Mouth Mirror
Provide indirect vision, retract lips cheeks and tongue, reflect light into mouth
Explorer
Examine for teeth decay, calculus, furcations, or other abnomalities
Cotton Pliers
To grasp or transfer items/ materials into or out of the mouth
Periodontal Probes
To measure periodontal pocket depth in mm
Air Water Syringe
To rise and dry specific teeth of entire oral cavity
Anesthetic Syringe
To administer a local anesthetic
HVE
To evacuate large volumes of fluid and debris
Saliva Ejector
To evacuate smaller volumes of fluid
Slow Speed/ Contra-Angle
Use with bur for intraoral and extraoral procedures
High Speed Handpieces
Use with bur to cut tooth with decay or other dental anomalies
Slow Speed Motor
To use with slow speed attachments
Bur Shanks
To insert shank part of bur into handpiece
Round Bur
To remove caries from tooth structure, open tooth for endodontic treatment, and place retention in cavity preparation
Excavators (Spoons)
To remove carious dentin, temporary crowns, temporary cement, and permanent crown during try-in
Finishing Bur
To finish composite restoration or equilibrate or adjust occlusion
Diamond Bur
Reduce a tooth for crown preparation when a square shoulder is needed
Mandrel- Snap On
To attach discs to Mandrel for finishing and polishing
Mandrel- Screw On
To attach discs to Mandrel for finishing and polishing
Lab Bur
To cut models or trim acrylic in laboratory
Amalgam Carrier
To carry and dispense amalgam for cavity preparation
Amalgam Condenser
To pack and condense amalgam, temporary filling, or other restorative matierial
Burnishers
Football, Ball, Acorn. Smooth amalgam after condensing, contour matrix band, initial carving of amalgam, burnish other temporary or restorative matieral
Dycal
To place calcium hydroxide or glass ionomer
Cleoid/ Discoid
To carve occlusal anatomy into amalgam or any other restorative and temporary filling
Hollenback Carver
To carve occlusal and interproximal anatomy into amalgam or other restorative and temporary fillings
Woodson Carver
To carry and place material. To condense restorative material
Toffelmire
To maitain stability of matrix band
Amalgamator
To mix alloy and mercury in amalgam capsule
Amalgam Well
To hold amalgam before its placed and when loaded in amalgam carrier
Articulating Paper Holder
Holds articulating paper in place
Curing Light
To harden light cured materials
Shade Guides
To select a shade for permanent and temporary restorations and appliances
Plastic Filling Instrument
To carry, place and condense, and carve composite material for cavity preparation
Dri-Angles
Used when an area in the mouth needs to stay dry
Mouth Prop
Holds patient's mouth open during procedure
Broach
To remove pulp tissue from canals
K-Files
To clean and contour inner walls of canal
Paper Points
To dry pulp chambers of canal
Gutta-Percha
To fill pulp chamber after completion of canal preparation
Endo Explorer
To locate opening of small canal orifices for endodontic procedure
Endo Locking Forceps
Pliers that grasp and lock material for transfer
Scalpel Handle/ Blades
Holds blade that's used to cut tissue or trim interproximal restorations
Sissors
To cut tissue
Hemostats
To grasp tissue or bone fragments
Periosteal Elevators
To separate tissue from tooth or bone
Surgical Currette
To remove debris, granulation tissue, or cysts from surgical site.
Sutures
To suture surgical site
Straight Elevators
Loosens tooth from periodontal ligaments and separate and lift tooth
Cryer Elevators
To loosen, separate, and lift tooth. Used on posterior teeth
Root Tip Picks
To lift and remove small root tips
Rongeurs
To trim and remove excess alveolar bone after extraction
Bone File
To remove or smooth rough edges of alveolar bone
Cowhorn Forceps
To extract mandibular first and second molars
Surgical Suction
To evacuate fluid from oral cavity and surgical site
Maxillary Universal Forceps #150
To extract maxillary centrals, laterals, cuspids, premolars, and roots
Mandibular Universal Forceps #151
To extract mandibular centrals, laterals, cuspids, premolars, and roots
Sharps Containers
Storage for sharps
Flexible Rubber Bowl
To mix material, usually a powder or liquid
Alginate Spatula
Used to mix powder and liquid in a flexible bowl
Impression Trays
Used for taking impressions
Mixing Gun
To mix material for impression trays, syringes, and bite registration
Laboratory Vibrator
To vibrate material in mixing bowl to remove air bubbles
Lab Knife
To separate impressions from models and for hand-trimming
Model Trimmer
To trim plaster, stone, or die stone models
Cement Spatula
To mix dental materials
Paper Mixing Pads
To mix dental materials