Instruments and Equipment Flashcards
____ are used for removal and shaping of tooth structure; Essential aspects of restorative dentistry; Includes: Hand instruments◦Rotary instruments(handpieces)
Tools
Excavators and chisels are examples of ____ instruments
Cutting instruments
Amalgam condensers, mirrors, explorers, and probes are examples of _____ instruments
Non-cutting instruments
_____ of an instrument is the outermost area of the working part of non-cutting instrument
Face
_____ of an instrument is the outermost area of the working part of cutting instrument
Cutting edge
The working part of non-working instrument is called
Nib
The working part of working instrument is called
Blade
____ is the neck of the instrument that is often curved
Shank
_____ of instrument is angled to allow the cutting edge of the blade to be within the projected axis of the handle; allows force on blade without rotation
Shank
Chisels and ordinary hatchets are ____ bevels
Bi-bevels
Gingival margin trimmers are ____ bevels
Single bevels
To place bevels on the mesial cervical margin of the preparation
Mesial marginal trimmer
To place bevels on the distal cervical margin of the preparation
Distal marginal trimmer
The ___ number on the handle of an instrument denotes Width of blade in tenths of mm
First
The ___ number on the handle of an instrument When necessary, describes angle of CUTTING EDGE to instrument shaft in clockwise centigrade
Second
The ___ number on the handle of an instrument denotes Length of Blade in millimeters
Third
The ___ number on the handle of an instrument denotes Angle of blade relative to the long axis of the handle in clockwise centigrade
Fourth