Armamentarium FOR Basic Oral Surgery: Deepthi P.R. Intern Dept. of Oral Surgery

ARMAMENTARIUM
FOR
BASIC ORAL
SURGERY
DEEPTHI P.R.
INTERN
DEPT. OF ORAL SURGERY
CONTENTS
 Introduction
 Instruments for Transferring Sterile
Instruments
 Instruments for Incising Tissue
 Instruments for Elevating Mucoperiosteum
 Instruments for Retracting Soft Tissue
 Instruments for Controlling Hemorrhage
 Instruments for Grasping Tissue
 Instruments for Removing Bone
 Instruments for Removing Pathologic Tissue
CONTENTS
 Instruments for Suturing Mucosa
 Instruments for Holding the Mouth Open
 Instruments for Suctioning
 Instruments for Irrigating
 Instruments for Extracting the Teeth
-Local Anesthetic instruments
-Dental elevators
-Extraction forceps
 Instrument trays
 Conclusion
 References
INTRODUCTION
 Myriad of instruments- oral surgical
procedures
 Variety of purposes:
-hard tissue
-soft tissue
INSTRUMENTS FOR TRANFERRING
STERILE INSTRUMENTS
CHEATLE FORCEPS
 Long handles
 Long, angulated beaks: serrated
 Beaks: dipped in antiseptic solution
 Lift up sterile instruments from autoclave/ drum
TRANSFER FORCEPS
 Heavy, right-angled – heavy jaws
SWAB HOLDING FORCEPS
 Long handles, straight beaks- fenestrated ends

 Rings : end of handles
 Working end- inner aspect: serrated
 Pick up sterile gauze- transfer to tray
 Hold gauze dipped in antiseptic solution- scrub
the surgical field
INSTRUMENTS
FOR INCISING
TISSUE
INSTRUMENTS FOR INCISING TISSUE
SCALPEL:
 Handle- No. 3, No.7
 Differently shaped
 Disposable, sterile sharp blade:
1. No.15- most commonly used

o Relatively small
o Around teeth through mucoperiosteum

INSTRUMENTS FOR INCISING TISSUE
2. No.10- similar to No.15

o Large skin incisions
3.No. 11
o Sharp, pointed
o Small stab incisions
o Incising an abscess
4.No.12
o Hooked
o Mucogingival procedures
o Posterior aspect of teeth/ maxillary tuberosity

INSTRUMENTS FOR INCISING
TISSUE
Blade loaded
Blade removed
Remember..
 Pen Grasp: Allow maximal control
 Hold mobile tissue firmly
 Press down firmly
 Single- patient use: dulled easily
 Several incisions : single operation- 2nd blade
 Dull blades: no clean sharp incisions
INSTRUMENTS
FOR ELEVATING
MUCOPERIOSTE
UM
INSTRUMENTS FOR ELEVATING
MUCOPERIOSTEUM
 Mucosa & Periosteum reflected in single layer:
Periosteal Elevator
I. No.9 Molt periosteal elevator
o sharp, pointed end: reflect papillae from
between teeth, loosen soft tissues via gingival
sulcus
o Broader, flat end: elevating the tissue from
bone
o Thin, sharp cutting edge- clean separation of
periosteum from bone
MUCOPERIOSTEUM
 Round ended Molt periosteal elevator
o Single/double ended
 Reflection of soft tissue- 3 methods

1. Prying motion: pointed end to elevate soft tissue
2. Push stroke: broad end slid under the flap-
separates mucoperiosteum from bone
3. Pull/ Scrape: tends to shred periosteum ,if not
careful
MUCOPERIOSTEUM
 Also used as retractor
 Periosteum elevated
 Broad blade pressed against bone: flap
elevated into reflected position
II. Woodson periosteal elevator

 Relatively small & delicate
 Loosen the soft tissues via gingival sulcus

MUCOPERIOSTEUM
III. Howarth’s Periosteal Elevator
o Double-ended
o One end: flat, broad, spatulate- sharp edge
o Other end: Rugine end; flat & rectangular.
Small tip – sharp projection perpendicular

o Reflection & retraction : mucoperiosteal flaps
o Reflection: periosteum
MUCOPERIOSTEUM
IV. Moon’s Probe
o Right angled- narrow working edge
o Flat handle & blade; blade perpendicular to
handle
o Narrow working edge; blunt & rounded tip
o Mucoperiosteal elevation : prior to extraction
o Objective symptom: anesthesia

