Instruments Flashcards
Names of the 2 types/ends of the periosteal elevator
Woodson- thin end
#9 Molt - larger
Straight elevator number
+ action
301
Lever action
Cryer action
“wheel and axle” action
Pick elevator action (ex. root picks, crane picks)
Wedge action
Upper Uni forceps #
150
A = premolar variety
S = primary tooth variety (smaller)
Lower Uni forceps #
151
A = premolar variety
S = primary tooth variety (smaller)
Lower cowhorns #
23
Upper Cowhorns #
88R/L
ID + #
Ash forceps
(md premolar forcep)
#74
ID + #
Upper root forceps #65
15 blade
- most common for intraoral surg
11 blade
Stab incisions like draining
10 blade
large skin incisions
12 blade
mucogingival surgeries like perio
When must you use curette following extraction?
Every time. Even if simple exo.
- Better healing
- Better clot
- Better bony infiltration