The science behind instrument selection
September 21, 2015
Hygienists have different needs, depending on their day-to-day practice. As a hygienist in a practice that specialized in placing dental implants, I had to find instruments that worked well to clean the surfaces of the abutments, crowns, threads and overdenture bars thoroughly, without the worry of scratching the surfaces of the restorations, which causes bacterial adhesion and can lead to peri-implantitis or, worse, implant failure.