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Oral Surgery
Oral Surgery Instruments
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Mouth prop | to hold the patients mouth open during dental procedures |
| cheek retractor | to hold and retract the cheek and tongue |
| surgical curette | |
| scalpel | to cut or incise the tissue |
| tissue scissors | to cut tissue during dental procedures |
| tissue forcep | to hold the tissue during surgical procedures |
| hemostat | to grasp tissue and bone fragments |
| periosteal elevator | to separate tissue from bone or tooth |
| needle holder | to grasp and manipulate the suture needle |
| sutures | to suture surgical site |
| suture scissors | to cut sutures |
| straight elevator | to loose tooth from periodontal ligaments before extraction |
| root elevators | to separate and lift root from socket |
| root tip picks | to lift and remove small root fragments |
| rongeurs | to trim and remove excess alveolar bone after extraction |
| bone file | to smooth and remove rough edges |
| surgical chisel | to split or section a tooth for easier removal |
| mallet | to use with the bone chisel to section tooth for easier removal |
| extraction forcep | to remove tooth from the socket |