HOSA: Dental Science - Identifying Dental Instruments (15 mins)

Amalgam Carrier

To carry and dispense amalgam for cavity preparation

Amalgam Condenser

An instrument used to pack amalgam

Articulating Paper Holder with Paper

To hold articulating paper in place; to check centric and lateral occlusion

Acrylic Bur

Cut models or trim acrylic in laboratory

Round Slow Speed Bur

to remove caries from tooth structure; to open tooth for endodontic treatment; to place retention in cavity preparation

Pear Shaped Bur

to open tooth for a restoration, to remove carries

Inverted Cone Bur

Removes caries and makes undercuts in the preparation

Finishing Bur

to finish composite restoration

Diamond Bur- Flame

To reduce a tooth for crown preparation for subginagival margins

Acorn Burnisher

Carves and burnishes occlusal restorations.

Football Burnisher

To contour matrix band

Ball Burnisher

Smoothes occlusal surface of restoration

T Ball Burnisher

To burnish temporary filling material

Discoid-Cleoid Carver

To carve occlusal surfaces

Hollenback Carver

To contour or remove excess material interproximally

Composite Placement Instrument

To place composite into a restoration

cotten forceps

To transfer items in and out of mouth

Curing Light

Light that hardens or sets many dental materials

Winged Dental Dam Clamp (1)

To anchor and stabilize dental dam (1)

Wingless Dental Dam Clamp (2)

To anchor and stabilize dental dam (2)

Dental Dam Forceps

to place dental dam clamp on tooth and to remove clamp after procedure

Dental Dam Punch

To punch holes in dental dam for each individual tooth

Endodontic Explorer

locates the canal orifices

Periosteal Elevator

To separate tissue from tooth or bone

Root Tip Elevator

To lift and remove fragments of root

Straight Elevator

To loosen tooth from periodontal ligaments before extraction

Rongeur

Surgical instrument used to cut and trim the alveolar bone

Evacuation tip-high velocity

To evacuate large volumes of fluid

Dental Explorer

To examine teeth for caries, calculi, furcations, and other abnormalities and to explore the depth of the sulci

Bone File

Used to smooth rough edges of the bone

Mandibular universal forceps 151

Used to extract mandibular teeth

Maxillary universal forceps 150

Used to extract maxillary teeth.

Highspeed Handpiece

To cut tooth structure, bone, remove decay, or modify restorations

Fiberoptic High-Speed Handpiece

to illuminate tooth during prep. for restoration

to use with bur to cut tooth with decay/dental

Slow Speed with Contra Angle Attachment

Used for intra and extra oral procedures to remove decay

Slow Speed with Prophy Angle

To polish teeth during prophylaxis, or before a procedure

Hemostat

Surgical instrument used to hold or grasp items

Linear Applicator

To place calcium hydroxide or glass ionomer in cavity preparation

Mouth Mirror

Instrument used to view oral cavity, reflect light, and retract cheek

Periodontal Probe

An instrument to measure the pocket depths in the sulcus

Bird Beak Pliers

to bend and form orthodontic wire

Howe Pliers

To place/remove arch wires and check for loose bands

bite-wing tab

A heavy paperboard tab used to stabilize the receptor during the exposure.

Straight Sickle Scaler (1)

To remove large amounts of deposits from supragingival surfaces (1)

Curved Sickle Scaler (2)

To remove large amounts of deposits from supragingival surfaces (2)

Crown & Bridge Scissors

Used to cut metal

Surgical/Suture Scissors

To remove/cut sutures

Spoon Excavator

Removes carious dentin

Woodson

Used to place base or temp filling

Syringe-anesthetic aspirating

Used to administer a local anesthetic

Tofflemire/Matrix Band Retainer

To maintain stability of matrix band during condensation of restorative material for class II preparation

tongue and cheek retractor

To hold and retract tongue or cheek during surgery