| Size of Deposit | Location | Instrument |
| Abundant large sized | Supragingival | H6/7 scaler (anterior) Barnhart 1/2 (posterior) |
| Medium sized | Contact and col area | S204S |
| Small scanty sized | supragingival | Gracey 11/12 |
| Small scanty sized | Shallow sulci | Gracey 11/12 Gracey 13/14 Gracey 5/6 |
| Medium sized | Deep periodontal pockets | |
| Abundant and tenacious large sized | Deep periodontal pockets | Barnhart 1/2 |
| Plaque | Subgingival | |
| Plaque | Supragingival | |
| Small deposits | Cervical 1/3 of root | Gracey 5/6 |
| Small deposits | Middle or apical 1/3 of root | Gracey 5/6 |
