Oral Surgeyr

Question 1

What is a periosteal elevator used for?

Answer 1

They are used to separate and retract the periosteum from the surface of the down. Before the surgical forceps are placed around the tooth, the dentist uses a periosteal elevator to detach the gingival tissues from around the carving of the tooth

Question 2

What are straight elevators used for?

Answer 2

They are used to apply leverage against the other to loosen it from the periodontal ligament and ease the extraction. They are also used for removing residual root fragments and removal of the teeth that have been sectioned with a surgical handpiece and bur

Question 3

What are root tip picks used for?

Answer 3

They are used for the removal of root tips or fragments that may break away fro the tooth during the extraction

Question 4

What are cryer elevators used for?

Answer 4

They are used to rotate teeth and roots

Question 5

What are forceps used for?

Answer 5

They are used for to remove the teeth

Question 6

What is a surgical curette used for?

Answer 6

They are used following the extraction to scrape the interior of the socket to remove diseased tissue or abscesses

Question 7

What is a rongeur used for?

Answer 7

They are used to trim alveolar bone and are widely used to eliminate sharp projections and to shape the edentulous ridge

Question 8

What is a bone file used for?

Answer 8

It is used to smooth the surface of the bone after the rongeur has removed most of the undesirable bone

Question 9

What is a scalpel used for?

Answer 9

It is used to make precise incision into soft tissue with the least amount of trauma to the tissue

Question 10

What are the parts of the scalpel and what is it pronounced?

Answer 10

They blade used are the 12 and the 15. There are two types of handles, the plastic which are disposable and the stainless steel which can be sterilized. An example of a scalpel would the, 15 blade stainless steel bard Parker scalpel

Question 11

What is a hemostat ?

Answer 11

They are used to grasp and hold things

Question 12

What is the use of a needle holder?

Answer 12

They are used to grasp the suture needle

Question 13

What are surgical scissors used for?

Answer 13

They are used to trim soft tissue

Question 14

What are tissue retractors used for?

Answer 14

They are used to handle soft tissue as carefully as possible to prevent trauma that may delay healing, it helps hold back tissue during a procedure

Question 15

What are cheek and tongue retractors used for?

Answer 15

They are used to hold and retract the cheeks and tongue during a procedure

Question 16

What is another name for the cheek and tongue retractors?

Answer 16

The Minnesota

Question 17

What is a mouth prop used for?

Answer 17

They are used to help patient rest and relax the jaw muscles

Question 18

Where is the mouth prop placed?

Answer 18

On the opposite side of the mouth being treated

Question 19

What is the surgical chisel and surgical mallet used for?

Answer 19

They are used to remove or reshape bone