Periodontal scalers are dental instruments used in the prophylactic and periodontal care of teeth (most often human teeth), includingscaling and root planing. The working ends come in a variety of shapes and sizes, but they are always narrow at the tip, so as to allow for access to narrow embrasure spaces between teeth.
- Scalers have scraping edges on both sides of their blades thereby get easily fit to mesial and distal surfaces of the tooth.
- Scalers give best result when their working end is angled slightly toward the surface of the tooth.
- Hand Scalers set is used to remove large bulky supragingival deposits of plaque or calcified material.
- scalers are Very effective for interproximal areas.
- There Shank angulation provides accessibility to all anterior and premolar surfaces.
- scalers are manufactured Using a superior heat treatment process, enhanced finishing process and an optimized steel.
- These are Super-thin, have contra-angle design.
- Double-ended & have easy-grip handle.
- Sickle scaler is most commonly used for root planing and scaling procedures such as removing calculus above and below the gum line.