Equipment Flashcards
What instruments are present in the examination kit?
Intra-oral mouth mirror
Straight probe
College tweezers
Basic Periodontal Examination double-ended probe
What is the function of an intra-oral mouth mirror?
Provide indirect vision
Retraction and protection of tissues
Magnification
Reflect light
What is the function of a straight probe?
Detection of caries, defective pits and fissures, deficient margins of restorations (overhangs)
What is the function of college tweezers?
Picking up and transportation of small objects into and out of the mouth
What is the function of a basic periodontal examination double-ended probe?
Measure depth of periodontal pockets
What instruments are present in the restorative kit?
Intra-oral mouth mirror
Straight probe
College tweezers
Basic Periodontal Examination double-ended probe
Double-ended (spoon) excavator
Double-ended flat plastic instrument
Double-ended half Hollenback carver
Double-ended amalgam plugger
Double-ended pear/ball-shaped burnisher
Miller forceps
What is the function of a double-ended spoon excavator?
Spooning out dental caries from cavities in preparation for restoration
What is the function of a double-ended flat plastic instrument?
Deliver materials and remove excess from cavities
What is the function of a double-ended half Hollenback carver?
Carve and shape amalgam restorations got correct anatomy ad occlusion
Remove hardened excess material
What is the function of a double-ended amalgam plugger?
Pack and condense amalgam into a cavity preparation
What is the function of a double-ended pear/ball-shaped burnisher?
Polish and smooth amalgam/composite once condensed in cavity preparation (prevent microleakage)
What is the function of Miller forceps?
Secure articulating paper in place when checking occlusion
What does a straight probe look like?
One straight angled end
What does a BPE probe look like?
Sharply angled, slim probe with markings(mm)
One ball end and one graduated end
What does a double-ended spoon excavator look like?
Probe with a spoon on both ends
What does a double-ended flat plastic instrument look like?
Probe with flattened “spatulas” on both ends
What does a double-ended half Hollenback carver look like?
Short sharp ends
What does a double-ended amalgam plugger look like?
Two different sized plug-shaped ends
What does a double-ended pear/ball-shaped burnisher look like?
Two different sized pear/ball-shaped ends
What extra instrument may also be in the examination kit?
Briault probe
What is the function of a Briault probe?
Same as straight probe
What extra instrument may be present in the restorative kit?
Ward carver
What does a ward carver look like?
One flat plastic instrument end and one half Hollenback carver end
What is the ward carver used for?
Carve restorations
What does a Briault probe look like?
Like a straight probe but with more bends/angles
