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Dental Instruments
Dental Instruments
Materials are used to apply fluoride to the teeth, whether they are disposable
trays (apply fluoride gel) or swabs (in the form of varnish) or also with a syringe.
Disposable brushes that adapt to the contra angle are needed to clean the teeth
before using sealants. These sealants are applied using disposable brushes.
Instrumental in periodontics.
Morse Tips
They are used to remove supragingival tartar when ultrasound is not used.
Osteotrimer
When it is necessary to isolate a tooth from the rest, the following are used:
o Rotary instruments :
Dental spoons.
Excavators.
Instruments in Endodontics
* Rating:
-Instrumental and auxiliary material.
-Endodontic Instruments themselves.
-Instrumental and complementary material for Endodontic Treatment.
a) Clinical Instrumentation:
-Explorers or Curved or straight probes (No. 6) large instrument to be able
to enter the canal.
-Flat mirrors (N°5) large to see the entrance to the duct.
-Healing tongs with wide bites.
-Cavities spoon.
b) Instrumentation and Diagnostic Apparatus:
-Ray Team.
-Ethyl Chloride allows cold pulp vitality tests to be taken.
-Gutta-percha bar allows pulp vitality tests to be taken with heat.
-Vitalometer launches a low-intensity electrical discharge to see pulp
vitality.
-Magnifier for Rx, and binocular magnifiers or microscope.
-Periodontal probe.
Ergonomics is the science that studies and investigates methods that aim to
adapt work to the psychophysiological conditions of the human being.
To understand the positions well, we take the clock hands as a reference. The
basic work area of the dentist is between nine and twelve, that of the assistant
between two and five, and the part between twelve and two is an area shared
by both.
Instrumentation.
Handheld instruments should never be handed over the patient's face, to avoid
accidents and anxiety situations.
The assistant delivers with his right hand and picks up with his left.