Intro To Basic Hand Instruments

Front 1

The beavertail, egg, ball, football &tball are all what?

Back 1

Ball Burnishers

Front 2

What are rotary instruments called?

Back 2

Burs

Front 3

What are the 2 most common types of carvers?

Back 3

Hollenback & Cleoid-Discoid

Front 4

What can you hold the articulating paper in place with?

Back 4

Articulating (or Miller) forceps. If no forceps are available cotton pliers may be used.

Front 5

What is the plastic instrument used for?

Back 5

To place pliable materials & shape restoratives.

Front 6

What is used to pack the amalgam into the cavity prep?

Back 6

Amalgam plugger/condenser

Front 7

What are cotton pliers used for?

Back 7

To place & remove items, grasp & transfer cotton rolls or other items to and from the mouth & to get items from the drawers without cross contamination.

Front 8

What measures the depth of the gingival sulcus?

Back 8

A periodontal probe

Front 9

The ___ chisel is used for class III or IV cavity preps.

Back 9

Wedelstaedt

Front 10

The low-speed handpiece is often called the ___.

Back 10

Straight handpiece

Front 11

The ___ activates & controls the speed of the handpiece.

Back 11

Rheostat

Front 12

The ___ holds the shank portion of the bur in place.

Back 12

Chuck

Front 13

The ___ end of the handpiece is where burs, stones & attachments are held.

Back 13

Working

Front 14

___ discs are used for rapid cutting & have diamond patricles bonded to both sides of a steel disk.

Back 14

Diamond

Front 15

___ are nonbladed instruments used to finish & polish restorations.

Back 15

Finishing Burs

Front 16

There are ___ basic cutting bur shapes.

Back 16

9

Front 17

Cutting burs have ___ cutting blades or surfaces.

Back 17

6

Front 18

The ___ of the bur is the working end of the bur.

Back 18

Head

Front 19

The ___ of the bur is inserted into the handpiece.

Back 19

Shank

Front 20

___ spatulas are used to mix composite resin materials.

Back 20

Plastic

Front 21

___ knives are used to trim excess filling material.

Back 21

Finishing

Front 22

___ are used to remove excess restorative material & carve tooth anatomy in the restoration before the material hardens.

Back 22

Carvers

Front 23

The amalgam ___ is designed to carry & dispense amalgam into the cavity prep.

Back 23

Carrier

Front 24

The working end of the ___ consists of a rounded or blunted blade that is marked in millimeters.

Back 24

Probe

Front 25

___ are used to transport & manipulate various materials.

Back 25

Cotton Pliers

Front 26

Which instrument's working end is a thin, sharp point of flexible steel?

Back 26

Explorer

Front 27

Known as ___, the mirror is used to direct the light to reflect & detect fractures in a tooth.

Back 27

Transillumination

Front 28

The operator uses a mirror, which is called ___ to view areas of teh mouth not visible with direct vision.

Back 28

Indirect Vision

Front 29

Used to adjust acrylic materials. Sometimes referred to as lab burs or vulcanite burs.

Back 29

Acrylic Burs

Front 30

Very similar to plastic filling instruments in use & shape. Double ended. Made of high grade thermoplastic material or anadized aluminum.

Back 30

Composite Instrument

Front 31

Single ended & made of stainless steel. Used to mix cement, bases & liners.

Back 31

Cement Spatula

Front 32

Used to smooth rough margins of the restoration & to shape metal matrix bands.

Back 32

Burnisher

Front 33

2 Angles

Back 33

Bi-Angle

Front 34

Similar to the gatchet regarding the position of the blade to the handle, but there are 2 distinct differences. 1 - blade is curved, 2 - cutting edge is at an angle.

Back 34

GMT (Gingival Margin Trimmer)

Front 35

Endodontic instrument used to enlarge & smooth the canal.

Back 35

File

Front 36

Are an alternative to air-driven handpieces.

Back 36

Electric Handpiece

Front 37

The handle of an instrument.

Back 37

Shaft

Front 38

Speeds of dental handpieces.

Back 38

rpm's (revolutions per minute)

Front 39

Calibrated instrument used to measure the depths of periodontal pockets; areas of recession, bleeding or exudate; primary instruments in periodontal exams.

Back 39

Periodontal Probe

Front 40

# found on the handle of the instrument; used for ordering & identifying the instrument placement in a set.

Back 40

Manufacture's Number

Front 41

Carborundum discs or separating discs.

Back 41

Jo-dandy disc

Front 42

Part of the instrument that performs the function.

