which of the following criteria describes the scaling stroke
~ -firm lateral pressure
-short scaling strokes
-overlapping scaling strokes
in order to open the angulation of the universal curet to begin activation; the
terminal shank must be moved:
~ away from the tooth
the scaling strok...
-follow contours of toe while terminal shank is attached 90 degrees
-for toe, start at cutting edge and follow contours of one side of toe and repeat
on other side
sharpening sickle (nevi 1) technique:
✓~ -two cutting edges
-keep toe flushed against card
,sharpening curette (graceys) technique:
✓~ -one cutting edge
-start at heel and move to toe
-round toe every 4-5 sharpening episodes
Types of grasps
✓~ pen, modified pen, palm
Why do we fulcrum?
✓~ -stabilizes the instrument
-prevents injury
-stabilizes hand/instrument movement
-use the same arch, solid tooth surface, near working area
What does adaptation/insertion do?
✓~ -it is the relationship between the instrument and the tooth surface
that must be maintained during all stages of instrumentation
-prevents damage to hard and soft tissue
, -permits efficient deposit removal
-accomplished by rolling between index finger and thumb
What is angulation?
✓~ -angle formed by the working end (face) of instrument with tooth
surface
-0-45 for insertion
-60-80 for activation
types of strokes
✓~ pull-scalers
push-files
combined push/pull-explorers
walking-probe
What does CAMBRA stand for?
✓~ caries management by risk assessment
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