"Dental Scaling" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D012534
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E06.721.189.350 E06.761.227.350
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| Concept/Terms |
Scaling, Root- Scaling, Root
- Root Scaling
- Root Scalings
- Scalings, Root
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The effects of scaling titanium implant surfaces with metal and plastic instruments on cell attachment. J Periodontol. 1990 Aug; 61(8):491-6.