Admin Gracey Curettes: The Complete Guide to Numbering, Standard vs Mini vs Rigid, and Keeping Them Sharp The Gracey curette is the workhorse of periodontal instrumentation – and the most misunderstood instrument on the tray. The numbering looks arbitrary, the blade comes in three lengths, and every manuf... Sep 17, 2026
Admin Universal Curette vs Gracey Curette: Columbia, Langer, Barnhart and McCall Explained A universal curette has two cutting edges and a blade set at 90° to the lower shank. It can be adapted to every tooth surface – mesial, distal, buccal and lingual – with the same instrument, which mak... Sep 17, 2026
Admin Sickle Scalers Explained: H6/H7, 204S, 204SD, M23 – Which to Use Where The sickle scaler removes supragingival calculus – the deposits you can see. Its triangular cross-section gives two cutting edges that meet at a pointed tip, strong enough to shear tenacious calculus ... Sep 17, 2026
Admin ErgoX vs ErgoX Plus vs ErgoLite vs ErgoSteel: How to Choose a Dental Instrument Handle Blade design gets the attention, but the handle decides how the instrument feels after four hours. Diameter, weight and surface all change how much pinch force you need and how easily the instrument r... Sep 17, 2026
Admin Titanium Curettes and Scalers for Dental Implant Maintenance: Which Instruments and Why More implants in the population means more implants on recall – and each one has to be cleaned without damaging the surface. Stainless steel instruments are harder than titanium and can scratch the im... Sep 17, 2026
Admin Periodontal Probes and Explorers: CP-12, UNC-15, WHO, Nabers – and Double-Ended Combinations Every examination needs two instruments: an explorer for caries and margins, and a periodontal probe for pocket depth. Combining them in one double-ended instrument saves a slot in the cassette and an... Sep 17, 2026
Admin Dental Mouth Mirrors: Plain, Front-Surface, HD and Micro – and Simple Stem vs Cone Socket The mouth mirror is used at every visit for indirect vision, illumination and retraction – and it is the instrument most often bought without much thought. Yet the mirror type decides whether you see ... Sep 17, 2026
Admin Dental Instrument Sterilisation and Care: How to Make Curettes, Scalers and Forceps Last Most instrument damage does not happen in the mouth – it happens in the reprocessing cycle. Corrosion spots, dulled edges, bent probe tips and stiff joints usually trace back to water quality, chemica... Sep 17, 2026
