Probe for measuring periodontal pocket depth

摘要

A probe for measuring a depth of a periodontal pocket includes an emitting device for emitting, from a position at a distance from the periodontal pocket, a light beam toward the periodontal pocket, a receiving device for receiving, at a position at another distance from the periodontal pocket, the light beam after being reflected on a bottom of the periodontal pocket, and an analyzing device for displaying the depth of the periodontal pocket after a calculation thereof on the basis of an analysis of the light beam received at the receiving device.