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Descriptor English: Dental Scaling
Descriptor Spanish: Raspado Dental
Descriptor raspado dental
Entry term(s) raspado radicular
raspado subgingival
raspado supragingival
retirada del sarro dental
Scope note: Eliminación de la placa dental y de cálculos dentales de la superficie de un diente, desde la superficie de un diente apical al borde gingival acumulado en las bolsas periodontales, o desde la superficie coronal al margen gingival.
Descriptor Portuguese: Raspagem Dentária
Descriptor French: Détartrage dentaire
Entry term(s): Root Scaling
Root Scalings
Scaling, Dental
Scaling, Root
Scaling, Subgingival
Scaling, Supragingival
Scalings, Root
Subgingival Scaling
Supragingival Scaling
Tree number(s): E06.721.189.350
E06.761.227.350
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012534
Scope note: Removal of dental plaque and dental calculus from the surface of a tooth, from the surface of a tooth apical to the gingival margin accumulated in periodontal pockets, or from the surface coronal to the gingival margin.
Annotation: do not confuse entry term ROOT SCALING with ROOT PLANING
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
CL classification
EC economics
ES ethics
HI history
IS instrumentation
MO mortality
MT methods
NU nursing
PX psychology
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
VE veterinary
Previous Indexing: Dental Prophylaxis (1966-1971)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was SCALING, DENTAL see under DENTAL PROPHYLAXIS 1975-90
Online Note: use DENTAL SCALING to search SCALING, DENTAL 1972-90 (as Prov 1972-74)
History Note: 91(72); was SCALING, DENTAL see under DENTAL PROPHYLAXIS 1972-90 (Prov 1972-74)
Entry Version: DENT SCALING
DeCS ID: 29284
Unique ID: D012534
NLM Classification: WU 113
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Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 1991/04/29
Dental Scaling - Preferred
Concept UI M0019460
Scope note Removal of dental plaque and dental calculus from the surface of a tooth, from the surface of a tooth apical to the gingival margin accumulated in periodontal pockets, or from the surface coronal to the gingival margin.
Preferred term Dental Scaling
Entry term(s) Scaling, Dental
Scaling, Supragingival - Narrower
Concept UI M0019463
Preferred term Scaling, Supragingival
Entry term(s) Supragingival Scaling
Scaling, Root - Narrower
Concept UI M0019461
Preferred term Scaling, Root
Entry term(s) Root Scaling
Root Scalings
Scalings, Root
Scaling, Subgingival - Narrower
Concept UI M0019462
Preferred term Scaling, Subgingival
Entry term(s) Subgingival Scaling



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