What are used at the dental hygienist plastic or ultrasonic scalers

Q. At the hygienist appointment plastic scalers are used can the ultra sonic scaler be used also ?

 
A. The hygienist has an array of equipment available to them. Certainly plastic scalers and utrasonic scalers are some of them The hygienist usually uses an ultrasonic scaler to clean the teeth , followed by fine hand scales if required.Plastic scalers are usually used around dental implants.

Hope this helps,

Dr Julian Caplan BDS
Director on the board of the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry

Aviva Cosmetic Dentistry
www.avivacosmeticdentistry.co.uk
101 St. Peters Street,
St. Albans, Hertfordshire
AL1 3EN

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