2. Hoe-shaped scalers are paired left and right, shaped like hoes. One end of the blade is obtuse and the other end is acute. When in use, the acute angle is placed in the gingival sulcus on the tartar side to scrape off the supragingival tartar and subgingival shallow tartar, or the whole cutting edge is used to scrape off the plaque and tartar on the glossy surface.
3. Polishing machine, usually with a cup brush or rubber cup wheel, is used to polish the tooth surface after scaling.
Preoperative preparation of ultrasonic tooth cleaning
1. Before ultrasonic scaling, let the patient rinse with hydrogen peroxide and apply 1% tincture of iodine to the scaling area for disinfection. Strictly disinfect the mobile phone and working head of the ultrasonic tooth cleaner in time to avoid cross infection.
2. Turn on the host and adjust the power. High power is used for thick and hard tartar, and small and medium power is used for thin tartar. After stepping on the foot switch, the working head will spray water mist, and the ultrasonic vibration has begun. When scaling, hold the pen at an angle less than15 to move the front end of the working head back and forth, and crush and shake the dental calculus by ultrasonic vibration.
Nursing care after ultrasonic tooth cleaning
1, generally, eating will not be affected after tooth cleaning, but due to the thin cementum of the tooth structure, that is, the neck of the tooth, some people will have sensitive symptoms after tooth cleaning, especially the dental calculus is heavier, periodontitis is more obvious, and allergic symptoms are more obvious. This kind of allergic pain stimulation lasts for a short time. The pain will go away when the stimulus is gone. Generally, no special treatment is needed, and it can gradually disappear after 2 weeks 1 month. Seriously affect the eater, desensitization treatment can be used.
2. The main thing to do after tooth washing is self-oral hygiene maintenance, such as brushing your teeth in the right way, flossing, brushing between teeth, etc. Control the formation of dental plaque.
Characteristics of ultrasonic tooth cleaning
The tip of the ultrasonic dental scaler has no cutting and grinding function, and it has no cutting and grinding function during treatment, and will not destroy the hard tissue of teeth. This is a convenient, simple, labor-saving and nondestructive technology.