INSTRUMENTS

dental and orthopedic instruments.

DENTAL TOOTH EXTRACTOR FORCEPS

used to grip and remove teeth during extractions

NEEDLE HOLDER – HEGAR OLSEN

Holds the suture needle during suturing with built-in scissors that can cut

TOOTH ROOT ELEVATOR

Loosens the periodontal ligament around a tooth root during extraction.

DOUBLE-ENDED DENTAL TARTAR SCRAPER

Removes calculus (tartar) from tooth surfaces.

RODENT DIAMOND TOOTH RASP

Smooths sharp edges on rodent teeth.

DENTAL SICKLE SCALER

Removes tar tar from tooth surfaces.

PERIODONTAL PROBE

Examines tooth surfaces and checks periodontal pockets.

DENTAL TARTAR-REMOVAL FORCEPS

Grip and remove calculus deposits.

RODENT CHEEK DILATOR – SHORT

Holds the cheek improve access and visibility inside the mouth.

RODENT V MOUTH GAG

Holds the mouth open during a rodent dental examination or treatment.

FELINE DENTAL ELEVATOR

Loosens the periodontal ligament around a tooth during extraction.

WINGED DENTAL ELEVATOR

Loosens the periodontal ligament and helps mobilise the tooth.

STRAIGHT DENTAL ROOT ELEVATOR

Works along the periodontal ligament to loosen a tooth from its socket.

LUXATING ELEVATOR

Cuts periodontal ligament fibres and releases the tooth.

HEIDBRINK ROOT-TIP PICK

Retrieves small retained root tips or fragments.

SPADE ELEVATOR

helps loosen teeth during extraction.

CURVED SURGICAL ROOT ELEVATOR

Helps loosen roots in areas where a straight instrument is less convenient.

ORTHOPAEDIC BONE MALLET

used to strike osteotomes or chisels when cutting or shaping bone.

CERCLAGE WIRE

wire used to wrap around a fractured bone to hold fragments together and stabilize them.

HOHMANN RETRACTOR

holds soft tissue away from the surgical area.

SMALL-FRAGMENT BONE-HOLDING FORCEPS

Grip and hold small bone fragments while they are realigned or fixed.

ORTHOPAEDIC WIRE DRIVER

Holds and rotates a K-wire (Kirschner wire) to insert it into bone.

OSTEOTOME (BONE CHISEL)

cutting instrument used to cut, shape or remove bone.

CHUCK KEY (T-HANDLE)

tightens or loosens it to secure or release a K-wire or drill bit.

GELPI RETRACTOR

Holds the edges of a surgical incision apart.

SENN RETRACTOR

double-ended retractor used to move skin and soft tissue aside to expose the surgical site.

ALLIS TISSUE FORCEPS

Grips and holds tissue but is traumatic for soft tissue

PERIOSTEAL ELEVATOR

Lifts the periosteum away from the surface of the bone.

BONE RONGEURS

Bites away small pieces of bone to remove or reshape.

INTRAMEDULLARY PINS

inserted into the medullary cavity to help stabilise fractures.

GIGLI WIRE

wire used to saw or cut through bone.

GIGLI WIRE HANDLES

Allow the surgeon to hold and move the Gigli wire back and forth to cut through bone.

BONE CURETTE

Scrapes and removes unwanted tissue, debris or diseased bone from a bone cavity.

ORTHOPAEDIC PLATES AND SCREWS

attached to bone to hold fractured fragments in alignment while healing.

EXTERNAL FIXATOR

Stabilises fractures while allowing access to surrounding soft tissue and wounds.

BONE CHISEL

Used to cut, split or remove sections of bone during orthopaedic surgery.