Mouth Mirror
F: To provide indirect vision; retract lips, cheeks, and tongue; reflect light into the mouth C: accurate, distortion-free image; used to retract tongue or cheek and view intraoral cavity simultaneously
Explorers
F: to examine teeth for decay (caries), calculus, furcations, or other abnormalities C: Pointed tips, sharp, thin, flexible; single or double ended (may have different styles of working ends)
Cotton Forceps
F: to grasp or transfer items and/or material into and out of the oral cavity C: Plain or serated; pointed or rounded tips; locking; range of sizes available
handle, shank, working end
parts of a hand instrument
enamel hatchet
F: to clean and smooth walls in cavity preparation; to remove enamel not supported by dentin C: used with push motion; cutting edge on same plane as handle; single or double ended
enamel hoe
F: to clean and smooth floor and walls in cavity preparation C: used with pulling motion; cutting edge or blade nearly perpendicular to handle
straight chisel
F: to plane and cleave enamel in cavity preparation C: used with push motion; single-bevel cutting edge; single or double ended
wedelstaedt chisel
F: to plane and cleave enamel in cavity preparation C: used with push motion; curved blade; single-bevel cutting edge; single or double ended
binangle chisel
F: to plane and cleave enamel in cavity preparation C: used with push motion; two angles in the shank; single or double ended
angle former
F: to accenturate line and point angles in internal outline and retention in cavity preparation C: cutting edge at an angle; single or double ended
gingival margin trimmer
F: to bevel cervical walls of mesial and distal retention areas C: curved blade; cutting edge at angle to blade; double ended (one end curves to the right, the other to the left); is a four-numbered instrument
spoon excavators
F: to remove carous dentin; to remove temporary crowns; to remove temporary cement in temporary restoration; to remove permanent crown during try-in C: Concave design, spoon-shaped with cutting edge; range of sizes; single or double ended
amalgam carrier
F: to carry and despense amalgam for cavity preparation C: single or double ended (one small end, one large end); plunger style; inside of the hollow tubes is coated with metal or teflon
condenser
F: to pack and condense amalgam into cavity preparation; to pack and condense other restorative materials; to pack and condense temporary filling material C: round, flat, or diamond shaped; single or double ended (one small end, one large end); range of s
interproximal condenser
F: to pack and condense amalgam into interproximal areas of cavity preparation; to pack and condense other restorative materials C: ends shaped to fit mesial or distal areas of cavity preparation; smooth or serrated ends; range of sizes available
burnishers
F: to smooth amalgam after condensing; to contour matrix band before placement; to perform burnish temporary filling material C: football; ball; acorn; single or double ended
t-ball burnisher
F: to smooth amalgam after condensing; to contour matrix band before placement; to begin carving of amalgam; to burnish other resorative materials; to burnish tempary C: single ended
beavertail burnisher
F: to smooth amalgam after condensing; to perform initial carving of amalgam; to invert dental dam; to burnish other resorative materials; to burnish temporary filling material C: single or double ended
tanner carver
F: to carve occlusal anatomy into amalgam restorations; to carve occlusal anatomy in other restorative and temporaty fillling materials C: double ended (two ends shaped differently); ends shaped defferently from those of discoid-cleoid carver
discoid-cleoid carver
F: to carve occlusal anatomy into amalgam restorations; to carve occlusal anatomy in other resorative and temporary filling materials C: double ended (one end disc shaped, one end pointed)
hollenback
F: to contour and carve occlusal and interproximal anatomy in amalgam restorations; to contour and carve occlusal and interproximal in other restorative and temporary filling materials C: double ended (working end protrude at different angles
interproximal carving knife
F: to trim interproximal amalgam restortation, recreating contour of proximal wall; to trim interproximal restorations with other restorative materials, recreating contour of proximal wall(s); to remove flash composite material from interproximal areas C:
woodson
F: to carry and place temporary restorative material for cavity preparation~paddle end; to condense restorative material end C: double ended; range of sizes; plugger end available in variety of sizes; paddle end available in different angles, sizes
amalgam well
F: to hold amalgam before it is placed in preparation; to hold amalgam while loading amalgam carrier C: metal, plastic, or glass
articulating paper holder
F: to hold articulating paper in place; to check centric and lateral occlusion C: metal or plastic
periodontal probe
F: to measure periodontal pocket depth in millimeter increments C: flat or rounded ends; millimeter-increment markings vary for each style; double-ended style available iwht probe on one end, explorer on the other; compurterized probes available
Howe Pliers
F: to place and remove wires; to check for loose bands C: all-purpose pliers for orthodontic procedures; serrated tips for better grip on wire; straight or curved beaks
High-Speed Handpiece
F: to use with bur to cut tooth with decay or other dental anomalies; to use with bur for adjusting crowns and bridges for final fit C: handpiece is run by air pressure at a maximum speed of 450,000 rotations per minute; on high-speed handpiece, bur gener
Fiberoptic High-Speed Handpiece
F: To illuminate tooth during preparation for restoration; to provide light intraorally during use of handpece; to use with bur to cut tooth with decay or other dental anomalies; to use with bur for adjusting crowns and bridges for final fit C: light(s) a
Slow-Speed Motor with Straight Handpiece Attachment
F: to use with slow-speed attachments; to use straight attachment with long-shank straight bur C: maximum speed of 30,000 rpm; used to adjunct high-speed handpiece; contra-angle or prophy angle attachments~desighed for intraoral use; straight attachment~u
Slow-Speed Motor with Contra-Angle Handpiece Attachment
F: to use with burs for intraoral and extraoral procedures; to remove decay, polish amalgam restorations, refine cavity preparation, adjust provisional and permanent crowns and bridges, adjust occlusal restorations, adjust partials and dentures C: contra-
Disposable Prophy Angle Attachment
F: to polish teeth for prophylaxis/prophy cup or brush C: attaches to straight or prophy slow-speed handpiece
Air Abrasion Unit
F: to use for class I or class VI cavity preparation; to use for preparation of occlusal surface for sealants C: handpiece attachment uses high pressure of alpha-alumina particles through small device that removes decay and/or prepares pit and fissures fo
Laser Handpiece Unit
F: to cut, vaporize, or cauterize soft tissue C: new technological device; works by means of highly concentrated light source
Bur
F: to be used in high-speed or low-speed handpiece C: head (cuts, polishes, or finishes; available in a variety of shapes and sizes), neck (tapers to connect shank to head), shank (is inserted into the handpiece)
Bur Shanks
F: to insert shank part of bur into handpiece C: fit a variety of shanks into different styles of handpiece; working or cutting end of the bur could be the same style and/or size, but the shank could be different according to handpiece used
mandrel
F: to attach discs for finishing and polishing inside or outside oral cavity C: shank types~long shank-for straight slow-speed handpiece; short latch-type shank-for conta-angle slow-speed handpiece; friction grip shank-for high-speed handpiece