Oral Maxillofacial Surgery ID Instruments

Bite BLock / Mouth Prop

Made of rubber, place between teeth to keep mouth open to reduce fatigue

Surgical Aspirating Tip (HVE)

Narrow tip used to aspirate blood and tissue from the alveolus or surgical site, may be autoclavable stainless steel or disposable plastic

Bite BLock / Mouth Prop

Made of rubber, place between teeth to keep mouth open to reduce fatigue

Surgical Aspirating Tip (HVE)

Narrow tip used to aspirate blood and tissue from the alveolus or surgical site, may be autoclavable stainless steel or disposable plastic

Straight and Luxating Elevator

Applies leverage against the tooth to luxate or loosen before extraction. Some elevators have crossbar handles

Root Elevator (cryer)

Used to loosen the root, separate and lift the tooth from the socket

Periosteal Elevator

Used to separate and retract the periodontium from the bone. Variety of shapes and sizes

Retractors

Used for retraction of the lips, tongue, and tissue. Variety of styles, many are named after the creator or school, etc.

Forceps

Identified by shaped & numbers, removes the tooth from the alveolus (socket) after it has been loosened with elevator. There are numerous styles and numbers.

Surgical Mallet

Used with chisel to split or section a tooth for removal, or to reshape or contour bone

Surgical Chisel

Tapped on by mallet to split or section a tooth, or to reshape and contour bone

Surgical Curette

Used with a scraping motion to remove diseased tissue from the surgical site

Root Tip Pick (aka Apex elevators)

Removes root tips or tooth/bone fragments from socket

Rongeurs

Trims and removes alveolar bone after extraction

Bone File

Used with push, pull motion to smooth and remove rough edges from bone

Hemostat

Multipurpose, to grasp tissue, sutures and objects, remove bone fragments, clamp blood vessels. Large or small, straight or curved

Needle Holder

Similar to hemostat, but has cross pattern groove to hold the suture needle firmly

Scalpel Blade & Blade Holder

To make precise incision into soft tissue, extremely sharp. Bard Parker is the most commonly used. Scalpel is packaged sterile and sealed

Scalpel Blade Remover

Safely removes blade from holder, reducing risk of injury

Surgical Suture

To suture (close up with thread) the surgical site to control bleeding, promote healing. May be absorbable or non-absorbable. Packaged sterile and sealed

Absorbable Gelatin Sponge

Gel Foam / SurgiFoam, etc.. Placed into socket to minimize bleeding and promote healing

Idoform

Material impregnated with iodine, packed into socket to minimize bleeding, promote healing

Autoclavable Syringes

Come in various sizes (CC) for sterile water, used to cleanse and irrigate surgical site. Syringes may be autoclaved with the water in them