Surgical hand tool for scraping or debriding tissue
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A curette is a surgical instrument designed for scraping or debriding biological tissue or debris in a biopsy, excision, or cleaning procedure. In form, the curette is a small hand tool, often similar in shape to a stylus; at the tip of the curette is a small scoop, hook, or gouge. The verb to curette means "to scrape with a curette", and curettage (/ˌkʊərɪˈtɑːʒ/ or /ˌkjʊərɪˈtɑːʒ/) is treatment that involves such scraping.
the curette is a small hand tool, often similar in shape to a stylus; at the tip of the curette is a small scoop, hook, or gouge. The verb to curette means...
curette is considered a treatment instrument and is classified into two main categories: universal curettes and Gracey curettes. Periodontal curettes...
picks, also called ear scoops, or ear spoons, or earpicks, are a type of curette used to clean the ear canal of earwax (cerumen). They are preferred and...
(/ˌkjʊərɪˈtɑːʒ/ or /kjʊəˈrɛtɪdʒ/), in medical procedures, is the use of a curette (French, meaning "scoop") to remove tissue by scraping or scooping. Curettages...
Abortion or miscarriage. D&C normally refers to a procedure involving a curette, also called sharp curettage. However, some sources use the term D&C to...
type of forceps, will hold the cervix steady for the biopsy. The biopsy curette will be inserted into the uterine fundus and with a scraping and rotating...
the cervical canal is scraped using a spoon-shaped instrument called a curette. The procedure is used to test for abnormal, precancerous conditions, or...
used to freeze and destroy lesions, as well as scraping them off with a curette. Application of liquid nitrogen may cause burning or stinging at the treated...
most common method of cerumen removal is syringing with warm water. A curette method is more likely to be used by audiologists and otolaryngologists...
open (dilate) the cervix to collect samples of endometrial tissue with a curette. A D&C can also be done to remove a fetus that was not passed naturally...
curettage (ECC) is often done. The ECC utilizes a long straight curette, a Soft-ECC curette employing fabric to simultaneously collect tissue, or a cytobrush...
removing the uterine contents, rather than the previous use of a hard metal curette, was pioneered in 1958 by Drs Wu Yuantai and Wu Xianzhen in China, but...
and curettage to remove lesions from the skin. A round dull instrument (curette) of varying sizes (1 mm to 6 mm) is used to scrape off the cancer down...
curettes, which possess a blunt tip. Together with periodontal curettes, periodontal scalers are used to remove calculus from teeth. While curettes are...
lesion, which includes scraping away scales and crusts using a dermal curette. A thick layer of topical MAL or 5-ALA cream is applied to the lesion and...
include: Gracey curettes - semicircle tipped, but one edge lower than the other. It is used at 70° to the tooth root surface. Universal curettes - these have...
biofilm below the gumline. This procedure involves the use of specialized curettes to mechanically remove plaque and calculus from below the gumline, and...
epidermal lesions with minimal to no topical anesthetic using a round curette blade. Diagnosis of basal cell cancer can be made with some limitation...
remission of periodontal disease. Periodontal scalers and periodontal curettes are some of the tools involved. A regular, non-deep teeth cleaning includes...