pe Flashcards
Mini Sickle
Two cutting edges, buccal and lingual, supra-gingivally
curved blade, triangular in cross section
pen grasp
Columbia curette 4R-4L colour
red
Columbia curette 4R-4L
2 cutting edges, sub-gingival anywhere in the mouth, limited access to deep pockets
working angulation 70 degrees
calculus in deep pockets, 90 degrees
semi-circular in cross section
Gracey Curette 1-2 colour
grey
Gracey curette 1-2
single cutting edge, sub-gingival scaling, upper and lower anterior teeth
Gracey curette 7-8 colour
green
Gracey curette 7-8
single cutting edge, sub-gingival scaling, buccal and lingual posterior
Gracey curette 11-12 colour
orange
Gracey curette 11-12
single cutting edge, sub-gingival scaling, mesial of posterior
Gracey curette 13-14 colour
blue
Gracey curette 13-14
single cutting edge, subgingival, distal of posterior
Hoe scaler 134-135 colour
yellow
Hoe scaler 134-135
sub and supragingival, buccal and lingual surfaces
Hoe scaler 156-157 colour
red
Hoe scaler 156-157
sub and gingival, mesial and distal