INSTRUMENTS
FOR
RETRACTING
SOFT TISSUE
INSTRUMENTS FOR
RETRACTING SOFT TISSUE
 Good vision & access
 Cheeks, tongue & mucoperiosteal flaps
 Right angle Austin retractor

o ‘L’-shaped- no handle
o Retraction of small intraoral flaps: removal of
impacted teeth
INSTRUMENTS FOR
 Offset broad Minnesota retractor
Both Austin’s & Minnesota : retract cheek &

mucoperiosteal flap simultaneously
INSTRUMENTS FOR
 Before flap- retractor held loosely in the cheek
 After flap reflection- retractor placed on the
bone & used to retract the flap

Seldin retractor
o Similar to a periosteal elevator
o Leading edge: dull- shouldn’t reflect

periosteum
INSTRUMENTS FOR
Periosteal elevator- primary instrument for
retraction
-positioned on the bone & held to reflect tissue
Mouth Mirror
o Common –Retract tongue
Weider Retractor
o Broad, heart-shaped
o Serrated on one side: firmly engage tongue,

retract it medially & interiorly
o Don’t position posteriorly-
gagging
INSTRUMENTS FOR
Langenback’s Retractor
o ‘L’ shaped retractor- long handle
o Retraction of flap edges : improved
visualization of deeper layers & structures

o Different sizes: handle length & blade width
INSTRUMENTS FOR
Tongue Depressor
o ‘L’- shaped; no handle
o Broad, flat, rounded blade
o Retraction & depression of tongue
o Improve visibility- posterior pharyngeal wall &

tonsillar region, lingual side of mandible
o Removal of throat pack
o As cheek retractor
INSTRUMENTS FOR
Towel clip
o Hold the tongue
o Biopsy: performed on the posterior aspect; by
holding the anterior tongue

o Profound L/A
INSTRUMENTS
FOR
CONTROLLING
HEMORRHAGE
INSTRUMENTS FOR
CONTROLLING HEMORRHAGE
Arteries & veins- bleeding : pressure not enough
Hemostat
o Variety of shapes
o Small or delicate/ Larger
o Straight/ Curved
o Curved hemostat- common
o Long, delicate beak to grasp tissue & a locking
handle
INSTRUMENTS FOR
CONTROLLING HEMORRHAGE
 Locking handle: clamps onto a vessel; then let
go & remains clamped onto tissue
 Removes granulation tissue
 Picks up root tips, pieces of calculus,

fragments of amalgam restorations, any other
small
particles dropped into the mouth
 Small hemostat: Mosquito forceps
 Eg: Crile, Spencer Wells, Halstead mosquito

artery forceps
INSTRUMENT
S FOR
GRASPING
TISSUE
INSTRUMENTS FOR GRASPING
TISSUE
 Soft tissue stabilization- pass suture needle
Adson’s Tissue Forceps/ Pickups
o Delicate forceps
o Small teeth
o Gently hold tissue & stabilize
o Don’t grasp too tight- crushing
o Non-toothed
TISSUE
Tissue Holding Forceps
o Toothed/ Non- toothed
o Toothed: periosteum, muscle, aponeurosis
o Non- toothed: fascia, mucosa, pathological
tissues
TISSUE
Stillies forceps
o Longer, but similar to Adson’s
o 7”-9” long
o Easy grasp of tissue in the posterior part, with

enough part protruding beyond the lips: control
College/Cotton forceps
o Angled
o Small fragments of tooth/amalgam/foreign

material
o Placing/removing gauze packs
TISSUE
Allis Tissue forceps
o Locking handles
- proper placement
- held by asst. :necessary
tension
o Teeth which will firmly grip the tissue
o Removal of large amounts of fibrous tissue: Epulis

fissuratum
o Never : tissue to be left in mouth- crushing injury
TISSUE
Russian Tissue forceps
o Large, round-ended
o Teeth elevated from sockets
o Round end: positive grip, avoids slippage;
unlike hemostat
o Placement of gauze: isolation
TISSUE
Babcock’s Tissue Holding Forceps
o Non-toothed blades
o Long beaks- broad working edge
o Smooth, non-serrated edges
o Rings- locking mechanism
o Hold delicate tissues: mucosa, lymph nodes
o Holding cyst lining during enucleation

