Dental Scaling
| Medical Definition: |
Removal of dental plaque and dental calculus from the surface of a tooth, from the surface of a tooth apical to the gingival margin accumulated in periodontal pockets, or from the surface coronal to the gingival margin. |
| Guide Notes: |
do not use /util except by MeSH definition; do not confuse ROOT SCALING see DENTAL SCALING with ROOT PLANING; DF: DENT SCALING |
| Also Called: |
Scaling, Root,Scaling, Subgingival,Scaling, Supragingival |
| Previously Indexed: |
Dental Prophylaxis (1966-1971) |
Dental Scaling Categories.
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Root Planing - A procedure for smoothing of the roughened root surface or cementum of a tooth after subgingival curettage or scaling, as part of periodontal therapy. |
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