One study found that the average time to treat each pocket with full - mouth ultrasonic debridement was 3.3 minutes , .
It took 8.8 minutes per pocket for quadrant scaling and root planing .
One study found that the average time to treat each pocket with full - mouth ultrasonic debridement was 3.3 minutes , whereas it took 8.8 minutes per pocket for quadrant scaling and root planing .