https://gum-pocket-depth-numbers.puliku.workers.dev/Those numbers at your cleaning mean something. A plain guide to gum measurements. Includes simple steps and when to ask a dentist.enhttps://gum-pocket-depth-numbers.puliku.workers.dev/probing-depth-meaning/https://gum-pocket-depth-numbers.puliku.workers.dev/probing-depth-meaning/Fri, 30 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTProbing depth is the distance in millimeters from the gum edge to the point where a thin probe stops in the space around a tooth.https://gum-pocket-depth-numbers.puliku.workers.dev/healthy-gum-measurements/https://gum-pocket-depth-numbers.puliku.workers.dev/healthy-gum-measurements/Tue, 20 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMTOn a gum exam, readings in the low single digits of millimeters are generally what dental teams expect around healthy teeth, with no bleeding.https://gum-pocket-depth-numbers.puliku.workers.dev/bleeding-on-probing/https://gum-pocket-depth-numbers.puliku.workers.dev/bleeding-on-probing/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 17:00:00 GMTBleeding on probing means a spot on the gum bleeds when a dental professional gently measures around a tooth, and it is usually recorded as a sign of inflammation at that site.https://gum-pocket-depth-numbers.puliku.workers.dev/tracking-numbers-over-time/https://gum-pocket-depth-numbers.puliku.workers.dev/tracking-numbers-over-time/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 10:00:00 GMTTracking numbers over time means keeping your own record of each charting visit so you can see whether the figures are holding steady, shifting or clustering in certain areas.https://gum-pocket-depth-numbers.puliku.workers.dev/questions-about-gum-numbers/https://gum-pocket-depth-numbers.puliku.workers.dev/questions-about-gum-numbers/Thu, 01 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMTThe best questions about gum numbers are specific ones: which teeth, which sites, how they compare with last time and what the next step is.