Gracey 7/8 Instrumentation

What direction should the overhead light be direction while working in the maxillary quadrants?

45 degree angle

Where would a right handed clinician sit to use the Gracey 7/8 on the lower right posterior buccal tooth surface?

9 O clock

What direction should the patient's head be turned when working on the maxillary left lingual posterior tooth surfaces? (Right handed)

Chin up

The toe of the Gracey 7/8 should start at which line angle and move towards which line angle?

Distolingual Mesiolingual

True or False? While using the Gracey 7/8, we're always moving in a posterior direction

False. Anterior.

What kind of strokes do we use with the Gracey 7/8?

Oblique

If the Gracey 7/8 is an offset blade, how many cutting edges does it have?

One

We use the Gracey 7/8 to scale which areas?

Posterior teeth Distal line angle to mesial line angle Buccal Lingual/Palatal

What is the shape of the Gracey 7/8 curette TOE?

Rounded

True or False? The Gracey 7/8 shank is parallel to the handle

True