Instrument Classification
Identifying Hand Instruments
Examination Instruments
Hand Cutting Instruments
Restorative Instruments
100
What are the 4 categories instruments are divided into
What is examination, hand cutting, restorative, and accessory
100
Which instruments do dentist refer to by number instead of the name
What is Pliers and Forceps
100
Helps distinguish arrears of calculus or decay from discrepancies on the surfaces of teeth
What is Explorers
100
Used to removal of soft dentin debris, and decay from the tooth
What is excavator (spoon)
100
Used to pack freshly mixed amalgam and carry it to the prepared tooth
What is an Amalgam carrier
200
Allows the operator to remove decay manually and to smooth finish and prepare the tooth structure
What is handcutting instruments
200
Where the operator grasps and holds the instrument
What is Handle
200
A basic setup consist of what instruments
What is mouth mirror, explorer, and cotton forceps
200
Used to cut enamel and to smooth the walls and floors of the tooth prep
What is a Hatchet
200
Common types of this instrument include ball, acorn, T-ball, football, and beavertail.
What is a Burnisher
300
Miscellaneous instruments are also called
What is Accessory instruments
300
Portion of the instrument that has a specific function
What is a working end
300
Used to measure the sulcus or pocket depth
What is Periodontal Probe
300
This instrument cuts enamel and place bevels along the gingival enamel margins of the prep
What is a gingival margin trimmer
300
Carves anatomy back into the amalgam restoration
What is a Carver
400
Allows the operator to "restore" a tooth by placing, condensing, and carving a dental material to the original anatomy of the tooth structure
What is Restorative Instruments
400
Attaches the working end to the handle
What is the shank
400
Used to carry, place, and retrieve small objects
What is Cotton Forceps
400
This breaks down the enamel margin of the tooth prep to form sharp lines and point angles, and to place retention grooves
What is a chisel
400
These have a flat working end that can be smooth or serrated
What is a Condenser
500
Allows the operator to thoroughly examine the health status of the oral cavity
What is Examination Instruments
500
Blunt point or tip
What is a nib
500
In which direction do you set a tray up
What is left to right
500
Used to prepare the tooth and to plane the walls and floors of the tooth prep
What is a Hoe
500
Designed specifically to place composite restorative materials
What is a Composite Placement Instrument
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