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Dental instrumentsDental instruments refer to the tools which dental professionals use to provide dental treatment. They include tools to examine, manipulate, restore and remove teeth and surrounding oral structures. Additional recommended knowledge
Standard instrumentsStandard instruments are the instruments used to examine restore and extract teeth and manipulate tissues Examination instrumentsThese tools allow the dental professional to manipulate tissues, to allow better visual access during treatment or during dental examination. MirrorDental mirrors are used by the dentist or dental auxiliary to view a mirror image of the teeth in locations of the mouth where visibility is difficult or impossible. They also are useful for reflecting light onto desired surfaces, and with retraction of soft tissues to improve access or vision. TweezersProbes
Retractors
Local anesthesiaDental anesthesia and Dental syringe. Dental drillsHigh speed air driven, slow speed, friction grip, surgical hand piece. Straight handpiece with Christmas tree bur BursDental Burs cutting surface are either made of a multifluted tungsten carbide, a diamond coated tip or a stainless steel multi fluted rosehead. There are many different types and classifications of burs some of the most common are: the round bur (sizes ¼ to 10) or inverted cone (sizes 33½ to 37L) Burs are also classified by the type of shank. For instance a latch type, or right angle bur is only used in the slow speed handpiece with contra-angle attachment. Long shank or shaft is only used in the slow speed when the contra-angle is not in use, and finally a friction grip bur which is a small bur used only in the high speed handpiece. There are many bur shapes Operative bursFlat fissure, pear-shaped, football, round, tapered, flame, chamfer, bevel. bud bur, steel ,inverted cone ,diamond,brown stone, greenstone Restorative instrumentsExcavators
Straight - bevels the cavosurface margin and used in 3, 4 and 5 classifications of cavities on the maxillary. Wedelstaedt - only used in the anterior for classes 3, 4 and 5 as well. Bin Angle - this is held in a pen grasp and used for class 2 maxillary only. Burnishers
Pluggers
Periodontal scalersCurrettesUniversal currettes, Gracey currettes Ultrasonic scalersProsthodontic instrumentsRemovable prosthodonticsSpatula, Fox plane, Willis Gauge, Bunsen burner, wax knife, Le cron, calipers Extraction/surgical instrumentsDental forcepsUpper Universals, Upper Universal Fine, Lower universals, Upper Canine, Upper straight long, Upper straight short, Upper right molar, Upper left molar, Upper wisdom tooth, Greyhound, Root, Bayonet ElevatorsNarrow and wide straight and curved luxators, Couplands, Warrick James, Cryer, periosteal elevator, root-tip pick, potts, Cogswell-A. ChiselsOsteotome Orthodontic instrumentsdistal end cutters,weigharts Endodontic instrumentsK-file, hedstrom file, gates glidden, finger spreader, Lentulo spiral, straight probe, apex locator, microscope, plugger. TechnologyLasersComputer assisted modellingSee also
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