Common Dental Instruments

Front 1

Back 1

Mouth Mirror

provides indirect vision, retracts lips, cheeks, & tongue, and reflects light in

Front 2

Back 2

Explorer

To examine teeth for decay, calculus, furcations (bone loss), and other abnormalities

Front 3

Back 3

Cotton Pliers

To grasp and transfer items into and out of the mouth

Front 4

Back 4

Amalgam Carrier

to carry and dispense amalgam

Front 5

Back 5

Spoon Excavator

To remove carious dentin, to remove temporary crowns

Front 6

Back 6

Condenser

To pack and condense amalgam

Front 7

Back 7

Ball Burnisher

to smooth the amalgam after condensing

Front 8

Back 8

Acorn Burnisher

to smooth the amalgam after condensing

Front 9

Back 9

Cleoid (tear) /Discoid (disc) Carver

to carve occlusal anatomy into the amalgam restoration

Front 10

Back 10

Hollenback Carver

to carve interproximal in amalgam

Front 11

Back 11

Mouth Prop

to hold mouth open

Front 12

Back 12

Cement Spatula

to mix cement for dental procedure

Front 13

Back 13

Lab Spatula

to mix powder and liquid in flexable bowl

Front 14

Back 14

Syringe

to administer local anesthetic

Front 15

Back 15

High Speed handpiece

to use with bur to cut tooth structure

Front 16

Back 16

Low Speed Handpiece

to use with several attachments

Front 17

Back 17

Troffelmire Retainer and Matrix Band

to maintain stability to matrix band during restoration

Front 18

Back 18

Saliva Ejector

to remove excess saliva, small amounts of water

Front 19

Back 19

Perio Probe

to measure periodontal pockets.

Front 20

Back 20

Prophy Angle

to polish teeth

Front 21

Back 21

HVE

to evacuate large amounts of fluid or debris from the oral cavity

Front 22

Back 22

Hemostat

to grasp tissue or bone fragments

Front 23

Back 23

Tissue Scissors

to cut tissue

Front 24

Back 24

Utility Scissors

to use in lab to grasp lab instruments.

Front 25

Back 25

Irrigating Syringe

to rinse tissue and teeth

Front 26

Back 26

Gutta Percha

to fill pulp chamber.

Front 27

Back 27

Paper Points

to dry the pulp chamber

Front 28

Back 28

Surgical Suction

to evacuate fluid from surgical site

Front 29

Back 29

150 forceps

Maxillary extraction forceps

Front 30

Back 30

151 forceps

Mandibular extraction forceps.

Front 31

Back 31

Shade Guide

to select a shade for a permanent restoration

Front 32

Back 32

Straight Elevator

to loosen teeth for extraction

Front 33

Back 33

Dappen Dish

glass dish used to hold dental material

Front 34

Back 34

Scalpel

to cut into tissue

Front 35

Back 35

Barbed Broach

to remove pulp tissue from canal

Front 36

Back 36

Sutures

to suture

Front 37

Back 37

Dental Dam

to isolate teeth for a procedure

Front 38

Back 38

Dental Dam Forceps

to place dental dam clamp on tooth and to remove it

Front 39

Back 39

Dental Dam Frame

to hold dental dam away from teeth

Front 40

Back 40

Dental Dam Stamp

to stamp the hole position of the teeth on dam

Front 41

Back 41

Endodontic Files

to clean and enlarge the inside of the canal walls

Front 42

Back 42

Endodontic Locking Forceps

to grasp and transfer material into and out of cavity.

Front 43

Back 43

Dental Dam Punch

to punch different size hole in dental dam

Front 44

Back 44

Dental Dam Clamp

to stabilize dam on teeth

Front 45

Back 45

Curved Sickle Scaler

to remove lots of deposits from the supragingival

Front 46

Back 46

Ultrasonic Scaler

remove subgingival calculus off teeth

Front 47

Back 47

Articulating paper/holder

to check centric and lateral occlusion

Front 48

Back 48

Glass Slab

to mix dental cement

Front 49

Back 49

Impression Tray

to take impression of the teeth

Front 50

Back 50

Bur

to be used on high and low speed handpiece