Dental Instruments

• What is present in a moisture kit?

  scissors, rubber dam frame, rubber dam forceps, rubber dam sheet, rubber dam punch, and rubber dam clamp

  
• What is present in a prosthodontics kit?

  Spatula, ash 5 carver, le cron carver, Willis bite gauge, wax knife

  
• What is the AE explorer 11-12 used for?

  Locating calculus deposits, detecting tooth surface irregularities, and defective margins on restorations

  (hence the fine wire-like working ends)

  
• gracey site-specific curettes

  
  

  What is an AE Gracey Standard 13-14 used for?


  Debride the distal surfaces of premolars & molars

  
• gracey site-specific curettes

  
  

  What is an AE Gracey Standard 11-12 used for?


  Debride the mesial surfaces of premolars & molars

  
  

  -> note that it has a shorter shank than the Deep Pocket 7-8

  
• gracey site-specific curettes

  
  

  What is an AE Gracey Deep Pocket 7-8 used for?

  Debride the root surfaces of anterior teeth as well as the buccal and naval surfaces of molars

  
• What are gracey site-specific curettes used for?


  they can be used supragingivally & subgingivally to remove calculus and plaque
• How can you identify gracey site specific curettes?

  they have a rounded cross section with only 1 cutting edge

  
• What is an AE scandette used for?

  It can be used supragingivally & subgingivally (on crown and root surfaces) to remove calculus and plaque
• How can you identify an AE scandette (universal curette)?

  It has a semi-circular cross section and 2 cutting edges per working length

  
• What is an AE sickle scaler 311-312 used for?

  It should only be used supragingivally and can be used to remove calculus and plaque
• How can you identify an AE sickle scaler 311-312?

  It has a triangular cross with 2 cutting edges per working length

  
• What is present in a periodontal kit? (6 instruments)

  AE sickle scaler 311-312, AE scandette (universal curette), gracey site specific curettes (AE Gracey Deep Pocket 7-8, AE Gracey Standard 11-12, AE Gracey Standard 13-14), AE explorer 11-12)

  
• What are Miller forceps used for?


  To hold articulating paper

  (helps the operator to check the occlusion)

  
• What is a double-ended pear burnisher used for?

  To shape & smooth a restoration.

  
  

  It can also emphasise grooves & excess filling materials on the surface of the tooth

  
• What is an amalgam plugger used for?

  To compress an amalgam into a prepared cavity

  
• What is a half Hollenback carver used for?

  For placing, carving and contouring amalgams

  
• What is a flat plastic used for?

  To shape & remove excess filling material from a tooth

  
• What does a flat plastic look like?

  Double-ended with flat, blunt blades

  
• What is an excavator used for?

  To manually remove caries

  
• What are the ends of an excavator shaped like?

  Spoons

  
• What is a KCL probe (WHO/UNC15 double-ended probe) used for?

  - The side that is ball-ended with 2 black bands present can be used for a basic periodontal examination as well as to detect calculus.

  
  

  - The other side with millimetre increments (up to 15mm) can be used to measure pocket depth & recession

  
• What are tweezers used for?

  To place or remove small items like cotton wool pledgets and wedges in the mouth safely

  
• What is the difference between college tweezers and locking tweezers?

  Locking tweezers lock, collage tweezers don't

  
• What is a straight probe used for?

  To check around the margins of existing fillings & crowns, and also to check cavities in the biting surfaces of teeth

  
  

  it detects: caries, calculus, defective pits and fissures, and deficient margins of restorations

  
• What is a dental mouth mirror used for?

  magnification, Indirect vision, illumination (reflects light), retraction of patient's tongue and cheeks to give dentists a clearer view as well as protecting soft tissue from drills & sharp instruments

  
• What is present in a restorative dentistry kit?

  Miller forceps, double-ended pear burnisher, amalgam plugger, half Hollenback carver, flat plastic, excavator, KCL probe, tweezers, straight probe, dental mouth mirror
• What should you also retain when opening any kit?

  The sticker with the lot number as it will be inputted into the clinical notes
• What is important when opening any kit?

  Don't throw the packaging away

  -> because the kit is put back into packaging at the end of the appointment before being brought back to the decontamination area