Question 78 · LDEK · Non-surgical treatment
Gracey curettes 7/8 and 9/10 are used for subgingival scaling of:
- A. anterior teeth.
- B. distal sites of posterior teeth.
- C. mesial sites of posterior teeth.
- D. buccal and lingual sites of posterior teeth.
- E. none of the above.
Hint
Recall how Gracey numbers are assigned: anterior teeth first, then facial/lingual posterior, then mesial and distal posterior surfaces.
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