Today we practiced using the explorer. It's difficult trying to go from your use of sight to using tactile sensation. It's something that I'm not very good at yet. Something else that is difficult for me is keeping a light grasp on the instrument. It seems like if I relax my grasp, my fulcrum gets sloppy, if I try to keep a good fulcrum I'm using too much pressure on my patient!
Adaptation seemed easy enough when it was being demonstrated on the big tooth with the big instrument end... but is actually difficult. Adapting, maintaining the right pressure, and and trying to feel through tactile sensation all at the same time is going to take some practice for me!
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