Types of power scalers

- Ultrasonic and sonic scalers

o Ultrasonic
 Cavitron – elliptical wave
 All areas are active
o Tip is area where u have most poswer – don’t use tip
on tooth
 Only tap motion for gross calculus
o First 2-4mm most active
 Keep 15 degrees to tooth
 Magneto restrictive scaler
o Scaler tips
 Slimline – green
 Thinner tip – access into pockets
 Low to medium power - as risk of
fracture
 30k/25k
o Needs to match to machine –
frequency
 How to differentiate to R AND L
o Place in hands
 Tips pointing downward
 Tip pointing to right is
right vice versa
 Powerline – blue
 Tips
o Beaver – chunky tip – gross
supragingival calculus
o Straight – FSI 10
o FSI 1000 – 2 BENDS
 Used posteriorly and
interproximal
o Movements
 Vertical and horizontal
o Checking tip to check if its safe
 Use guide
 Piezo – linear

Hand vs power sclaer

- S3 guidelines
o Shows that equal efficiency
o Power
 Cavitation
- Hand diffuclt in furcation
 - HAND START FROM BASE OF POCKET compared to power start at gingival margin
and move down
- Hand instuement adv – better tactile sensation
- Hand storkes
o Vertical, horizontal and transverse

Burnished calculus attract plaque

FSI R
- Upper right buccal
- Lower Liungual right
- Upper left palatal

FSI L
- Upper right palatal
- Lower right buccal
- Upper left buccal
- Lower left lingual