Common Dental Instruments Used By Dentists

The dental industry can sound like a foreign language with its long list of names and terms of dental instruments. If interested in pursuing a career in dentistry, or if interested due to an upcoming dental procedure, there are many terms to know. Let’s find out what are the most often used instruments by a dentist:

Dental mirror:

The dental mirrors are a major part of dentistry; this gives your dentist a mirror image of the parts of the mouth that he or she finds difficult or impossible to view. And even used to reflect light to parts in the oral area that is dark, and even improve their access and vision to various parts of the oral cavity.

Retractors:

Re tractors are used to help a patient who has difficulty opening their mouth wide. Here are names of the instruments that are used as re tractors. Mouth Prop, Dental Mirror,Cheek Retractor, and the Tongue Re tractor.

Probes:

No, these probes aren't tiny electronic devices made by aliens. These probes are those steel, pointed tools that look like sickles, these probes are used to determine whether you have tooth decay. The types of probes are the Dental Explorer (or the sickle probe), the Periodontal Probe, and the Straight probe. Among these, the most commonly used is the Dental Explorer.

Elevators:

Dental elevators are used for many procedures including, separating tooth or bone from membranes, extractions, loosening teeth among many more.

Pluggers:

Generally used in root canal treatments to plug the nerve canal once the nerve is extracted.

Some dental emergencies may require a few special tools in order to complete the job successfully. These tools include a pair of stainless steel tweezers specifically designed for dental work, an adjustable dental mirror, a dental probe, syringe, a small empty plastic squeeze bottle, a good pair of hemostats, plastic gloves and a small flashlight. I usually keep all these tools together in a dental emergency pouch which is usually close to my first aid kit.

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