So you are doing your own scaling? Really? Tell me quick where I can get one of those babies. I'm not squeamish and my teeth need cleaned badly.My new dental tool came in. It's a scaler. I knew my old one was not as sharp, so it wasn't doing as well as it should, but until I got the new one, I didn't realize how pathetic the old one was. My teeth felt clean after using the old one, but they only felt that way. This one is a much better, professional quality one, and boy howdy, it sure makes a difference. It's going to take me a couple nights to get them completely done, and done right.