What tooth surfaces is the posterior sickle scaler ideal for?
Posterior sickle scalers may be used on both anterior and posterior teeth. The working ends are designed to be opposite images of one another, therefore, two posterior sickle scalers are combined to produce a double-ended instrument.
Where is sickle scaler used?
This scaler is used to remove plaque and calculus from the tooth surface. The sickle scaler tip can be used to remove calculus from the developmental grooves and blood grooves in canine teeth. This scaler is used to remove plaque and calculus from the tooth surface.
What is a sickle scaler in dentistry?
Use these instruments to remove supragingival calculus. Instructions for Calculus Removal. Put the tip third of the scaler’s cutting edge against the tooth. Tilt the instrument toward the tooth at a 70–80 degree angle between tooth and blade.
What is the difference between a scaler and a curette?
The major difference between the design of a scaler and a curette is in the shape of the blade. In cross section, the blade of a scaler is triangular, whereas a curette is semicircular.
Are all sickle scalers universal?
The strength and efficiency of sickle scalers have made them universally popular. New posterior sickle designs now provide clinicians with better choices for initial scaling but they should always be followed by curets to complete definitive instrumentation.
Why are scalers used?
Initially ultrasonic scalers were used to only remove calculus deposits on tooth surfaces visible in the mouth, but they can also be used sub-gingivally, meaning they can remove calculus deposits from just below the gum line, cleaning the surfaces of tooth roots without damaging them.
What is the best universal curette?
Traditionally the most popular universal curette has been the Columbia 13-14. It is the shortest shank universal curette and very similar to a 204S scaler with a rounded toe instead of a pointed tip. While the Columbia 13-14 is still common, the Barnhart 5-6 has now become the most popular universal curette.
What is a curette scaler?
The periodontal curette is a type of hand-activated instrument used in dentistry and dental hygiene for the purpose of scaling and root planing. Periodontal curettes have one face, one or two cutting edges and a rounded back and rounded toe. They are typically the instrument of choice for subgingival calculus removal.