Evaluation of Hand-Scaling Skills of Dental Hygienist Students: Identification of Contact Between Hand-Scaler Blade Tip and Tooth Surface
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DOI: 10.1109/access.2022.3221751
Abstract: Dental hygienist students require a self-learning simulator to learn the correctness of hand-scaling techniques. An essential technique in hand scaling is the maintenance of contact between the tip of the hand-scaler blade and the tooth.… read more here.
Keywords: hand scaler; hand; contact; blade ... See more keywords
Dentin Loss and Surface Alteration Through Chemical and Chemomechanical Challenge after Initial Root Instrumentation.
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DOI: 10.3290/j.ohpd.b4100941
Abstract: PURPOSE To assess the root surface roughness and substance loss induced by chemical and chemomechanical challenges on root surfaces pretreated with ultrasonic instrumentation, a hand scaler, or erythritol airflow. MATERIALS AND METHODS One hundred twenty… read more here.
Keywords: hand scaler; hand; loss; erythritol airflow ... See more keywords