Examen du dentiste

Dentist’s examination

With the hygienist’s preliminary report, x-rays and an examination of your mouth, the dentist will be able to give you the current picture of your dental health. To examine your teeth and mouth tissues, the dentist will use simple instruments:

• Water/Air Gun: Even when clean and smooth, your teeth can be difficult to see because they quickly become coated with saliva. By drying them out, their colour and shine can reveal a little more to your dentist. In addition, an air jet on your gums allows you to know their strength and degree of attachment around your teeth. Gingival pockets can also be observed, if present.
• Explorer and mirror: In addition to allowing you to see the inaccessible surfaces of your teeth, the mirror serves as an instrument to clear the patient’s cheeks or lips. The explorer is a fine hook used, among other things, to find out the porosity of the teeth. An incipient cavity is characterized by a porous enamel. The dentist can thus evaluate this porosity thanks to the adhesion of the explorer.
• X-rays: X-rays allow the dentist to detect caries invisible to the eye (between the teeth or under the gums) but also the presence of cysts and tumours. These x-rays (film or digital) will be recorded in your dental record and used as a reference or to support predeterminations and/or claims to your insurer, if applicable.