INSTRUMENTS
FOR
REMOVING
BONE
INSTRUMENTS FOR REMOVING
BONE
Rongeur forceps
o Most commonly used
o Sharp blades- squeezed together;
cutting/pinching through bone

o Leaf spring between the handle : instrument
opens when hand pressure is released

o Repeated cuts without manually reopening
BONE
2 major designs:
 Side-cutting
 Side-cutting & end-cutting/
Blumenthal rongeurs
- most dentoalveolar surgical procedures
- inserted into sockets: interradicular bone
- sharp edges of bone
BONE
 Large amounts of bone, quickly & efficiently
 Do not :
-remove large amounts of bone in single bites
- use to remove teeth
 Small amounts- multiple bites
BONE
Chisel
o Monobevel chisel: bone is removed
o Bibevel chisel: teeth
o Success: sharpness- sharpen before
sterilisation
o Carbide tips- use more than once, before
sharpening
BONE
 Cylindrical handle- serrated with flat end:
struck with mallet
 Flat & rectangular: cutting edge in different
sizes
 Single bevel- cutting edge
BONE
 Transalveolar extraction/ removal of impacted
tooth
 Shape/ contour irregular bony surfaces
 Bevel faces- bone to be cut
 Cutting edge- perpendicular to bone
BONE
Osteotome
 Splitting bone
 Cylindrical handle- serrated for good grip
 Flat end- tapped with mallet
 Flat & rectangular blade
 Bibivelled cutting edge- converge to a sharp
edge
BONE
 Osteotomy cuts: orthognathic surgery/
refracturing malunited fractures
 Osteoplasty/ bone recontouring
 Split impacted tooth for easy removal
BONE
Surgical Mallet
 Cutting bone with osteotome/ chisel
 Stainless steel- strong cylindrical handle
 Tapped : ‘pull-back’ action- force from wrist
 Tapped with controlled force; made to spring

back from chisel/ osteotome
 # jaw: inadvertent force
BONE
Bone file
o Final smoothing of bone
before suturing of
mucoperiosteal flap: small
o Double-ended: small &
large
o Removes bone: pull stroke
o Avoid push motion-

burnishing & crushing the
bone
BONE
Bur and Handpiece
o Surgical removal of teeth
o High-speed + sharp carbide burs: cortical bone
removal
o No. 557,703 fissure burs; No.8 round bur
o Large bone bur : acrylic bur- large bone

removal (torus)
BONE
o Completely sterilizable in a steam autoclave:
ensure on purchase
o Relatively high speed & torque: rapid bone
removal & efficient sectioning
o Must not exhaust air into the operative field
o Avoid high-speed turbine drills used in
restorative dentistry:
tissue emphysema
PATHOLOGICAL TISSUE
Periapical Curette
o Angled, double-ended
o Removal of granulomas/small cysts from
periapical lesions
o Small amounts of granulation tissue debris
from tooth sockets

PATHOLOGICAL TISSUE
Sinus Forceps
 Handles with rings at the end
 No lock/ ratchet
 Narrow, long, slender beaks
 Inner surface- transverse striations: close to the

tip
 Draining pus from an abscess
 Inserted by blunt dissection & opened up
 No lock: blind insertion & closure- injure structures

INSTRUMENTS
FOR
SUTURING
MUCOSA
INSTRUMENTS FOR SUTURING
MUCOSA
Flap returned to its original position & held by
sutures
I. Needle holder
o Instrument with a locking handle, short, stout
beak
o I/O use: 6” or 15cm recommended
o Beak- shorter & stronger than hemostat
o Face of the beak crosshatched :
positive grasp; unlike hemostat

MUCOSA
o Held in the proper fashion: control & direct
MUCOSA
 Thumb & ring finger through the rings

 Index finger along the length of the holder
 Second finger- aids in controlling the locking
mechanism
 Index finger through the finger ring: dramatic
decrease in control
COMPARISON
 Hemostat: Beaks smaller than sinus forceps,
longer than needle holder; transverse
striations; ratchet
 Needle holder: Criss-cross striations; ratchet
 Sinus forceps: striations only near the tip; no
ratchet
MUCOSA
II. Suture needle
o Mucosal closure: ½ circle or 3/8 circle
o Curved: pass through a limited space; twisted
wrist
o Large variety of shapes
o Very small – very large
o Tips: (i) tapered- sewing needle
(ii) triangular – cutting needle

