Diverse Range of Dental Instruments

Dental equipments can simply be categorized as the tools used by dental professionals to examine, restore and remove teeth. The term dental equipment encompasses a wide assortment of different instruments which is used to provide treatments for tooth decay, tooth restoration, gum cavity, root canal etc. Majority of dental equipment are made from finest grade stainless steel with precision and accuracy; these are hygienic, safe to use and free from any harmful microorganisms. These equipments generally are available in diverse specifications and can also be custom designed to meet clients' requirements. 

Dental Equipments Can Be Classified As :

•  Examination Equipments:- These instruments are used by dentists for diagnosing some part of the teeth or gum that is to be treated.

Some examples of these equipments are dental mirror, dental explorer etc.

• Re Tractors:- these equipments are used by dentists to retract any part of mouth for getting a better access.

Examples are cheek re tractor, tongue re tractor, lip re tractor, etc.

• Dental Drill:- These are used to shape tooth structure or to remove decay.

•  Restorative Instruments:- These are used to remove decayed teeth and gum tissues.

• Burnishers:- Defined as an equipment for smoothing or polishing the surface or edge of a dental restoration.

Examples of burnishers are flat plastic, ball burnisher, cone burnisher, pear shaped burnisher etc.

• Dental Plugger:- These are used for packing and condensing filling

material into a tooth cavity, with an example being the amalgam plugger.

• Surgical Instruments:- These are a vast range of equipments that are utilized in all major dental surgeries.

Examples are dental forceps, elevators, chisels , distal end cutters and many.

Safe Storage for Dental Equipments:

Due to the persistently lurking danger of infection and contamination of the equipments with harmful bacteria, some precautions should always be taken while storing these equipments.

• A specialized airtight and fully cleaned container should be used for storing these equipments. Also, the container should be periodically inspected and fully cleaned regularly.
• Each storing part in the container should consist of a custom shaped bore for properly storing of the equipments to save these from dis figuration.
• The containers should permit quick and easy retrieval of the dental instruments.
• The containers must have a feature enabling the full sterilization of the equipments inside.

Due to widely prevalent orthodontic problems in people, dental equipments are perhaps the most widely and commonly used of all medical equipments on the human body. This makes a pertinent point for making these equipments according to highest quality standards with the minutest attention to detail and also for the replacement of the equipments periodically for better patient safety.