Materials & Dental Instruments/ Functions

Section

100

I am used to finish and smooth interproximal spaces. What am I?

Finishing Strip

200

I am used to smooth material after condensing, to contour a matrix band, and is used to burnish amalgam. What instrument am I?

Ball/Football Burnisher

300

I am used to extract trifurcated maxillary left first or second molars. What am I?

88L Forcep

400

I am used to trim and remove access alveolar bone after extraction. What am I?

Ronguer

500

I am used to remove decay, polish, open pulpal access, endo, and refine a cavity preparation that has different attachments. I do not usually cut away tooth structure. Dental Assistants are permitted to use this extraorally. What am I?

Slow-Speed Motor

3

100

I am used to remove or smooth the edges of alveolar bone. What am I?

Bone File

200

I am used to extract maxillary centrals, laterals, cuspids, premolars, and roots. What am I?

150 Forcep

300

I am used as a temporary filling material, contains Eugenol for a sedative effect on the pulp. What am I?

IRM - Intermediate Restorative Material

400

My function is to reflect and retract the connective tissues around the tooth and detach gingival tissue around the neck of the tooth. What instrument am I?

Periosteal Elevator

500

I am used to maintain stability of the matrix band during condensation of restorations. What am I?

Tofflemire Retainer

and

100

I am mostly used to remove carious dentin, can be used to remove temporary cement from a temp crown What am I?

Spoon Excavator

200

My Function is to carry and place composite material into the cavity preparation and shape composite material. What Instrument am I?

Plastic Instrument

300

I am used for indirect pulp cap, protective liner for deep cavities. What am I?

Dycal – Calcium Hydroxide

400

I am used to extract mandibular first and second molars. What am I?

Cowhorn/23 Forcep

500

I am used to hold the matrix band in place along the gingival margin of a restoration that is missing a wall. What am I?

Wooden Wedges

4

100

I am used to remove the smear layer and prepare the tooth for bonding. What material am I?

Etch

200

I am used to remove debris or granulation tissue from the surgical site, to remove cysts from an extraction or surgical site, to use for gross tissue debridement. What instrument am I?

Surgical Curette

300

I am a thin clear strip used to isolate a cavity preparation, used to replace the missing wall(s) of an anterior tooth during a procedure. What am I?

Mylar Strip

400

I act as an adhesive between the tooth and the composite material. What am I?

Bonding Agent

500

I am used to extract trifurcated maxillary right first or second molars. What am I?

88R Forcep

Assessments

100

I am used to pack and condense material into a cavity preparation. What am I?

Condenser

200

I am used for most restorative procedures. A dental assistant is not permitted to use me. I am used to removing decay, removing old restorations, reducing tooth structure, polishing and finishing restorations. What am I?

High-speed Handpiece

300

I am an attachment used with slow-speed motor, allowing intraoral access using a latch-type system to secure burs. Used to remove decay, finish and polish restorations, and open pupal access for RCT. What am I?

Contra-Angle Attachment

400

I am used to extract mandibular centrals, laterals, cuspids, premolars, and roots. What am I?

151 Forcep

500

I am used with a slow-speed motor. Generally used for procedures outside of the oral cavity. Examples of attachment use: with a prophy angle for polishing, with a long-shank straight acrylic bur to trim a temp crown, removable partials and dentures, or adjust orthodontic appliances. What am I?

Straight Attachment