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    Category: Instrumentation

    The Importance of Probes in Assessing Periodontal Health

    The periodontal probe appears straightforward, but it is also a highly complex instrument. The International Organization for Standardization defines a periodontal probe as a “dental…

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    Dimensions of Dental Hygiene October 22, 2024
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    Navigating the Complexities of Nonsurgical Periodontal Therapy

    Periodontal patients pose a unique challenge to the dental team. Tooth loss, increased mobility, and attachment loss complicate ways to maintain and rehabilitate a patient’s…

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    Dimensions of Dental Hygiene October 22, 2024
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    Instrument Design for Optimal Hand Health

    The practice of dental hygiene is well known for its occupational hazards leading to high prevalence rates of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). Research has revealed 60%…

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    Dimensions of Dental Hygiene March 29, 2024
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    Removing Burnished Calculus

    By Kathleen O. Hodges, RDH, MS Removal of burnished calculus is challenging yet extremely important to create root surfaces that are biologically compatible with the…

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    Dimensions of Dental Hygiene September 22, 2023
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    Anatomy of Instrument Design and Selection

    By Ivan Pinto, RDHAP, BSDH, MB and Michaela Nguyen, RDH, BSDH, MS While the use of ultrasonic scalers in periodontal therapy has grown in popularity,…

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    Dimensions of Dental Hygiene May 15, 2023
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    Improve the Ergonomics of Your Instrumentation

    By Martha J. McComas, RDH, MS Dental hygienists must maintain prolonged static postures, often in awkward positions, and make repetitive small motor movements of the…

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    Dimensions of Dental Hygiene February 13, 2023
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    Clinical Decision Points as Guidelines for Periodontal Therapy

    By Stephen K. Harrel, DDS; Michael P. Rethman, DDS, MS; Charles M. Cobb, DDS, MS, PhD; Lee N. Sheldon, DMD; and John S. Sottosanti, DDS…

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    Dimensions of Dental Hygiene June 29, 2022
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    The Role of the Dental Hygienist in External Root Resorption

    By Donna Smith, BSDH, MSEd, RDHAP Detection and assessment are important aspects of dental hygiene therapy. The preliminary examination can point the therapist toward the…

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    Dimensions of Dental Hygiene June 29, 2022
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    Maintain the Sharp Cutting Edge of Periodontal Instruments

    By Khrystyna Vyprynyuk, RDH, BS, MHS; and Annie Chitlall, RDH, BS, MHS During the COVID-19 pandemic, dental hygienists have relied on hand instrumentation more than…

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    Dimensions of Dental Hygiene February 26, 2022
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