MUCOSA
o Cutting needle:
pass through
mucoperiosteum
more easily than
a tapered needle
o 1/3 – cutting;
remaining- round
o Tapered :
vascular, ocular
o Care: cut
through tissues
lateral to the
track
MUCOSA
o Suture material: usually swaged on
o Held 2/3 – between the tip & the base:
rd
- enough exposed to pass through the tissue

- grasp in the strong portion to prevent
bending
MUCOSA
III. Suture material
Classified based on:
 Diameter
o Oral mucosa: 3-0 (000)
- withstand tension intraorally

- easier knot tying
o 6-0 < 5-0 < 4-0 < 3-0< 2-0 < 0
o 6-0: conspicuous planes- face: less scarring

MUCOSA
 Resorbability
o Nonresorbable : silk, nylon, vinyl & stainless
steel
o Resorbable
primarily made of gut- serosal surface of
sheep intestines
- plain catgut: resorbs in 3-5 days
- chromic gut: 7-10 days
MUCOSA
 Synthetic: long chains of polymers- braided
- polyglycolic acid
- polylactic acid
Advantages
 Easy to handle & tie
 Rarely untied
 Cut ends: soft & nonirritating
Disadvantages
 ‘Wick’ oral fluids- underlying tissues
 Bacteria + saliva
MUCOSA
3-0 Black silk

 Appropriate strength
 Easy to tie
 Well tolerated by tissues
 Easily recognizable – removal
 Wicking- not significant
3-0 chromic suture- removal not needed

MUCOSA
IV. Scissors
o Short cutting edges
o Long handles
o Thumb & ring fingers
o Held same as needle holder
Dean scissors
o Slightly curved handles
o Serrated blades
Tissue scissors
 Iris scissors & Metzenbaum scissors
 Straight or curved blades
 Iris: small, sharp pointed, delicate
 Metzenbaum: undermining soft tissue &
cutting; sharp or rounded tips
 Don’t cut sutures: dull the edges- less effective
& more traumatic
 Iris: Very fine skin sutures
INSTRUMENTS
FOR HOLDING
THE MOUTH
OPEN
INSTRUMENTS FOR HOLDING
THE MOUTH OPEN
 Soft, rubberlike block- patient rests teeth
 Patient opens to comfortably wide position-
block inserted: holds in the position
 Protects patient’s TMJ, while mandibular teeth
THE MOUTH OPEN
 Various sizes: various sized patients & varying
degrees of opening
 Wider opening- position more posteriorly
 Pediatric-sized block: adequate over molars
TE MOUTH OPEN
Side-action Mouth prop/ Molt Mouth prop
 Used for wider mouth opening
 Ratchet-type action: opening wider as handle
is closed
 Caution : great pressure to joint/teeth- injury
 Deeply sedated
 Mild trismus
THE MOUTH OPEN
Mouth Gag
 Forcefully open mouth: trismus
 Broad, serrated blades: rest on occlusal
surface of molars: instrument opened : slow,

gradual force
 Keep mouth open: procedures under G/A
Fergusson Ackland mouth gag

Remember..
 Avoid opening too wide: stress on TMJ
 Stretch injury
 Long procedures: remove periodically; move

the jaw; rest the muscles
INSTRUMENTS
FOR
SUCTIONING
INSTRUMENTS FOR
SUCTIONING
 Adequate visualization: blood, saliva, irrigating
solutions suctioned
 Surgical suction: smaller orifice than usual-
rapid evacuation of fluids
 Several designs of orifice: soft tissue not
aspirated & injured
INSTRUMENTS FOR
SUCTIONING
Fraser suction:
 Hole in the handle
 Hard tissue cut; hole covered to remove the
solution rapidly
 Soft tissue suctioned: hole uncovered to
prevent injury
INSTRUMENTS FOR
SUCTIONING
High Volume Suction Tip
 Large bore tubes with slight angulation- end
 Autoclavable stainless steel/ plastic
 Disposable plastic tubes
 Suck out large volumes of irrigation fluids,

blood clots & debris
INSTRUMENTS FOR
SUCTIONING
Saliva Ejector
 Low volume suction tip
 Disposable plastic- different designs
 Flexible- bent & adapted under tongue
 Buccal vestibule: partially retracts cheek

