Horizontal strokes

Question 1

What are horizontal strokes used for?

Answer 1

Horizontal strokes are used to remove deposits from root concavities and depressions

Vertical strokes are not as effective because working-end often “spans across the root concavity missing the deposit

Question 2

Can the gracey 11 be used to make a horizontal stroke across the mesial surface?

Answer 2

The lower edge does not adapt to the mesial surface

Question 3

What should be used for a horizontal stroke on the mesial?

Answer 3

Gracey 12

Question 4

Which gracey curet should be used for distal surfaces?

Answer 4

If the G13 is used for vertical strokes use the G14 for horizontal strokes

Question 5

What gracey curet should be used for mesial surfaces?

Answer 5

If the G11 is used for vertical strokes, use the G12 for horizontal strokes.

Question 6

Which working end should be used for facial and lingual?

Answer 6

Same working end is used for both vertical and horizontal strokes.