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Fundamentals of periodontal instrumentation & advanced root instrumentation /

Nield-Gehrig, Jill S.

Fundamentals of periodontal instrumentation & advanced root instrumentation / Fundamentals of periodontal instrumentation and advanced root instrumentation Jill S. Nield-Gehrig - 6th ed - Philadelphia [Pa.] : Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2008 - xvii, 637 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm. + 1 DVD (4 3/4 in.)

Includes bibliographical references and index

Mathematical principles and anatomic descriptors -- Principles of positioning -- Instrument grasp -- Mirror and finger rests in anterior sextants -- Mirror and finger rests in mandibular posterior sextants -- Mirror and finger rests in maxillary posterior sextants -- Instrument design and classification -- Adaptation and angulation -- Activation, pivot, and handle roll -- Instrumentation strokes -- Calibrated periodontal probes and basic probing technique -- Explorers -- Concepts in periodontal debridement -- Sickle scalers -- Universal curets -- Area-specific curets -- Periodontal files -- Instrumentation strategies and patient cases -- Problem identification: difficulties in instrumentation -- Instrument sharpening -- Advanced probing techniques -- Instruments for advanced root debridement -- Advanced techniques for root surface debridement -- Ultrasonic and sonic instrumentation -- Debridement of dental implants -- Cosmetic polishing procedures

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Dental instruments and apparatus
Dental hygiene
Dental Prophylaxis--instrumentation
Dental Prophylaxis--methods
Root Planing--instrumentation
Root Planing--methods

RK681 / .N53 2008

617.601