FUNDAMENTALS OF PERIODONTAL
INSTRUMENTATION / MODULE 12:
EXPLORERS EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS (FULLY REVISED)
Assessment instruments - ANS -Used to determine the health of periodontal
tissues, tooth anatomy, and the texture of tooth surfaces.
Explorers - ANS -Used to detect, by tactile means, the texture and character of
tooth surfaces before, during, and after periodontal instrumentation to assess the
progress and completeness of instrumentation.
Supragingival instrumentation - ANS -Use of an instrument coronal to (above) the
gingival margin.
Subgingival - ANS -Use of an instrument apical to (below) the gingival margin.
INSTRUMENTATION / MODULE 12:
EXPLORERS EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS (FULLY REVISED)
Assessment instruments - ANS -Used to determine the health of periodontal
tissues, tooth anatomy, and the texture of tooth surfaces.
Explorers - ANS -Used to detect, by tactile means, the texture and character of
tooth surfaces before, during, and after periodontal instrumentation to assess the
progress and completeness of instrumentation.
Supragingival instrumentation - ANS -Use of an instrument coronal to (above) the
gingival margin.
Subgingival - ANS -Use of an instrument apical to (below) the gingival margin.