planing /plan·ing/ (pla´ning) abrasion of disfigured skin to promote reepithelialization with minimal scarring; done by mechanical means (dermabrasion) or by application of a caustic (chemabrasion).
planing [pla´ning]
plan·ing (pl  n ng)n. See dermabrasion. |
planing [pla´ning]
1. abrasion of disfigured skin to promote reepithelization with minimal scarring; done by mechanical means (dermabrasion) or by application of a caustic (chemabrasion). See also plastic surgery.
2. root planing.
root planing smoothing of the root surface of a tooth after subgingival scaling or débridement.
planing
abrasion of disfigured skin to promote re-epithelization with minimal scarring; done by mechanical means (dermabrasion) or by application of a caustic (chemabrasion). See also plastic surgery.
dental planing
the scraping or abrasion of the cemental surface of a tooth after the removal of calculus in order to remove bacterial endotoxins.
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