INSTRUMENT ID EVAL FUNCTIONS Flashcards
dental dam forceps
used in placement and removal of dental dam clamps
crown and bridge scissors
trims stainless steel and temporary crown margins
dental dam clamp
primary means of anchoring and stabilizing the dental dam
inter proximal carver
recreates contour of proximal box
liner applicator
places calcium hydroxide or glass ionomer into cavity prep
low speed
contra angle latch; 10,000-30,000 RPM; holds L.A rotary instruments, endodontic burs and mandrels. removes decay and refines prep
chisel
planes and cleaves enamel in cavity prep
spoon excavator
removes carious dentin
amalgam carrier
carries and dispenses amalgam for cavity prep
composite placement instrument (PFI)
carries composite material to cavity prep; can be used to place, condense and carve composite material in cavity prep
articulating paper holder
holds articulating paper in place; checks occlusion
high speed
holds friction grip rotary instruments/burs; 450,000 RPM; removes diseased tooth structure of old restorations
Howe pliers 110
used for placement of wedges; transfer of cotton products
hoe
cleans, smooth floor and walls in cavity prep
angle former
accentuates lines and point angles in internal outline and retention in cavity prep
dental dam frame
to hold, stabilize and stretch dental dam so it fits tightly around the teeth and is out of the way of the operator
cotton forceps (pliers)
grasps or transfers items and materials in and out of the oral cavity
burnisher
used to smooth amalgam after condensing
hatchet
removes unsupported enamel
tanner carver and discoid-cleoid carver
carves occlusal anatomy into amalgam restorations
condenser
packs and condenses amalgam or other restorative materials/temporary restorations
round bur
to remove carries from tooth structure
pear shaped bur
to open tooth for restoration and to remove carries
inverted cone bur
to establish retention in tooth for cavity prep
Burs; Straight-fissure plain-cut, tapered-fissure plain-cut, straight-fissure cross-cut, tapered-fissure cross-cut
to cut cavity prep; form inner walls of prep ; place retention grooves in walls of prep
finishing bur
restores anatomy in tooth
diamond burs
to reduce a tooth for crown prep
GMT
to bevel cervical walls of mesial and distal retention areas
names of different chisels
binangle, wedelstaedt, straight,
mandrel
to attach discs for finishing and polishing (inside or outside oral cavity)
sandpaper, composite disc
contour restorations
brownie
smooths amalgam
greenie
polishes amalgam
shapes of burnishers
football, ball, acorn, t-ball, beavertail,
hollenback carver
contour and carve occlusal and inter proximal anatomy in amalgam
woodson
carry and place temporary restorative material for cavity prep(paddle), to condense material (plugger end)
composite burnisher
final contouring of anatomy, pits, fissures, grooves
