Dental Instruments
Shepherds Hook Explorer - -To examine liquid Anesthetic
teeth for decay, calculus and furcations
Hoe - -to clean and smooth floor and walls
Pigtail Explorer - -To examine teeth for in cavity preparation
decay, calculus, and furcations
Hatchet - -To clean and smooth floor and
Bite Block/ Mouth Proo - -hold patient's walls in cavity preparation
mouth open
Straight Chisel - -To plane and smooth
High Volume Evacuator (HVE) - -Sucks up walls in cavity preparation
fluid and debris
Wedelstaedt Chisel - -To plane and cleave
Saliva Ejector - -Removes fluid from oral enamel in cavity preparation
cavity
Binangle Chisel - -To plane and cleave
Air/Water Syringe Tip - -rinse and dry enamel in cavity preparation
specific areas
Mesial Gingival Margin Trimmer - -To bevel
Articulating Paper Holder - -holds cervical walls
articulating paper
Distal Gingival Margin Trimmer - -To bevel
Color Code Rings - -Separates cervical walls
instruments for rooms or procedures
Spoon Excavator - -to remove carious
Fluoride Tray - -holds fluoride for treatment dentin
Floss Threader - -holds floss to make High Speed Handpiece - -use with bur to
flossing easier cut tooth with decay
Anesthetic Syringe - -to administer a local Contra Angle Attachment - -
anesthetic
Prophy Angle Attachment - -to polish teeth
Anesthetic Carpule/Cartridge - -to hold with prophy angle
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Hollenback Carver - -contour and carve
occlusal and interproximal anatomy
Round Bur - -Remove caries from tooth
structure
Amalgam Well - -holds amalgam
Tapered Bur - -to cut cavity prep
Amalgam Carrier - -to carry and dispense
amalgam for cavity prep
Flame Bur - -
Amalgam Carrier(Plunger) - -to carry and
Lab/Acrylic Bur - -to cut models or trim dispense amalgam for cavity prep
acrylic in lab
Amalgam Capsule - -holds amalgam while
Bur Block - -to be used on dental tray trituration
setups, holds burs
Etchant - -opens enamel rods and dental
Condenser - -to pack and condense tubules
amalgam into cavity prep
Micro Brush - -used to apply liquids
Football Burnisher - -to smooth amalgam
after condensing
Dappen Dish - -Holds liquids, small items
Ball Burnisher - -to smooth amalgam after
condensing Composite Placement Instrument - -to
carry composite material for composite prep
Acorn Burnisher - -to smooth amalgam
after condensing Mandrel - -to attach discs to mandrel for
finishing and polishing
Beavertail Burnisher - -to smooth amalgam
after condensing Sand Paper disc - -to contour restorations
Discoid-Cleoid Carver - -to carve occlusal Finishing Strip/ Lightening Strip/ Polishing Strip -
anatomy into restoration -
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Shepherds Hook Explorer - -To examine liquid Anesthetic
teeth for decay, calculus and furcations
Hoe - -to clean and smooth floor and walls
Pigtail Explorer - -To examine teeth for in cavity preparation
decay, calculus, and furcations
Hatchet - -To clean and smooth floor and
Bite Block/ Mouth Proo - -hold patient's walls in cavity preparation
mouth open
Straight Chisel - -To plane and smooth
High Volume Evacuator (HVE) - -Sucks up walls in cavity preparation
fluid and debris
Wedelstaedt Chisel - -To plane and cleave
Saliva Ejector - -Removes fluid from oral enamel in cavity preparation
cavity
Binangle Chisel - -To plane and cleave
Air/Water Syringe Tip - -rinse and dry enamel in cavity preparation
specific areas
Mesial Gingival Margin Trimmer - -To bevel
Articulating Paper Holder - -holds cervical walls
articulating paper
Distal Gingival Margin Trimmer - -To bevel
Color Code Rings - -Separates cervical walls
instruments for rooms or procedures
Spoon Excavator - -to remove carious
Fluoride Tray - -holds fluoride for treatment dentin
Floss Threader - -holds floss to make High Speed Handpiece - -use with bur to
flossing easier cut tooth with decay
Anesthetic Syringe - -to administer a local Contra Angle Attachment - -
anesthetic
Prophy Angle Attachment - -to polish teeth
Anesthetic Carpule/Cartridge - -to hold with prophy angle
1/6
, Dental Instruments
Hollenback Carver - -contour and carve
occlusal and interproximal anatomy
Round Bur - -Remove caries from tooth
structure
Amalgam Well - -holds amalgam
Tapered Bur - -to cut cavity prep
Amalgam Carrier - -to carry and dispense
amalgam for cavity prep
Flame Bur - -
Amalgam Carrier(Plunger) - -to carry and
Lab/Acrylic Bur - -to cut models or trim dispense amalgam for cavity prep
acrylic in lab
Amalgam Capsule - -holds amalgam while
Bur Block - -to be used on dental tray trituration
setups, holds burs
Etchant - -opens enamel rods and dental
Condenser - -to pack and condense tubules
amalgam into cavity prep
Micro Brush - -used to apply liquids
Football Burnisher - -to smooth amalgam
after condensing
Dappen Dish - -Holds liquids, small items
Ball Burnisher - -to smooth amalgam after
condensing Composite Placement Instrument - -to
carry composite material for composite prep
Acorn Burnisher - -to smooth amalgam
after condensing Mandrel - -to attach discs to mandrel for
finishing and polishing
Beavertail Burnisher - -to smooth amalgam
after condensing Sand Paper disc - -to contour restorations
Discoid-Cleoid Carver - -to carve occlusal Finishing Strip/ Lightening Strip/ Polishing Strip -
anatomy into restoration -
2/6
