ultrasonic scaler

ultrasonic scaler
an ultrasonic instrument with a tip for supplying high-frequency vibrations, used to remove adherent deposits from the teeth and bits of inflamed tissue from the walls of the gingival crevice.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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