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Can you tell me about scaling and planing done to their teeth?

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Dr. Gary Sandler answered

Specializes in Dentistry

S ; R: See the following website for basic information. Then if you have specific questions, please re-post it. Both hand instruments and ultrasonic scalers are usually used to clean the roots of the teeth of hard deposits known as calculus (commonly referred to by many as tartar). http://www.perio.org/consumer/non-surgical.

Answered 1/15/2014

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