Instrumentation of the crowns and root surfaces of the teeth to remove supragingival plaque biofilm,calculus,and stains from these surfaces is called:

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Hand-scaling instrumentation and powered-scaling instrumentation are both used to remove supragingival plaque biofilm, calculus, and stains from the crowns and root surfaces of teeth. While root planing is typically used for subgingival cleaning, and gingival curettage is a surgical procedure, polishing is used to smooth the surfaces after instrumentation and is not used to remove deposits. Therefore, the best choice(s) for removing supragingival deposits is A and B.

Instrumentation of the Crowns and Root Surfaces of the Teeth