Dental Tools

Dental tools are used by dental professionals to provide dental treatment. They include instruments utilized to examine, manipulate, and remove or restore teeth and their surrounding oral structures.

Intra Oral Camera

Intra oral cameras are used by over 80,000 dental offices in North America. They are utilized to get the patients’ trust by way of visual communication. Though other digital SLR cameras can be useful, dental intra-oral cameras are best employed chairside to show the patient a clear picture of what’s inside their mouth, allowing the dentist to discuss with them various treatment options, and save the pictures straight to the patient’s file.

Amalgams

A dental amalgam is an alloy that comprises mainly of silver, combined with mercury and variable amounts of other metals, that is used as a dental filling. It has an established track record for the past 150 years as one of the safest, most durable, and least costly material used to fill a cavity. It is approximated that more than 1 billion amalgam fillings are placed annually. Dentists use amalgam since it is simpler to work with compared to other alternatives. Some patients also prefer amalgam over other substitutes because of its safety, cost-effectiveness, and ability to be placed in the tooth cavity at once.

Mirrors

Dental mirrors are used by dentists to see a mirror image of the teeth in areas of the mouth where visibility is obscure. They are also used to reflect light in some surfaces inside the mouth, and to retract soft tissues to improve access or view of some areas.

Probes

More than a few kinds of hand-held probes are used by the dentist. The one used most frequently in a standard examination is the contra-angled probe, which allows the dentist to detect calculus, caries, fissures and pits, as well as issues with bridges and crowns. A periodontal probe gauges the depth of periodontal pockets, whereas a briault probe detects caries on mesial and distal surfaces.

Retractors

A dental retractor is used by dentists and oral surgeons to push the cheeks, lips, and tongue out of the way, so the mouth and teeth are completely exposed. There are different kinds of retractors that dental specialists use to hold specific parts of the mouth aside. They can select between hands-free or handheld models as well. They can also choose to use disposable retractors or those made from plastic and steel that can be sterilized and used another time.

Anesthesia

Dental anesthetics are divided into two groups: amides (articaine, lidocaine, mepivacaine, and prilocaine) and esters (benzocaine and procaine). Amides are the most frequently used injectable anesthetics with lidocaine that are also used as a topical anesthetic. Esters are no longer employed as injectable anesthetics; though, benzocaine is used as a topical anesthetic.