Back 42

Working End

Front 43

___ is the illumination of an area being examined.

Back 43

Reflection of light

Front 44

___ discs are used for rapid cutting.

Back 44

Diamond

Front 45

___ are used to mix impression materials.

Back 45

Laboratory Spatulas

Front 46

___ holds the shank portion of the bur in place.

Back 46

Chuck

Front 47

Materials that cut or grind a surface leaving grooves & a rough surface; in powder or paste form.

Back 47

Abrasives

Front 48

Storage containers used to store burs.

Back 48

Bur Block

Front 49

Beveled on both sides of the blade.

Back 49

Bi-Beveled

Front 50

Or pluggers, are used to pack amalgam into the cavity prep.

Back 50

Amalgam Condenser

Front 51

On a dental instrument, the sharpened edge for refining the cavity prep

Back 51

Cutting Edge

Front 52

Attachment head for the low speed handpiece; contra angles hold burs, discs, stones, rubber cups & brushes for intra-oral & extra oral procedures.

Back 52

Contra-Angle

Front 53

Used to remove excess restorative materials & carve tooth anatomy in the resortation before the material hardens.

Back 53

Carver

Front 54

An instrument used in a pulling motion to smooth & shape the floor of the cavity prep.

Back 54

Hoe

Front 55

___ discs are known as separating discs.

Back 55

Carborundum/Jo-Dandy

Front 56

___ are used on class III & IV cavity preps.

Back 56

Straight Chisels

Front 57

___ has millimeter markings.

Back 57

Periodontal Probe

Front 58

___ trims excess materials.

Back 58

Files

Front 59

___ has a reflective surface on the top.

Back 59

Front Surface

Front 60

___ is connected to the handle.

Back 60

Shank

Front 61

___ is reflected surface on the back.

Back 61

Plane Surface

Front 62

___ has a thin sharp point.

Back 62

Explorer

Front 63

A ___ is used for class II preps.

Back 63

Biangle Chisel

Front 64

___ bur is used to remove caries & make undercuts.

Back 64

Inverted cone

Front 65

Devices used to prevent patients from closing the mouth.

Back 65

Mouth Prop

Front 66

Designed to carry & dispense amalgam or composite into the cavity prep.

Back 66

Amalgam Carrier

Front 67

Slated edge or side on the working end of an instrument.

Back 67

Bevel

Front 68

Flat working end of an instrument.

Back 68

Blade

Front 69

Also known as Jo-Dandy discs & separating discs, thin brittle disks used to cut & finish gold restorations.

Back 69

Carborundum Disc

Front 70

A small metal cylinder in the head of the handpiece that holds rotary instruments.

Back 70

Chuck

Front 71

Scissors with short blades that may be straight or curved. Used to trim matrix bands, cut retraction cord & a variety of ways.

Back 71

Crown & Collar (Bridge) Scissors

Front 72

Single or double ended instruments, used by the operator to examine the surface of the teeth.

Back 72

Explorer

Front 73

Heat produced when moving surface contacts together.

Back 73

Frictional Heat

Front 74

Handpieces used to rapidly cut tooth structure & finish restorations.

Back 74

Highspeed handpieces

Front 75

A notch fits into the contra-angle/right angle handpiece & latches securely into flace.

Back 75

Latch Type Shank

Front 76

A dental instrument with a shank that has one angle.

Back 76

Monoangle

Front 77

Used to mix composite resin materials.

Back 77

Plastic Spatula

Front 78

Instrument that are mechanically driven.

Back 78

Rotary Instrument

Front 79

Or long shank, functions with the straight, low speed handpiece.

Back 79

Straight Shank

Front 80

___ surface mirrors have a reflective coating on the back of the glass.

Back 80

Plane

Front 81

___ are used to polish, smooth, & adjust restorative materials.

Back 81

Discs

Front 82

Which burs are used for the rapid reduction of tooth surfaces?

Back 82

Diamond

Front 83

___ comes in latch & friction grip.

Back 83

Contra-Angle

Front 84

What instrument is used to smooth margins on a restoration?

Back 84

Burnisher

Front 85

___ is used to measure pocket depth.

Back 85

Periodontal Probe

Front 86

___ is the handle portion of the handpiece.

Back 86

Shank

Front 87

___ assist in the design of the cavity preparation.

Back 87

Hand Cutting Instruments

Front 88

___ are paired left & right.

Back 88

Hatchets

Front 89

A short, small & smooth bur used in friction grip, high speed handpieces.

Back 89

Friction-Grip Shank

Front 90

Available with high speed handpieces, they greatly improve visability.

