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sickle scalerA manual device used to remove supragingival calculus. The instrument has two parallel cutting edges on the face of the blade that converge to form a point. It is effective but slow and damages enamel more than ultrasonic or magnetostrictive scalers. See also: scalersick·le sca·ler (sikĕl skālĕr) Periodontal instrument used to remove calculus deposits from tooth crowns. Its working-end has a pointed back, pointed tip, and appears triangular in cross section. |