Growing up, I was obsessed with my twice-a-year dentist appointments. I felt a weird sense of comfort and satisfaction when those metal picks wielded by masked oral hygienists scraped against my teeth ...

TikTok users are attempting to recreate part of the dental office experience at home by using sharp tools to remove plaque from their teeth. Professionally performed scaling typically goes below the ...

Tooth wear and pain are the primary concerns of patients undergoing periodontal scaling. The aims of this study were to compare the effects of a new magnetostrictive ultrasonic scaler and a ...

Even though you brush and floss on the reg, it’s only natural for your teeth to develop a buildup of plaque and tartar. In a perfect world, you’d go to the dentist every six months for a scrape-y ...

While doing a recent search of the Internet looking for new research publications on ultrasonic scaling, I found a large number of dental office websites advertising that they offer "microsonic ...