EXPLORER 17-23

• For diagnosing calculus and caries and exploring of pockets, restorations and furcations.
• For probing subgingival tooth surfaces
• For distal surfaces
• Elongated lower shank and “back-action” blade (17)
• For areas in the vicinity of proximal contact surfaces (17)
• Also for probing occlusal surface grooves (23)
• For detecting subgingival calculus (23)

Most explorers and periodontal probes are available also in single-ended designs