Question 9 (part 2) · LDEK · Non-surgical treatment
Manual scalers are used for manual:
- A. removal of subgingival calculus.
- B. removal of supragingival calculus.
- C. removal of both supra and subgingival calculus.
- D. polishing the root surface.
- E. polishing the crown surface.
Hint
Consider the triangular cross-section and sharp pointed tip of a sickle scaler and the risk it poses deep in a pocket.
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