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| The section of the instrument that connects the handle to the working end. Part of a rotary bur that fits into handpiece; may be plain or have a latch-notched end | Shank
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| Part of the instrument that preforms the instrument's function. Also called the blade or nib; rounded end is the toe, pointed end is the tip | Working End
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| Materials that cut or grind a surface leaving grooves and a rough surface; in powder or paste form. | Abrasives
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| A tray device used to hold the small rotary instruments during use at the chair and wile being sterillized; may metallic or resin and have or not have a cover. | Bur Block
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| A non-invasive laser scan that detects early decay in occlusal areas. | Caries Detection Scanner
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| Chair appliance, usually electrically powered, that rises, lowers and tilts to provide easy accesss and proper vision;may be a lounge or upright chair style. Most chairs are operated by foot controls to eliminate hand use and contamination. | Dental chair
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| Heat produced when a moving surface contacts another. | Frictional Heat
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| Smooth-ended bur, held in the handpiece by the friction grip chuck | Friction-Grip Shank
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| Rotary bur that fits into a right or contra-angled handpiece | Latch-Type Bur
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| Rods of various lengths used in low speed handpieces, mandrels are available in three shanks; latch, friction grip, or straight. Rotary instrument that holds abrasive or treated wheels and disks. | Mandrels
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| Connection area between the shank and the working end or head of the bur | Neck
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| Cut part off, lop off; shortened burs | Truncated
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| A technique used for specific dental procedures to remove micro amounts of tooth sturcure in the cavity preperation. | Air Abrasion
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| A small metal cylinder in the head of the hand piece that holds rotary instruments. | Chuck
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| Attached head for the low-speed handpiece; contra-angles hold burs, discs, stones, rubber cups and brushes for intraoral and extraoral procedures; types of Tofflemire retainer, placed on the lingual side, angled slightly to clear the anterior teeth | Contra-Angle
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| A high-intensity light that hardens or sets many dental materials | Curing Light
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| Specific slow or high speed handpiece that supplies a light source to the operative site for improved vision | Fiver Optic Handpiece
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| Handpices used to rapidly cut tooth structure and finish restorations; rotates between 10,000 and 800,000 rpm | High-Speed Handpiece
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| Handpieces used to polish teeth and restorations, remove soft carious material, and define cavity margins and walls; achieve between 6,000 and 25,000 rpm | Low-Speed Handpiece
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| Device to hold matrix band in place during use | Matrix Holder
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| Small prophalaxis handpiece rotary angle with a 90-degree angle head; has a limited opening in the working end for polishing cups or brush placement | Prophy Angle Handpiece (PHP)
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| Foot pedal on a dental handpiece that controls handpiece speed. | Rheostat
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| Layout of dental equiptment and material | Armamentarium
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| Thin bladed hand instrument used to remove decay or carve newly placed restorative material; blade faces come in various shapes; a popular type is the Hollenback | Carver
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| Double ended instrument used for excavating or carving | Cleoud/Discoid Carver
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| Hand instrument for removing subgingival calculus, smoothing the root surface, and remove the soft tissue lining of the peridontal pocket. Round-tipped blade instrument with a longer extended neck and two cutting edges | Curette
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| Instrument with combination ends, one an explorer and the other a periodontal probe end | Expro
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| A double-ended instrument with a probe-marking tip on one end and a pen on the opposite end | Pen-Probe
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| Instruments used to remove gingival tissue during periodontal surgery; also known as gingivectomy knives | Periodontal Knives
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| Calivrated instrument used to measure the debths of periodontal pockets, ares of recession, bleeding, or exudate; primary instrument in periodontal examinations | Peridontal Probe
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| Cutting instrument; may be one piece or have a handle and detachable blade | Scaplel
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| Hand instrument use to cary plastic (moveable) amalgam to a restorative site | Amalgam Carriers
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| Formula developed by G.V Black to standardize the exact size and angulation of an instrument | Blacks Formula
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| Hand instrument with cutting edge that is used to cut away enamal tissue | Chisels
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| Tweezer-like pinchers used to transport materials to or from the mouth | Cotton Forceps
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| Sharp pick end instrument of various shapes and angles, used to detect small caries | Explorer
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| Hand instrument use to remove decayed matter from prep site | Excavator
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| Used for relection, retraction and visual ovservation; supplied in various sizes and may have plain faces or faces that magnify the view; some are solid, one piece; others have cone screw-in handles | Mouth Mirror
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| The handle of the instrument | Shaft
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