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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.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition 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.

Dental Scaling Medical Definitions and Terms

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