Periodontal status detection device and method for determining the depth of pits

摘要

In an intraoral probe for detecting the periodontal status, with a handle which has a holder for a replaceable examination tip at the front end and which is provided with transmission means for transmitting signals to an evaluation device, the examination tip is fixed against rotation on the handle, suggests the Invention, that the handle has a camera, as well as an objective opening, and that the examination tip is arranged in the field of view of the camera. Furthermore, the invention proposes a method for determining the depth of a depression by means of such an intraoral probe.