Instrument Design Notes and Flashcards - Instant Digital Download

Make clinic instrumentation a little easier with these study sheets on instrument design basics. You are purchasing a digital file of 13 pages that review all aspects of dental hygiene instruments.

included is a 19 Flashcard self-study with instrument design, angulations for calculus removal, vertical and transverse technique for ultrasonics, sharpening angles and exam type questions to help you learn the information you need to know.

Topics Include:

Components of the Terminal End

Angulation for Calculus Removal

Angulation for Insertion

Types of Instrument strokes and their function

Instrumentation on periodontally involved patients

Types of Shanks and usages

Extended Shank designs

Advanced Fulcrums

Modified Fulcrums

Root Concavities related to instrumentation

Design features related to sharpening

Why do we sharpen our instruments, and what are the goals of sharpening

Sharpening instructions for Universal/Gracey Curet

Stone angulation and the shape of the instrument

How to tell if your instrument is sharp or needs sharpening

You are purchasing an instant digital download PDF of these notes. These files are for personal use and should not be shared with anyone else.

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