Gracey curettes are designed to adapt to a specific area or tooth surface. Hu-Friedy manufactures a variety of Gracey styles and patterns, such as After Five curettes with a longer terminal shank and thinned blade, Mini Five curettes with After Five.
BENEFITS
- Offset blade provides a perfect working angulation for the tooth surface.
- Offset blade angulation means only the lower cutting edge of each blade is used.
ADVANTAGES
- Angles - Retip Finding Scaler angles and working ends vary greatly from original Hu Friedy designs.
- Significance - It’s difficult to properly adapt the cutting edge and remove deposits. Awkward hand and fulcrum positioning can lead to increased hand and wrist fatigue.
SPECIFICATION
Cleaning -
- If possible, an automatic procedure in a dental instrument washer unit should be used for cleaning of the instruments.
- A manual procedure – even in case of application of an ultrasonic bath – should only be used if an automatic procedure is not available or if such a method is not compatible with specific materials; in this case, the significantly lower efficiency of a manual procedure must be considered.
- All assembled instruments must be disassembled before reprocessing.
Sterilization
- Please use only the recommended sterilization procedures listed below.
- Other sterilization procedures are the responsibility of the user.
- Hu-Friedy recommends a minimum 30 minute dry time; however defer to the manufacturer’s instructions for the equipment used.
Storage
- Please store the instruments after sterilization in a dry and dust free place in the clean section of the instrument processing area. Sterilization can only be maintained, if the instruments remain packaged or wrapped - impermeable to micro-organisms - following validated standards.
- The status of the sterilization has to be clearly indicated on the wrapped packages or the containers. For safety reasons, keep sterile and non-sterile instruments strictly apart.
PACKING
Hu-Friedy 11/12 Gracey Curette satin steel (SG11/126) - 1Pc