LESSON 2 PRINCIPLES OF INTRUMENTS Flashcards
A tool, a device, a means by which is task or operation is accomplished or performed
Intrument
What are the non-cutting instruments
Diagnostic instruments
Plastic instruments
Amalgam instruments
What are the diagnostic instruments
Mouth mirror
Explorer
Proble
Cotton pliers
Spoon excavators
What are the plastic instruments
Dycal applicator
Cement spatula
What are the amalgam instruments
Amalgam carrier
Condenser
Burnisher
Carver
What are the HAND cutting instruments
Excavator
Chisels
Others such as: knives, files, scalers, carvers
What are the ROTARY cutting instruments
Burs
Stones
Others such as: discs, rubber points, brushes
Types of excavator for hand cutting instrument
Ordinary hatchet
Hoe
Angle former
Spoo excavator
Types of chisels in hand cutting instrument
Chisel
Enamel hatchet
Gingival margin
Trimmer
Types of burs and stones that is used in rotary cutting instrument
Cutting and finishing
How do you diagnose
- Dry the area of the tooth
- Iluminate the area to be examined
- Retract soft tissues
- Explorer potential lesions
An indirect visualization
Help maintain body posture
Lght reflectorsoft tissue refractor
Mouth mirror
Measure the depth of the gingival sulcus
Probe
Detects carious and calculus lesions
Examine contours of restorations
Determines abnormalities in tooth morphology
Explorer
Locking and nonlocking instrument which hods the cotton to dry the tooth
Cotton pliers