Chapter-36 Principles of Periodontal Instrumentation including Scaling and Root Planing
BOOK TITLE: Essentials of Clinical Periodontology and Periodontics
Author
1. Reddy Shantipriya
ISBN
9789350250372
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/11392_36
Edition
3/e
Publishing Year
2011
Pages
11
Author Affiliations
1.
Dr Syamala Reddy Dental College and Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India,
Dr Syamala Reddy Dental College, Bengaluru, India,
Dr Syamala Reddy Dental College Hospital and Research Centre, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Chapter keywords
Periodontal instruments,
patient’s position,
maxillary areas,
dental mirror,
calculus removal,
finger rest,
instrument grasp,
modified intraoral fulcrum,
finger-on-finger fulcrum,
knuckle-rest technique,
angulation,
strokes,
scaling,
root planing,
Gracey curettes,
supragingival scaling technique,
ultrasonic instruments,
acoustic streaming,
sonic instrumentation,
aerosol production