Instruments

Howe pliers are also known as _____

110 pliers

scissors used for restorative tray set up are known as _____

crown and bridge scissors

cleoid-discoid instruments are known as _____

carvers

the instrument that packs amalgam are known as _____

condensers

instruments for carving the interproximal of teeth during amalgam fillings are known as _____

Hollenback

the instrument similar to spoon excavator in appearance and use is called _____

black spoon

the instrument used to measure the sulcus is _____

periodontal probe

this instrument is part of the basic setup_____

cotton pliers

a characteristic of the explorer’s working end_____

pointed

besides indirect vision, the mirror is used for_____

retraction

_____ instruments are used to manually remove decay

hand cutting

the ____ is located between the handle and working end

shank

_______ are usually referred by number not name

pliers

a ___ is a blunt point or tip

nib

a ________ is the portion of an instrument that attaches to a working end

shank

a flat/leveled surface is a _____

plane

a _____ is an instrument with notch like projections that extend from a flat surface

serrated

the working end of an explorer has a _____

point

the flat edge of working end of an instrument that is sharp enough to cut is called a _____

blade

an angle/slanted working end of an instrument is referred to as _____

beveled

the portion of dental instruments that the operator grasps is called the _____

handle

the _____ is the portion of a dental instrument that is used on a tooth surface or for mixing dental materials

working end

_____ means to have a sense of touch/feeling

tactile