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... > Health Occupations > Dentistry > Specialties, Dental > Periodontics > Subgingival Curettage > Root Planing
... > Health Occupations > Dentistry > Preventive Dentistry > Dental Prophylaxis > Dental Scaling > Root Planing
... > Health Occupations > Dentistry > Specialties, Dental > Periodontics > Dental Prophylaxis > Dental Scaling > Root Planing

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Root Planing  

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Note

  • do not confuse with ROOT SCALING see DENTAL SCALING

Scope note

  • A procedure for smoothing of the roughened root surface or cementum of a tooth after subgingival curettage or scaling, as part of periodontal therapy.

History note

  • 92

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D016745

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