dental handpieces
sterilization and care
types of burs
vocab
100
what is this ?
slow-speed
100
what do you wear while sterelizing dental HANDPIECES ?
proper PPE
100
what bur is this ?
round
100
an electrical instrument used to hold rotary instruments
dental handpiece
200
what is this ?
a bur
200
what are dental handpieces identified as? what kind of instrument are they classified as. (EX: non-critial)
semicritical instrument
200
what does the round bur do?
initial entry to the tooth
extends the tooth prep
removes decay
200
twisitng and turining force
torque
300
what handpiece needs a water coolant system becaues of all the frictional heat it makes?
high-speed
300
what handpiece should you try and avoid bending the fiber optic cable?
laser handpiece
300
why does this bur look corse? what kind of bur it it?
grit, it is a diamond bur
300
metal shaft on which a sandpaper disc or other abrasive materials are mounted
mandrel
400
what do these tops attach too ?
slow-speed
400
what do most manufacturers reccommend for handpiece sterilization?
chemical vapor sterilizaton or autoclaving
400
what handpiece do these belong in?
slow-speed
400
a steel or tungsten carbide rotary cutting instrument
bur
500
what handpiece uses water and sound vibrations to create a pulsating effect on the teeth?
the ultrasonic handpiece
500
what is a result of not cleaning the handpieces before sterlization?
debris inside the handpiece ,, contamination ewwww
500
what bur is this and its function?
tapered fissure cross-cut and helps provide angles to the walls of the prepared tooth
500
reffering to mechianical radiant energy of water and sound vibrations used to break down material or tissue
ultrasonic