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Names and Functions of Dental Instruments

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To hold patient's mouth open during dental procedure

- To kill all microbes, viruses, bacteria, and fungi, thereby sterilizing instruments
- To use for quick sterilization of instruments and handpieces

To kill all microbes, viruses, bacteria, and fungi, thereby sterilizing instruments

To remove debris and bioburden from instruments

To serve as storage receptacle for used needles, old burs, scalpel blades, orthodontic wires, endodontic files, and all other disposable sharp items used intraorally

To confirm efficacy of sterilization documentation of results is recorded in office sterilization log

- To secure wrap on outside of cassette
- To use outside cassettes or sterilization pouches to indicate exposure of instruments to a certain temperature--color will change on the tape

To be used for sterilization of instruments and cassettes

- To use to wrap cassette during sterilization
- To store cassette in wrapping after sterilization
- To use for tray cover during dental procedure

To color code instruments for organization and indication of tray setups

- To use for instruments as tray setup
- To use for instrument sterilization

- To protect hands during processing of instruments for sterilization procedures
- To wear for preparation and handling of chemicals

- To wear over examination gloves when leaving the patient
- To wear as a protective barrier over the examination gloves so as not to cross contaminate

- To wear during patient care
- To wear as a protective barrier
- To wear during treatment room disinfection

- To protect against chemicals, airborne pathogens, bacteria, and viruses during processing of instruments for sterilization
- To protect against airborne pathogens, bacteria, and viruses during patient care and against scrap-filling material during restorative and rinsing phases of patient treatment

- To protect against chemicals, airborne pathogens, bacteria, and viruses during processing of instruments for sterilization
- To protect against airborne pathogens, bacteria, and viruses and scrap- filling material during all phases of patient treatment

To protect clothing, surgical scrubs, and skin during patient care and sterilization process to prevent contamination from blood and body substances

To hold needle sheath for one-hand recapping after injection

To administer anesthetic by block injection on mandibular arch

To hold liquid anesthetic for local injection in the oral cavity

To administer a local anesthetic

Mouth Mirror
Pigtail Explorer
Cotton Forceps

To grasp or transfer items and/or material into and out of the oral cavity

to examine teeth for decay, calculus, furcations, or other abnormalities

- To provide indirect vision
- To retract lips, cheeks, and tongue
- To reflect light into the mouth