Universal Dental Curettes
BusinessMed® Universal Dental Curettes have two parallel cutting edges that meet at a rounded toe, a rounded back, and a face at 90° to the lower shank, so one blade works on every tooth surface, above and below the gum line. The range covers the Columbia series for anterior, posterior and full-mouth scaling and the long-shank Barnhart for deep pockets and furcations.
Barnhart Universal Curettes
$14.99
Columbia Universal Curettes
$14.99Types of dental curettes
Columbia curettes
Numbered by area: 2R/2L for anterior teeth and premolars (long shank, short blade), 4R/4L for posterior teeth, and 13/14C and 13/14 for the full mouth. See also the Columbia universal curettes.
Barnhart curettes
The Barnhart universal curettes have long, slender terminal shanks for scaling and root planing at the base of deeper pockets and into furcations and narrow sites on molars and premolars.
How to choose a universal curette
- Area. Anterior → Columbia 2R/2L; posterior → 4R/4L; full mouth with one instrument → 13/14.
- Pocket depth. Deep pockets and furcations → Barnhart's long terminal shank.
- Universal or area-specific. A universal curette cuts with both edges on any surface; an area-specific Gracey cuts with one edge on the surfaces its number is made for — see Gracey Curettes.
What is a curette in dentistry used for?
Scaling supra- and subgingival calculus and planing root surfaces in periodontal therapy and maintenance; each dental curette here works on anterior and posterior teeth according to its number.
How BusinessMed dental curettes are made
Each curette dental teams order here is German stainless steel with a satin, non-reflective finish; reusable, autoclavable and covered by a 5-year warranty. Titanium-coated curettes are in Titanium-Coated Scalers and Curettes.