How does ultrasonic shockwave not distroy other cells?

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I understand that the ultrasonic scalers that dental hygienists now routinely use to clean teeth produce a shockwave that can distrupt bacterial cell walls. How come that same shockwave dosent hurt our other cells?
 

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