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6 Cards in this Set
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Mouth mirror
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used for reflection, retraction, and visual observation
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Explorer
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A sharp, flexible, pointed instrument used to detect cavity's and calculus, to explore restorations surfaces & furcations to make location marks, & to pick up cotton points or materials.
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cotton forceps
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tweezers like pinchers used to transport materials to & from the mouth.
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periodontal probe
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a longer instrument with measured marks on the tip.
*used to assess depth of tissue pockets * available with round or flat blade * may be color coded to help determine measurement |
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Expro
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double ended instrument with a diagnosing probe tip at one end and an explorer tip on the other end.
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Pen Probe
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a double ended instrument with a probe marking tip on the end & a pen on the opposite end.
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