OS - instruments

Question 1

what are the 9 goals of the MOS instrument kit?

Answer 1

1. examine
2. anaesthetise
3. cut (incise)
4. raise (reflect)
5. retract
6. remove (bone)
7. remove (tooth)
8. refurbish
9. suture

Question 2

what instrument is used to hold set of drapes, commonly used in theatre for head surgery?

Answer 2

Towel clips

Question 3

what are your standard tweezers caled?

Answer 3

college tweezers

Question 4

what is the name of the rubber item that props the mouth open? and what sizes does it come in?

Answer 4

McKessons Mouth Prop
yellow - small
orange - medium
blue - big

Question 5

what instrument holds the scalpel?

Answer 5

Swan Marton scalpel blade handle

Question 6

what instrument is used to reflect/ raise the flap after having incised it? it has a concave and convex surface

Answer 6

Molt no.9 periosteal elevator

Question 7

what instrument can be used to elevate a flap which is similar to a no 9 but has smaller ends? what are each end of it used for?

Answer 7

Mitchell’s Trimmer

Concave end - elevate mucosa
Sharp angles end - stripping attachments from bone

Question 8

what instrument is used to retract and reflect the periosteal flap? it is soft in nature on one side and the other is a curved sharp end. It is commonly used by ENT surgeons

Answer 8

Howarth’s Nasal Rasp/ Periosteal Elevator

Question 9

what instrument is used to retract tissues whilst operating? it is held in the non dominant hand

Answer 9

Minnesota Retractor

Question 10

what instrument is used to retract mucosa, protecting soft tissues from bur and hanpiece?

Answer 10

Bowdler-Henry Rake Retractor

Question 11

what instruments are used to remove bone?

Answer 11

straight handpiece with long shank and round bur or fissure bur

Question 12

what is used for cooling of handpiece?

Answer 12

irrigation tubing/ sodium chloride saline

Question 13

list the types of elevators?

Answer 13

couplands 1,2,3
warwick james L+R
cryers L+R

Question 14

What forceps will you find on the MOS tray?

Answer 14

narrow
root

Question 15

what are used to either crush or grab arteries?

Answer 15

Spencer Wells

Question 16

what forceps are good for handling soft tissue and manipulating it without crushing it?

Answer 16

Ficklings Forceps

Question 17

what instrument nibbles bone?

Answer 17

Rongeurs/ Bone Nibbler

Question 18

what may you need to do to bone after the tooth is removed?

Answer 18

file it down with a bone file or handpiece

Question 19

what may you need to do to the extraction site after MOS, before restitching flaps?

Answer 19

irrigate with syringe/ needle

Question 20

what instrument can be used by nurse to retract soft tissues?

Answer 20

Lacks Retractor
Kilners Cheek Retractor