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Depth of planing[edit]
Another question in dental cleaning is how much cementum or dentine should be removed from the
roots. Bacterial contamination of root surfaces is limited in depth, so extensive planing away of
cementum – as advocated by traditional scaling and root planing – is not necessary to allow
periodontal healing and the formation of new attachment. [14][7] In contrast to traditional scaling and root
planing, the aim of some FMUD procedures is to disturb the bacterial biofilm within the periodontal
pocket, without removing cementum.[12] Typically, root planing will require the use of hand
instruments such as specialized dental curettes instead of the scaler tips used in FMUD to debride
the root surface and periodontal pocket.