TOWELS & DRAPES IN POSITION
Towel clip
 Holds together, drapes placed around a
patient
 Stabilizes suction tubes, micromotor etc.
 Hold & retract tongue: unconscious patient
 Locking handle + finger & thumb rings
 Sharp/blunt action ends
 Curved points- penetrate towels & drapes
 Caution: not to pinch patient’s skin

 J Bachaus Towel clip
Schaedel Towel clip

INSTRUMENTS FOR IRRIGATING
 Bone removal: Steady stream of irrigation-

sterile saline or water
 Cools the bur
 Prevents bone-damaging heat buildup
 Increases efficiency of bur:
- washes away bone chips
- lubrication
 Completion of procedure: before suturing
INSTRUMENTS FOR IRRIGATING
 Large plastic syringe + blunt 18-gauge needle

 Sterilized multiple times before disposal
 Blunt & smooth needle: not damage soft tissue
 Needle angled : efficient direction of the stream
INSTRUMENTS
FOR
EXTRACTING
TEETH
INSTRUMENTS FOR
EXTRACTING TEETH
LOCAL ANESTHETIC INSTRUMENTS
Syringe
Types:
1. Non- disposable syringes
LOCAL ANESTHETIC
INSTRUMENTS
2. Disposable 3. Safety syringes

syringes
LOCAL ANESTHETIC
INSTRUMENTS
4. Computer Controlled Local Anesthetic
Delivery System
LOCAL ANESTHETIC
INSTRUMENTS
Cartridge
 Glass cylinder with L/A & other ingredients
 1.8ml/1.7ml/2.2ml
Rubber
Diaphragm Silicon rubber
plunger
Al cap Neck Color coded band

LOCAL ANESTHETIC
INSTRUMENTS
Needle
 Single piece of tubular metal; plastic/ metal
syringe adaptor + needle hub

LOCAL ANESTHETIC
INSTRUMENTS
 Long: 32mm & Short: 20mm needles
 27gauge long & 30 gauge short: commonly
purchased – dental use
 25 gauge: preferred for high risk of positive
aspiration
 30 gauge: not specific; local infiltration
LOCAL ANESTHETIC
INSTRUMENTS
Additional Armamentarium
 Topical antiseptic
 Topical anesthetic
 Applicator sticks
 Sterile gauze 2”x2”
 Hemostat
INSTRUMENTS FOR
EXTRACTING TEETH
DENTAL ELEVATORS
I. Luxate teeth from the surrounding bone
Makes extractions easier
II. Expands alveolar bone:
Buccocervical plate of bone- tooth with limited
& obstructed path of removal
III. Remove broken/ surgically sectioned roots
IV. Remove interradicular bone
V. Split teeth once a bur groove has been placed
DENTAL ELEVATORS
PARTS
DENTAL ELEVATORS
Handle: 2 designs
 Heavy pear-shaped
 Crossbar: right angles to the shank
General rules:
 Adjacent tooth- not the fulcrum; unless to be
extracted
 Crest of the alveolar bone: fulcrum
 Controlled force- correct direction-
adequate support to the adjacent tooth

 Finger guard: support adjacent tissues
DENTAL ELEVATORS
Basic grips:
 Palm grip: heavy forces; handle rests against
heel of palm
 Finger grip: delicate applications

DENTAL ELEVATORS
Handle:
 Generous size: comfortably held
 Substantial, controlled force
 Cross-bar/ T-bar handles: caution
Shank:
 Connects handle to the working end
 Substantial size; strong enough to transmit

force
Blade:
 Working tip
 Transmit the force to the tooth, bone or both

DENTAL ELEVATORS
TYPES
I. Based on the shape & size:
1. Straight
2. Triangle/ Pennant-shape
3. Pick
II. Based on their form:

1. Straight
2. Angular
3. Crossbar
DENTAL ELEVATORS
III. Based on their use:
1. Remove entire tooth
2. Remove roots broken at the gingival line
3. Remove roots broken half way to the apex
4. Remove the apical third of the root
5. Reflect mucoperiosteum
DENTAL ELEVATORS
Straight
 Most commonly used
 Blade: concave surface on one side-the tooth
to be elevated
 Small- No.301:beginning the luxation of an
erupted tooth
DENTAL ELEVATORS
 Large:No.34S (common),No.46,No.77R
-displace roots from the sockets
-luxate more widely spaced teeth
-smaller sized elevator: less effective
 Angled straight elevator: posterior aspect
 Eg : Miller elevator, Potts elevator
DENTAL ELEVATORS
Straight Elevator: Coupland’s
 Large, pear-shaped handle
 Straight shank
 Blade: concave/ convex surface & an inclined
plane
 Concave groove on one side
 Sharp & straight tip

