Hosa Instruments

Front 1

acrylic bur

Back 1

laboratory bur used to cut models or trim acrylic in laboratory

Front 2

amalgam carrier

Back 2

to carry and dispense amalgam for cavity preparation

Front 3

amalgam condenser

Back 3

used to pack and condense amalgam into cavity preparation; also used to condense/pack other restorative and temporary filling materials

Front 4

amalgam plugger

Back 4

used to pack and condense amalgam into cavity preparation

Front 5

articulating paper holder with paper

Back 5

used to hold articulating paper in place; to check centric and and lateral occlusion

Front 6

ball burnisher

Back 6

used to smooth amalgam; contour matrix bands; initial carving of amalgam and temporary restorations

Front 7

bone file

Back 7

to remove or smooth rought edges of alveolar bone

Front 8

composite placement instrument

Back 8

used to carry composite material to cavity prep; used to condense and carve composite material in cavity prep

Front 9

cotton pliers non-locking

Back 9

used to grasp or transfer items and/or material into and out of the oral cavity

Front 10

crown and bridge scissors

Back 10

used to trim custom/aluminum crowns

Front 11

curing light

Back 11

used to harden light-cured materials; bonding, composite, and sealants

Front 12

curved sickle scaler

Back 12

to remove large amounts of deposits from supragingival surfaces

Front 13

dental dam clamp winged

Back 13

to anchor and stabilize dental dam in the oral cavity, with wing

Front 14

dental dam clamp wingless

Back 14

to anchor and stabilize dental dam in the oral cavity, without wing

Front 15

dental dam forcep

Back 15

used to place dental dam clamp on tooth and remove clamp after procedure

Front 16

dental dam punch

Back 16

to punch holes in dental dam for each individual tooth

Front 17

discoid cleoid

Back 17

used to carve occlusal anatomy into amalgam restorations; to carve occlusal anatomy in other restorative and temporary filling materials

Front 18

explorer

Back 18

to examine teeth for decay, calculus, furcations, or other abnormalities

Front 19

football burnisher

Back 19

used to smooth amalgam, contour matrix bands, initial carving of amalgam and temporary restorations

Front 20

hemostat

Back 20

to hold and grasp material in and out of the oral cavity

Front 21

high speed handpiece

Back 21

used to cut into the enamel of a tooth with decay, crown preparation and other dental anomalies

Front 22

high velocity evacuation tip

Back 22

to evacuate large volumes of fluid and debris from the oral cavity

Front 23

hollenback carver

Back 23

used to carve occlusal and interproximal anatomy in amalgam, restorative and temporary restorations

Front 24

howe pliers

Back 24

all purpose utility plier; used in orthodontic procedures archwire placement and removal

Front 25

liner applicator

Back 25

to place calcium hydroxide or glass ionomer in cavity preparations

Front 26

mandibular universal forcep 151

Back 26

used to extract mandibular centrals, laterals, cuspids, mainly premolars and molars

Front 27

maxillary universal forcep 150

Back 27

used to extract maxillary centrals, laterals, cuspids, mainly premolars and molars

Front 28

mouth mirror

Back 28

to provide indirect vision, retract lips, cheeks and tongue, reflection of light into the oral cavity

Front 29

periodontal probe

Back 29

instrument used to measure periodontal pocket depth in millimeter increments

Front 30

periosteal elevator

Back 30

to seperate tissue from tooth or bone, used for retraction away from surgical site

Front 31

root tip elevator

Back 31

used to lift and remove fragments of root

Front 32

round bur slow speed

Back 32

caries removal, open tooth for endodontic tx, retention in cavity preps

Front 33

slow speed with contra angle

Back 33

used to remove decay, polish amalgams, refine cavity preparations, adjust occlusion and appliances

Front 34

slow speed with prophy angle

Back 34

to polish teeth during prophylaxis, or before a procedure