Operating instructions UltraLED Scaler
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5.4. How to operate with the UltraLED Scaler
CAUTION
PERSONAL INJURY HAZARD! Keep patients lips, cheeks and tongue out of the
way of the activated tip. Tip contact could cause burns because of the friction
heat.
NOTICE!
Do not use too much power when operating with ultrasonic instruments. If not
used correctly or with too much force, instruments will break.
NOTICE!
Without cooling fluid the maximum operating time for the scaler handpiece is
2 minutes followed by a cooling-down period of a 8 minutes. Operating without
cooling fluid for more than 2 minutes could cause overheating of the scaler
handpiece. After above cycle has been repeated 2 times, the scaler handpiece
has to cool down for minimum 60 minutes.
NOTICE!
Increase the water flow if the handpiece feels too warm.
NOTICE!
Examine correct working mode from the tip.
The first 2 mm of the tip are the most efficient!
Scaling rarely requires more than 50% power level
of each working mode. Hard to remove calculus
might require a higher power setting.
The side of the tip-end will be applied to the tooth so that the
movement of the tip is parallel to the tooth surface.
• Make sure that contact between the tip and the
tooth surface is kept during scaling.
• Keep moving the tip slowly back and forth and let
the instrument do the work. Use short and long
strokes so that the whole surface of each tooth is
scaled.
• The tip is usually pointed to the toothpocket. To
keep the tip working parallel to the surface of each
tooth, it is important to follow the anatomy of the
tooth.
• With the correct power setting, applicable pressure
against the tooth (approximately 20 grams but not
exceeding 50) and the tip operating parallel to the
surface, treatment will be gentle, quiet and efficient.
• If you hear a squeaking sound (loud and
dominating) during the treatment, the pressure
against the tooth might be too low or the tip is not
parallel to the tooth surface.
