Sentence examples for manual scaling from inspiring English sources

Generally, increased speed and efficiency of stain removal was used to justify change to ultrasonic scaling and tight contact points and pain were the principal reasons for crossover from ultrasonic to manual scaling.

The objective of this study was to compare the effect on periodontal health of ultrasonic versus manual scaling of the lower second molar (L2M) root surface following surgical extraction of mesioangular lower third molars (L3M).

The purpose of manual scaling was to optimise the included data to maximise the final resolution to 0.92 Å.

In general, patients felt greater discomfort with ultrasonic scaling with 69% (126/182) of patients feeling 'a little uncomfortable' or worse compared with 60% (99/165) of those undergoing manual scaling, but this was not statistically significant (= 3.24, P = 0.072).

The data from different experiments and time courses were then aggregated by carefully performed manual scaling and averaging into two time-series of length 10,571 time points along the time interval of [-5, 300] seconds, where the time point 0 corresponds to the Rab5-Rab7 converswitchwitch point [ 15].

Consistent with previous research (21), codes D4910 and D4341 (i.e., manual scaling, root planning, and other maintenance procedures secondary to periodontal disease) were clearly the most common codes, appearing at least once in 77% and 76%, respectively, of all periodontitis cases identified using the PTP method.

The local empirical models were derived from the manual scaled ionogram data recorded by DPS-4 Digisondes located at Norilsk (69 N, 88E), Irkutsk (52 N, 104E) and Hainan (19 N, 109E) for a 6-year period from December ,2002 to December, 2008.

Subjects were weighed to the nearest 0.1 kg using a platform manual scale balance (Health O Meter, Bridgeview, IL).

Body weight was measured at each clinic visit using the same manual scale, and height was measured using a stadiometer mounted on the scale.

Weight measurements were performed by a nurse using manual scales but without a protocol regarding the amount of clothing that the patient should be wearing.

VDPs considered ultrasonic treatment to be appropriate on significantly more occasions than they did for manual scale and polish (P < 0.001).