Debridement (dental)
In dentistry, debridement refers to the removal by dental cleaning of accumulations of plaque and calculus (tartar) in order to maintain dental health. Debridement may be performed using ultrasonic instruments, which fracture the calculus, thereby facilitating its removal, as well as hand tools, including periodontal scaler and curettes, or through the use of chemicals such as hydrogen peroxide.
| Debridement (dental) | |
|---|---|
Teeth before (top) and after (bottom) a thorough mechanical debridement | |
| ICD-9-CM | 96.54 |
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