curettes
Tissue removal tools
Curettes are small surgical instruments with a scoop or loop at the end, used for scraping tissue from body cavities.
Dentists use curettes to remove plaque and tartar below the gumline.
In medical procedures, they scrape tissue samples for biopsy or clear unwanted material: The surgeon used curettes to remove the growth.
Rubbing away material
- uterineOf the womb
- biopsyTissue sample for diagnosis
- dilationWidening of an opening
- D&CUterine scraping procedure
endometrial · sampling · tissue · gynecological · procedure · sharp · blunt · suction
Climbing or resizing
- tartarHardened dental plaque
- calculusMathematical analysis system
- periodontalOf gums and bone
- subgingivalBelow gum tissue
universal · scaler · root · planing · hygienist · prophylaxis · debridement · pocket
scraping
Rubbing away material
D&C · endometrial · sampling · tissue · gynecological · procedure · sharp · blunt · suction · cervix
scaling
Climbing or resizing
- tartarHardened dental plaque
- calculusMathematical analysis system
- periodontalOf gums and bone
subgingival · universal · scaler · root · planing · hygienist · prophylaxis · debridement · pocket · gingival
lesion
Area of pathological change
excision · shave · punch · specimen · cryotherapy · wart · keratosis · epidermis · dermis · wound