Instrument usage

mandrel snap on

To attach on a disc

slow speed motor

Controls slow speed

Mathieu holder

To space and remove separators

endodontic spreader

Spreads gutta percha horizontally

sickle scaler

Remover supragingival calculus from anterior lingual region

mandibular forceps

To extract mandibular centrals, laterals, cuspid and root

football burnisher

Burnish/smooth amalgam

three prong pliers

Contours arch wire

rubber dam frame

Hold and secure rubber dam

surgical curette

Removes diseased tissue from the socket

mouth mirror

Provide indirect vision and retraction

pear-shaped bur (330)

To open enamel during cavity prep

amalgam well

Holds amalgam

straight elevator

Placed in abrasive area to luxate the tooth by applying straight up and down pressure

scalpel handle

To hold blade in place

dental dam forceps

To place and remove dental dam clamp

woodson

Used to carry and place material

bird beak pliers

Bends ortho wire

taper fissure plain cut bur (170)

To form angles in walls of cavity prep

articulating paper holder

Holds articulating pepper securely

dental dam punch

Punch holes in dental dam

endodontic explorer

To explore the canals of a tooth during endo procedure

suture scissors

To cut sutures

saliva ejector

To supply suction but less volume than the HVE

cleoid-discloid carver

Carve amalgam

sand paper disc

Smooth, Polish, adjust restorative material

mouth prop

Props open mouth

periosteal elevator

Elevate or lift away tough, fibrous layers of tissue that covers bone

straight fissure crosscut bur (557)

Form walls of cavity prep and place retention grooves

endodontic plugger

Condenses gutta percha into canal

bi-angle chisel

Plane and cleave enamel in cavity prep

anesthetic aspirating syringe

To administer local anesthetic, aspirate to see if in the vein

gingival margin trimmer

To bevel cervical walls of mesial retention area

black plastic instrument

To place composite material

band pusher

Tool to push ortho bands into molars

explorer

Examine teeth of decay, calculus and furcations

amalgam condenser

Pack/condense amalgam into prep

Crown and bridge scissors

Cut temporary aluminum and permanent stainless steel crowns

Round friction bur (2-8)

Removes carious dentin

Straight hemostat

To grasp tissue and bone fragments

Band contouring pliers

Contours ortho bandS, SS crowns and temp crowns

Maxillary forcepts

Extract maxillary centrals, laterals, cuspids, premolars and roots

Molar clamp

Fits molar and used in conjunction with rubber dam to secure it

High-speed handpiece

Used to cut through enamel

Ortho band bite stick

Patient bites on stick to push band onto tooth

Tofflemire

Hold matrix band

Cement mixing spatula

Mix all types of cement

Wedelstead chisel

Plane and cleave enamel during cavity prep

Inverted cone bur (35)

Cut slits and undercuts to establish retention in cavity prep

Blades 15 and 12

To cut tissue

Amalgam carrier

To carry or hold amalgam

Needle holder

To grasps suture needles

Arch wire bending pliers

Bends and shapes archwire to guide movement of teeth

Mandrel screw on

Used to attach and secure disc

Matrix bands

To place proximal walls and in conjunction with the Tofflemire

Weingart pliers

Places archwire into brackets and tubes

Ball burnisher

Burnish/smooth walls and edges of amalgam restoration's

Straight fissure plain cut bur (557)

Form inner walls of cavity prone

Dycal applicator instrument

Place dycal on floor of prep

Periodontal probes

Measures depth of Perio pockets and recession

Slow speed attachment

Holds Contra angle

Suture needle snd sutures

To close an incision

HVE

Provides section

Hollenback carver

Used to carve amalgam

Acorn burnisher

Smooth amalgam, shaped like an acorn

3/4th Gracey scaler

Used on anterior teeth subgingival scaling

Distal-end cutting pliers

Magnetic end wirecutters

Spoon excavators

Remove decay and temporary crowns

13/14 Gracey scaler

Used on posterior teeth for subgingival scaling

Locking cotton players

Lock on items being transferred

Tanner carver

Carve amalgam

Hatchet

Refines cavity prep

Straight chisel

Smooth or plane enamel after a high-speed bur

Wire cutters

Cuts ortho wires

Anterior clamp

Anchor insecure dental dam onto anterior teeth

Acrylic burs

Used for cutting acrylic and provisional pieces

Taper fissure crosscut bur (700)

Forms angles in walls of cavity prep

Contra angle

Holds slow-speed burs