Concept information
Preferred term
Dental Scaling
Type
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Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Entry terms
- Scaling, Dental
Note
- do not confuse entry term ROOT SCALING with ROOT PLANING
Scope note
- Removal of dental plaque and dental calculus from the surface of a tooth, from the surface of a tooth apical to the gingival margin accumulated in periodontal pockets, or from the surface coronal to the gingival margin.
History note
- 91(72); was SCALING, DENTAL see under DENTAL PROPHYLAXIS 1972-90 (Prov 1972-74)
In other languages
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Finnish
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D012534
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