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What should the hygienist use to clean around the implants and implant restorations?

April 26, 2017clean hygienist Implant implants restorations

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What should the hygienist use to clean around the implants and implant restorations?

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The dental hygienist may use standard dental scalers around natural teeth. When cleaning around dental implants, it is recommended that plastic scalers or scalers designed specifically for implant usage be used. Traditional metal scalers can possibly score or abrade the implants and abutments.