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Instrument number

Universal representation of that instrument

Handle

Part you hold shank

Shank

Where handle attaches to working end

Working end

End of the instrument that actually works

Point

Sharp and tapered

Blade

Flat edge and is sharp to cut

Nib

Blunt point

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

Instrument classification-exam

allows operator to examine health of oral cavity

Instrument classification-hand/manual cutting

Allows operator to remove decay manually and to smooth finish and prep for restoration

Instrument classification-restorative instruments

Allow operator to restore a tooth by placing, condensing and carving materials

Instrument classification-accessory

Misc. instruments and Items to complete a procedure

Exam instruments

Basic setup-mirror, explorer and cotton forcepts/pliers

Hand mania cutting instruments

Excavator, hoe, Chisel, hatchet, gingival margin trimmer

Mouth mirror

Slight angle and has mirror to look what what can’t be seen and redirect light

Explorer

Thin wire end with sharp end and used for tactical sensitivity. Sense of touch or feeling

Cotton forceps

Used to place or retrieve small objects to and from mouth

Periodontal probe

Measures sulcus or pocket depth

Excavator

Circular working end to remove soft dentin and decay. Spoon or flat

Hoe

Perpendicular to handle and prepares tooth and plane the walls

Chisel

Straight or angled shank with a beveled cutting edge to break down enamel

Hatchet

Parallel to long handle. Cut enamel and smooth walls of prep

Gingival marginal trimmer

Chisel that is curved slightly for mesial and distal access.

Amalgam Carier

Double ended and carried packed amalgam

Condenser

Flat working end. Smooth or not. And packs amalgam

Carvers

Sharp end to remove excess, contour, carve anatomy back into amalgam

Discoid cleoid carver

Removes excess interproximally

Amalgam knife

Removes excess where material and tooth meet

Composite placement instruments

Plastic and will place and shape composite

Woodson

Double ended with nib and paddle to prepare tooth

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

Rotary

Part of device that rotated around an axis

1st dental handpiece

Operated by long held over pullys in 1940s.

Dental hand piece

Electrical instruments used to hold rotary instruments

Burs

Steel of timsten carbine cutting instruments

Low speed motor

10,000-40,000 rotations per min


Low with straight attachment


Low with contra angle attachments


Prophy low with prophy attachments

What can a low speed with straight attachment be used for

Contouring trays


Trimming temp appliances


Trimming ortho appliances


Trimming renovables

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

Prophylaxis angle

Used when polishing

High speed hand piece

Used for Endo, protodontics, and oral surgery.


No attachments


Up to 450,000rpm

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

Water coolant system

Used to protect pulp from heat

Ultra sonic handpiece

Uses water and vibrations to pulse on tooth surface

Laser handpiece

Beam of laser to cauterize soft tissue

Laser

Fiber optic cable that produces beam

Console

Cabinant that holds controls

Lab handpiece

20,000rpm


Many diff burs


More torque

Shank types

Straight


Latch


Friction grip

Latch type grip

Shank locks into hand piece

Friction grip

The shank is short and smooth

Striaght shank

Long and straight

Dental burs

Sharp and cuts


Preps


Finishes


Gets rid of tooth

Bur shapes

Round


Inverted cone


Striaght fissure plain cut


Striaght fissure cross cut


Tapered fissure plain cut


Tapered fissure cross cut


Pear


Flame

Diamond rotary

Has tiny diamonds inbeaed and it cuts real good

Mandrel

The part that fits into sand paper disk