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Instrument number |
Universal representation of that instrument |
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Handle |
Part you hold shank |
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Shank |
Where handle attaches to working end |
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Working end |
End of the instrument that actually works |
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Point |
Sharp and tapered |
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Blade |
Flat edge and is sharp to cut |
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Nib |
Blunt point |
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Blacks instrument formula |
1st number is width in tenths of a millimeter... 10=1mm 2nd number is length of blade in mm... 7=7mm 3rd number is angle of blade in relation to handle... 90* means working end of 90* to the handle |
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Instrument classification-exam |
allows operator to examine health of oral cavity |
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Instrument classification-hand/manual cutting |
Allows operator to remove decay manually and to smooth finish and prep for restoration |
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Instrument classification-restorative instruments |
Allow operator to restore a tooth by placing, condensing and carving materials |
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Instrument classification-accessory |
Misc. instruments and Items to complete a procedure |
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Exam instruments |
Basic setup-mirror, explorer and cotton forcepts/pliers |
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Hand mania cutting instruments |
Excavator, hoe, Chisel, hatchet, gingival margin trimmer |
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Mouth mirror |
Slight angle and has mirror to look what what can’t be seen and redirect light |
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Explorer |
Thin wire end with sharp end and used for tactical sensitivity. Sense of touch or feeling |
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Cotton forceps |
Used to place or retrieve small objects to and from mouth |
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Periodontal probe |
Measures sulcus or pocket depth |
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Excavator |
Circular working end to remove soft dentin and decay. Spoon or flat |
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Hoe |
Perpendicular to handle and prepares tooth and plane the walls |
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Chisel |
Straight or angled shank with a beveled cutting edge to break down enamel |
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Hatchet |
Parallel to long handle. Cut enamel and smooth walls of prep |
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Gingival marginal trimmer |
Chisel that is curved slightly for mesial and distal access. |
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Amalgam Carier |
Double ended and carried packed amalgam |
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Condenser |
Flat working end. Smooth or not. And packs amalgam |
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Carvers |
Sharp end to remove excess, contour, carve anatomy back into amalgam |
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Discoid cleoid carver |
Removes excess interproximally |
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Amalgam knife |
Removes excess where material and tooth meet |
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Composite placement instruments |
Plastic and will place and shape composite |
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Woodson |
Double ended with nib and paddle to prepare tooth |
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Accessory instruments |
Spatulas-mix Scissors-cut dams, retraction ford and crowns Amalgam well-what amalgam is put in Articulating paper holder-carries paper to mouth to test fillings |
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Rotary |
Part of device that rotated around an axis |
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1st dental handpiece |
Operated by long held over pullys in 1940s. |
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Dental hand piece |
Electrical instruments used to hold rotary instruments |
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Burs |
Steel of timsten carbine cutting instruments |
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Low speed motor |
10,000-40,000 rotations per min Low with straight attachment Low with contra angle attachments Prophy low with prophy attachments |
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What can a low speed with straight attachment be used for |
Contouring trays Trimming temp appliances Trimming ortho appliances Trimming renovables |
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What can a low speed with a contra angle attachment be used for |
Removal of soft decay Finishing restorations Coronel polishing and removing stains Root canals |
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Prophylaxis angle |
Used when polishing |
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High speed hand piece |
Used for Endo, protodontics, and oral surgery. No attachments Up to 450,000rpm |
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What is a high speed used for |
Removing decay Removing old restoration Reduction of crown Prep and retention groove Finishing Sectioning tooth during surgery Fiber optic light optional |
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Water coolant system |
Used to protect pulp from heat |
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Ultra sonic handpiece |
Uses water and vibrations to pulse on tooth surface |
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Laser handpiece |
Beam of laser to cauterize soft tissue |
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Laser |
Fiber optic cable that produces beam |
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Console |
Cabinant that holds controls |
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Lab handpiece |
20,000rpm Many diff burs More torque |
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Shank types |
Straight Latch Friction grip |
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Latch type grip |
Shank locks into hand piece |
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Friction grip |
The shank is short and smooth |
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Striaght shank |
Long and straight |
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Dental burs |
Sharp and cuts Preps Finishes Gets rid of tooth |
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Bur shapes |
Round Inverted cone Striaght fissure plain cut Striaght fissure cross cut Tapered fissure plain cut Tapered fissure cross cut Pear Flame |
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Diamond rotary |
Has tiny diamonds inbeaed and it cuts real good |
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Mandrel |
The part that fits into sand paper disk |