Increase knowledge! Demystifying small devices commonly used by dentists

Today I will introduce to you the most frequently used equipment in daily diagnosis and treatment. Knowing their appearance and function, you can know what they are and will not be so scared the next time you see a doctor~

NO 1: Do not look at the small mouth mirror, but it is an indispensable tool for oral examination, mainly has the following three functions:

① Traction and push and pull the corners of the mouth, cheeks and tongue during inspection and treatment

②Reflect the parts that cannot be directly reached beforehand, such as the distal surface of the tooth, the tongue surface and the occlusal surface of the upper jaw ③It can gather light to the inspection part and enhance local illumination

NO 2: Tweezers

As our good helper, the role of tweezers should not be underestimated:

①Pick up items such as cotton balls

②Check the looseness of teeth

NO 3: Probe

Tooth surface gully and gully, the probe can be used to check for caries on all sides of the tooth.

NO 4: mobile phone

This phone is not the one we use to make calls

Mobile phones are divided into high-speed and low-speed mobile phones, which are mainly used for carious tissue removal, tooth preparation and polishing.

NO 5: Tooth scaler

It is used for ultrasonic full-mouth cleaning. After cleaning the teeth, it can effectively remove calculus and avoid some oral diseases.

NO 6: Teeth collar

As one of the tooth extraction tools, the tooth elevator is composed of three parts: a blade, a handle and a rod. It is used to loosen the tooth before extraction and facilitate the extraction of the tooth.