Maximize the Working Stroke
By Kathleen O. Hodges, RDH, MS Ultrasonic instrumentation converts electrical energy to mechanical energy in the form of rapid vibrations at the instrument tip. While…
Category: Instrumentation
A New Approach
By Stacy Matsuda, RDH, BS, MS The protocol for treating periodontal maintenance patients who have completed initial therapy but still have bleeding points is not…
Strategies for Selecting Ultrasonic Inserts / Tips
By Kathleen O. Hodges, RDH, MS Many factors are involved in achieving successful debridement with ultrasonic technologies. Both patient- and clinician-centered ingredients are part of the…
Anterior Instrumentation
By Kathleen O. Hodges, RDH, MS Careful examination of gingival tissue, probe depths, bleeding, attachment loss, and radiographic changes are essential to the implementation of hand…
Ultrasonic Therapy in the 21st Century
By Anna M. Pattison, RDH, MS, Stacy Matsuda, RDH, BS, MS, Nancy Kiehl, RDH, MS Ultrasonic instrumentation technique protocols have gradually evolved over the past 35 years according…