scaler

scaler
1. An instrument for removing tartar from the teeth. 2. A device for counting electrical impulses, as in the assay of radioactive materials.
- hoe s. a hoe-shaped s. with a very short blade.
- ultrasonic s. an ultrasonic instrument that uses high frequency vibration to remove adherent deposits from the teeth.

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scal·er 'skā-lər n any of various dental instruments for removing tartar from teeth

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n.
an instrument for removing calculus from the teeth. It may be a hand instrument or one energized by rapid ultrasonic vibrations.

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scal·er (skaґlər) 1. a dental instrument used in removing scale (plaque and calculus) from tooth surfaces. 2. an electronic instrument for rapid counting of radiation-induced pulses emitted from a Geiger counter or other radiation detectors.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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