Back 90

Fiber Optic Light Source

Front 91

Used to place & condense pliable restorative materials & to place cement bases in the cavity prep.

Back 91

Plastic Filling Instrument

Front 92

A smaller version of the air abrasion units. Used for intraoral sandblasting, dentin bonding, removal of stains, pit and fissure sealant prep.

Back 92

Microetcher

Front 93

Operates under 30,000 rpm. Used for polishing, removing soft carious materials & define cavity walls.

Back 93

Low Speed Handpieces

Front 94

The section of the instrument that connects the handle to the working end.

Back 94

Shank

Front 95

How many angles does a straight hand instrument have?

Back 95

none

Front 96

List all the parts of the dental hand instrument.

Back 96

Handle, shank & working end

Front 97

How many angles does a monoangle have?

Back 97

1

Front 98

List all of the cutting instruments.

Back 98

Angle formers, chisels, GMT's, excavators, hatchet's and hoes.

Front 99

List all the non-cutting instruments.

Back 99

Mouth mirrors, explorers, cotton pliers, burnishers, carvers, files, composite instruments, condensers, finishing knives & plastic filling instruments.

Front 100

How many angles does a Wedelstaedt chisel have?

Back 100

None

Front 101

What instrument is used to shape & plane the enamel wall & the dentin wall of the cavity prep?

Back 101

Chisel

Front 102

What instrument is used to bevel the gingival margin wall of the cavity prep.

Back 102

GMT

Front 103

What instrument is used in a pulling motion to smooth & shape the floor of the cavity prep?

Back 103

Hoe

Front 104

What mirror magnifies the image?

Back 104

Concave Surface Mirrors

Front 105

What instrument is used to remove carious material & debris from the tooth?

Back 105

Spoon Excavators

Front 106

List the different explorers?

Back 106

Pigtail, Shepherd's Hook, Right Angle #17, Perio Explorer, Endo Explorer

Front 107

List the different ways the operator can use the mirror to see inside the patient's oral cavity.

Back 107

Indirect reflection of light, retraction & transillumination.

Front 108

Used to carry & place composites, glass ionomers, & amalgam alloys.

Back 108

Amalgam Gun

Front 109

___ are used to make adjustments on acrylic materials.

Back 109

Laboratory Burs

Front 110

What double ended instrument is made of plastic?

Back 110

Composite Instrument

Front 111

___ is also referred to as a straight handpiece.

Back 111

Lowspeed Handpiece

Front 112

Which burs are used to reduce tooth structure & alveolar bone?

Back 112

Surgical Burs

Front 113

___ are used to finish amalgam & composite restorative materials.

Back 113

Non-Cutting Instruments

Front 114

Known as ___, the mirror is used to direct the light to reflect & detect fractures in a tooth.

Back 114

Transillumination

Front 115

The operator uses a mirror which is called ___ to view areas of the mouth not visible with direct vision.

Back 115

Indirect Vision

Front 116

___ are used to transport & manipulate various materials.

Back 116

Cotton Pliers

Front 117

Which instrument's working end is a thin, sharp pint of flexible steel?

Back 117

Explorer

Front 118

The amalgam ___ is designed to carry & dispense amalgam into the cavity prep.

Back 118

Carrier

Front 119

The working end of the ___ consists of a rounded or blunted blade that is marked in millimeters.

Back 119

Probe

Front 120

___ knives are used to trim excess filling material.

Back 120

Finishing

Front 121

___ are used to remove excess restorative material & to carve tooth anatomy in the restoration before the material hardens.

Back 121

Carvers

Front 122

The ___ of the bur is inserted into the handpiece.

Back 122

Shank

Front 123

___ spatulas are used to mix composite resin materials.

Back 123

Plastic

Front 124

Cutting burs have ___ cutting blades or surfaces.

Back 124

6

Front 125

The ___ of the bur is the working end of the bur.

Back 125

Head

Front 126

___ are nonbladed instruments used to finish & polish restorations.

Back 126

Finishing Burs

Front 127

There are ___ basic cutting bur shapes.

Back 127

9

Front 128

The ___ end of the handpiece is where burs, stones & attachments are held.

Back 128

Working

Front 129

___ discs are used for rapid cutting & have diamond particles bonded to both sides of a steel disk.

Back 129

Diamond

Front 130

The ___ activates & controls the speed of the handpiece.

Back 130

Rheostat

Front 131

The ___ holds the shank portion of the bur in place.

Back 131

Chuck

Front 132

The ___ chisel is used for class III or IV cavity preps.

Back 132

Wedelstaedt

Front 133

The low speed handpiece is often called the ___.

Back 133

Straight handpiece