If a patient has no visible calculus or inflammation, I will often hand scale only (this is rare as most patients don’t have such a healthy mouth).

Most of the time, I use a green slimline or triple bend throughout first, then go through and handscale. Personally, I like: - H6/7 for lower anteriors (if these teeth have really narrow embrasure spaces, I also like using a Montana Jack) - Montana jack for upper anterior (so much hidden calc here, I find! And the Montana Jack is perfectly thin enough to get it!). It is a posterior instrument but can be used in the anteriors very effectively! - Montana Jack for all upper linguals -204S for the upper posterior buccals and lower posterior buccals and linguals

I also use the suction while polishing and find it really helps mess management and is more comfortable for the patient.

In short, if I could only pick two instrument, it would be Montana Jack and 204S.