TOPIC: GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF INSTRUMENTS

📌 POINTS TO PONDER 

✴️ Major difference between standard pen grasp and modified pen grasp:

🔹 In standard pen grasp, the side of the pad of middle finger rests on the shank while in modified pen grasp, the pad of middle finger rests on the shank.

🔹Exploratory stroke is a light feeling stroke. 

🔹Scaling stroke is a short, powerful pull stroke. 

🔹Root planing stroke is a long moderate -to-light pull stroke.

📣 CONDITION OF THE INSTRUMENTS 

Steps in the effective care of instruments: 

🔸Instruments are cleaned after each use by removing blood and debris under running water. 

🔸The instruments are sharpen regularly and sharpness is checked thereafter. 

🔸 Instruments are sterilized thoroughly.