Effective Instrumentation With Gracey Curettes

Effective Instrumentation With Gracey Curettes

Write short note on Gracey curettes and mini-bladed Gracey curettes.
Answer.

Mini-bladed Gracey Curettes

• They are modifications of After Five Curettes.
• The blade is commonly half in the length compared to after five or standard Gracey curettes.
• The shorter blade allows easier insertion and adaptation in deep, narrow pockets, furcations, developmental grooves, line angles, and deep, tight, facial, lingual, or palatal pockets.
• They are available in both rigid and finishing designs.
• Rigid mini fives are recommended for calculus removal.
• More flexible shanked, finishing mini fives are recommended for light subgingival scaling and root planning in periodontal maintenance patients.
• Mini-bladed Gracey curettes come in all standard Gracey numbers except for no. 9–10.
• Microminibladed Gracey curettes have blade 20% thinner than Mini five Gracey curettes to further reduce tissue distention and ease subgingival insertion.