DENTAL ELEVATORS
 Impacted/ malaligned teeth
 Wedge & 1st order lever principle
 450 to long axis: concavity facing the tooth
 Crest of the interseptal bone: fulcrum
 Applied to the long axis: wedged into the PDL
space- luxate the tooth
DENTAL ELEVATORS
Straight elevator: Hospital
 Blade, handle & shank: same plane
 Handle: flat & triangular- deep criss-cross grooves
 Blade: flat with vertical serrations; other side-
convex with pointed tip

 Serrated flat side: faces the tooth to be extracted
0
 45 to the long axis/ wedged into the PDL space:
vertically along the long axis

st
 Wedge & 1 order lever
DENTAL ELEVATORS
Apexo elevators
 ‘Offset’/ angulated elevator
 Blade at an angle – shank
 Blade ends- sharp pointed tip
 Large pear-shaped handle
 Pairs- right & left
 Remove root fragments
 Wedge principle
DENTAL ELEVATORS
Triangular
 Second most commonly used
 Pairs: left and right
 Broken roots in the tooth sockets + adjacent
empty socket
 Fractured lower 6:distal root left in the socket-
elevator tip in the socket; shank on the buccal
plate-wheel and axle rotation
 Eg : Cryer
DENTAL ELEVATORS
Cryers
 ‘Offset’ blade: at an angle to the shank
 Curved & triangular blade
 Heavy pear shaped handle
 Pairs
DENTAL ELEVATORS
 Impacted molars: buccal furcation & luxated
 Fractured root tips: maxillary molars
 Erupted maxillary molars
 Bur hole- drilled onto the tooth & tip engaged-
purchase point
DENTAL ELEVATORS
Crossbar elevator
 Offset blade- similar to cryers
 Handle perpendicular to shank
 Maximum mechanical advantage due to
crossbar handle & offset blade

DENTAL ELEVATORS
 Rotational forces: wheel & axle principle
 Impacted mandibular teeth
 Caution: impacted mandibular 8- #angle
mandible
 Removal of mandibular root fragments
 Not used in maxillary arch
DENTAL ELEVATORS
Pick
Remove roots
1. Crane pick: heavy version-lever to elevate the
broken roots
 Purchase point: 3mm deep into the root,
using bur
 Tip of the pick inserted- buccal plate of the
bone as fulcrum
DENTAL ELEVATORS
2.Root tip pick/apex

 Delicate
 Tease small root tips
 Don’t use: wheel- and- axle/lever
 Very small root end : insert the tip into the PDL
space- root tip & socket wall

INSTRUMENTS FOR
EXTRACTING TEETH
Extraction forceps
 Removing the tooth from the alveolar bone
 Many styles and configuration: variety of teeth
 Each basic design: multiple variation
EXTRACTION FORCEPS
COMPONENTS
EXTRACTION FORCEPS
Handles
 Adequate size
-comfortable handling
-sufficient pressure & leverage
 Serrated surface
-positive grip
-prevent slippage
EXTRACTION FORCEPS
Holding handles:
-Maxillary: palm underneath;
beaks superior
-Mandibular: palm on top;

beaks point down
EXTRACTION FORCEPS
 Straight/ curved
better fit
EXTRACTION FORCEPS
Hinge
 Connects the handle – beaks
 Transfers & concentrates : force
Types
 American: horizontal
 English: vertical
EXTRACTION FORCEPS
Beaks
 Greatest variation
 Adapt: tooth root near C/R junction
root & not the crown

 Different beaks: single/2/3- rooted teeth
 Close adaptation: improved control, decreased
chance of fracture
EXTRACTION FORCEPS
Width of the beaks
 Narrow: incisors
 Broader: lower molars
Beaks angled: held parallel to the long axis

 Maxillary: Parallel to the handles
 Maxillary molar: Bayonet fashion- posterior

aspect with beaks parallel
 Mandibular forceps: Perpendicular to the
handles
MAXILLARY FORCEPS
 Single-rooted: incisors, canines, premolars
 3-rooted: molars
Maxillary Universal Forceps: No.150

o Slightly S-shaped: from side- incisors &
premolars
o Straight: from above
o Beaks curved: meet only at the tip
o Modification: No.150A- premolars
o No.150S: Primary teeth

