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A curette is a spoon
Spoon

A spoon is a utensil consisting of a small shallow bowl, oval or round, at the end of a handle. A type of cutlery , especially as part of a table setting, it is used primarily for serving and eating liquid or semisolid food , and solid foods such as rice and cereal which cannot easily be lifted with a fork....
-shaped surgical
Surgery

Surgery is a medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate and/or treat a pathological condition such as disease or injury, to help improve bodily function or appearance, or sometimes for some other reason....
 instrument for cleaning a diseased surface. As a verb, "to curette" means to use a curette (e.g. to biopsy
Biopsy

A biopsy is a medical test involving the removal of Cell_s or Biological tissues for examination. It is the removal of tissue from a living subject to determine the presence or extent of a disease....
 a mass in the nose.)

Another version of a curette is used by hygienists and periodontists in dental work. Curettes are used to treat gum disease (periodontitis) and the instruments are used below the gum line (sub-gingivally).






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Currette
A curette is a spoon
Spoon

A spoon is a utensil consisting of a small shallow bowl, oval or round, at the end of a handle. A type of cutlery , especially as part of a table setting, it is used primarily for serving and eating liquid or semisolid food , and solid foods such as rice and cereal which cannot easily be lifted with a fork....
-shaped surgical
Surgery

Surgery is a medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate and/or treat a pathological condition such as disease or injury, to help improve bodily function or appearance, or sometimes for some other reason....
 instrument for cleaning a diseased surface. As a verb, "to curette" means to use a curette (e.g. to biopsy
Biopsy

A biopsy is a medical test involving the removal of Cell_s or Biological tissues for examination. It is the removal of tissue from a living subject to determine the presence or extent of a disease....
 a mass in the nose.)

Another version of a curette is used by hygienists and periodontists in dental work. Curettes are used to treat gum disease (periodontitis) and the instruments are used below the gum line (sub-gingivally). Curettes remove tartar
Calculus (dental)

In dentistry, calculus is a form of hardened plaque and is synonymous with tartar. It is caused by the continual accumulation of minerals from saliva on plaque on the teeth....
 (calculus) deposits on the tooth root surface, in order to allow the gum (which will have become inflamed by the calculus) to heal.

Dental curettes look considerably different from their surgical counterparts, being long and thin with sharp hooked ends. They include ranges of curette styles including Graceys, Langers and Columbias.

Uses


One use of curettes is in adenoidectomy
Adenoidectomy

Adenoidectomy is the surgery removal of the adenoid. They may be removed for several reasons, including impaired breathing through the nose and chronic infections or earaches....
. A mirror is placed at the back of the throat to enable the adenoids to be seen, then the curette is placed in position. The mirror is extracted, then the curette is swept across the adenoids, cutting them away.

Dental curettes are used in the treatment of periodontitis.

See also

  • Dilation and curettage
    Dilation and curettage

    Dilation and curettage literally refers to the Cervical dilation of the cervix and surgical removal of the contents of the uterus. It is a therapeutic gynecological procedure as well as a rarely used method of first trimester abortion....
  • Ear pick
    Ear pick

    Ear picks, also called ear scoops, or ear spoons, are a type of curette used to clean the ear canal of ear wax . These are traditionally made from bamboo or precious metals such as silver or gold but now also from stainless steel or plastic....