<p><b>Curettes</b> are <b>used in</b> veterinary dentistry to remove subgingival calculus, root planing and for <b>curettage</b>. They have one blade with two cutting edges.The explorer is <b>used to</b> detect calculus. Veterinary dental <b>scalers</b> are <b>used to</b> remove dental deposits from tooth surfaces above the gumline.</p>