Scaling and Root Planing (SRP, aka deep cleaning)

• Overview: Remember how I talked about perio charting? And how sometimes people can have very deep pockets? These pockets can be further aggravated and cause the gums to inflame, so a cavitron is used to clean beneath the gumline and remove calculus. People need to be anesthetized for this.
• Instruments: same as a cleaning + anesthetic (lidocaine or septocaine, etc), syringe, needle, cotton rolls/gauze, floss
• You: Same deal as cleaning; there's a lot of water, so you need to follow the cavitron with a high volume suction, and remove excess water with a saliva ejector (I'll usually just hang the small one on one side of the mouth). May also need to perio chart.