Specialized Instruments And Accessories

Front 1

Bone Files

Back 1

double ended instrument wiht a rounded working end with serrations. used in a back and forth motion to trim and smooth the bone after a tooth has been extracted.

Front 2

Dressing Pliers

Back 2

tweezers of various sizes and designs with pointed beaks. the handle or working end has a good grip.

Front 3

Elevators

Back 3

instruments used to raise a tooth from its socket. most commonly used elevators are straight elevators.

Front 4

Forcepts

Back 4

have a handle, a neck, and a nib or beak.beak of the tooth-extracting forcepts are designed to grasp tooth with maximum contact on facial-lingual surface of the roots just below the crevix.

Front 5

Hemostats and Needle Holders

Back 5

look like scissors with locking joints and serrated beaks. hermostats have long beaks in various straight or curved lengths. needle holders have beak that is rounded and blunt with serrated criss-cross edges

Front 6

Mouth Props and Mouth Gags

Back 6

used to keep mouth open while dental procedure is being preformed. they are small, medium, and large pieces of hard rubber. mouth props are also known as bite blocks.

Front 7

Operating Lights

Back 7

several types and sizes of operating lights are available. job of dental assistant to adjust the light to keep the surgical field properly lighted.

Front 8

Retractors

Back 8

used for holding tissue away from the operating field. three types of retractors: tissue retractors, tongue retractors, and cheek retractors.

Front 9

Rongeurs

Back 9

used for nipping uneven or unwanted bone pieces by contouring and shaping the bone after extraction as an aid to proper healing of the alveolar.

Front 10

Scalpels/Surgical Blades and Blade Removal Device

Back 10

surgical knives with a disposable or reusable handle. various shapes and sizes. most commonly used blades are #15 for most surgical procedures and blades. #11 and #12 used to incise and drain lesions.

Front 11

Scissors

Back 11

tissue scissors have long handle with a serrated blade edge that is used to grasp and hold the tissue during cutting. suture scissors smaller with one curved, half moon blade that is inserted under the suture thread during cutting. bandage scissors are used to cut materials and dressing during surgery.

Front 12

Surgical Aspirators

Back 12

suction tips with long handles and narrow tip openings. used to aspirate sockets, deeper throat areas, and surgical sites.

Front 13

Surgical Burs and Handpieces

Back 13

similar to dental burs but they are larger in size and are ise to remove bone to expose root tips or to divide teethin preparation for sectioning and removal.

Front 14

Surgical Chisels and Mallet

Back 14

longer, thicker, and heavier than regular tooth chisels. they are small, medium, and large blade width-tips.

Front 15

Surgical Curettes

Back 15

hand instruments with spoon-shaped face that are inserted in socket or surgical site to remove infectious materials, lesions, and/or debris.

Front 16

Surgical Preset Trays

Back 16

hand instruments and other related accessories for a surgicalprocedure can be prepared, stored, and transported together as a preset tray also known as preset cassette.

Front 17

Suture Needles and Materials

Back 17

used to close wound or incisions. to suture a wound, suture thread, a suture needle, a needle holder, and suture scissors are required. suture thread can be made of resorbable or non-resorbable material.