@shelley.dental: When we’re using traditional universal instruments, we must manually create the correct working angulation. That means adjusting the shank to about 70–80° off the long axis of the tooth in order to slide under the deposit and engage the cutting edge effectively. But with a Gracey, the design does the heavy lifting for you. Gracey curettes have an automatically offset blade, already built at the ideal 70–80° working angulation. That’s why your shank should stay parallel to the long axis of the tooth. When the shank is parallel, the blade naturally engages at the perfect angle for deposit removal. ✨ If adaptation or angulation is off (even slightly) your instrument won’t bite into the calculus, and removal becomes inefficient (or impossible). ✔️ Trust the design ✔️ Use parallel shank alignment ✔️ Let your Gracey do what it was made to do #DentalHygiene #RDH #DentalHygieneSchool #GraceyCurettes #notaponsored thanks for @Zirc Dental Products for the mirror and @Young Innovations for the sharpen free double Gracey

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