in the top left-hand corner of the paper. A good chart will have open mouth views of...

Periodontal probing and charting in veterinary nursing

All teeth comprise enamel, dentine and pulp. Enamel is the hardest tissue in the body and is the external surface of all tooth crowns. Dentine forms the bulk of the tooth crown and root, and is...