No.150, 150A, 150S
MAXILLARY FORCEPS
 Straight forceps
 No. 1 forceps: easier for upper incisors
MAXILLARY FORCEPS
Maxillary molars:
-smooth, concave surface: palatal root
-pointed: bifurcation
-right & left
-offset: posterior & correct position
-No.53
No.53
MAXILLARY FORCEPS
Upper Cowhorn forceps: No.88
o longer, accentuated, pointed beaks
o Severely carious crowns
o Deeper into trifurcation: sound dentin
o Caution: crush alveolar bone; # large amounts

of buccal bone – intact teeth
MAXILLARY FORCEPS
No.210S Forceps
o 2
nd & 3rd molars- single conical root
o Smooth beaks: offset

MAXILLARY FORCEPS
Root Tip Forceps: No.65
o Offset – very narrow beaks
o Broken molar roots, narrow premolars, lower
incisors
MAXILLARY FORCEPS
Root Forceps
MANDIBULAR FORCEPS
 Single-rooted: Incisors, canines, premolars
 Two-rooted: molars
Lower Universal Forceps: No.151

o Handles- No.150
o Beaks: pointed inferiorly
o Smooth & narrow: meet only at the tip
o Fit near the cervical line- grasp root
o No. 151A: Premolar
o No.151S: Primary mandibular teeth

No.151, 151A, 151S
MANDIBULAR FORCEPS
English Style Vertical-Hinge Forceps
o Single-rooted
o Great force generated
o Root fracture
MANDIBULAR FORCEPS
Lower Molar Forceps: No.17
o Single forceps: both sides
o Straight-handled
o Beaks: obliquely downward
o Pointed tips – centre: bifurcation
o Remainder: sides of the furcation
o Not for fused, conical roots: 151

No.17
MANDIBULAR FORCEPS
Lower Cowhorn Forceps: No.87
o Two pointed, heavy beaks: bifurcation
o Forceps positioned: handles pumped up &
down- tooth elevated

o Beaks squeezed into furcation: buccal &
lingual cortical plates- fulcrums

o Alveolar bone #, damage to maxillary teeth
No.87
MANDIBULAR FORCEPS
Root Forceps
BASIC EXTRACTION PACK
 Local anesthesia syringe

 Needle
 Cartridge
 No.9 Periosteal elevator
 Periapical curette
 Straight elevator: small & large
 College pliers
 Curved hemostat
 Towel clip
 Austin/Minnesota retractor
 Suction tip
 2x2 inch/4x4 inch gauze
 Forceps
SURGICAL EXTRACTION TRAY
Additional items
 Needle holder & suture
 Suture scissors
 Blade handle & blade
 Adson tissue forceps
 Bone file
 Tongue retractor
 Cryer elevators
 Rongeur
 Handpiece & bur

BIOPSY TRAY
 Basic tray without elevators
 Blade handle & blade
 Needle holder & suture,
suture scissors
 Metzenbaum scissors
 Allis tissue forceps
 Adson tissue forceps
 Curved hemostat
POSTOPERATIVE TRAY
 Irrigation: syringe, suction tip
 Suture removal: Scissors, College pliers,
Cotton applicator sticks, gauze
INSTRUMENT ARRANGEMENT
TRAY
 Flat, sterilized wrapped with sterilization paper
 Opened preserving sterility
 Requires large autoclave
CASSETTE
 More compact
 Surgeon must be well versed with the
identification, indications for use as well as the
techniques of using the different basic instruments
 The quality of the instruments- as crucial as the
knowledge & skill of the surgeon
 Use of good quality instruments is inevitable in
ensuring the expected standard of care:
expensive
 The surgeon & the assistants must handle, store
& use the instruments with utmost care
REFERENCES
 Contemporary Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery- 5th
edition : Hupp, Ellis, Tucker
 Handbook of Local Anesthesia- 5th edition:
Stanley F. Malamed
 Textbook of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery- 2nd
edition: Chitra Chakravarthy
 Dental Instruments: A Pocket Guide- 2nd
edition: Linda R. Bartolomucci Boyd
Thank you for the PATIENT
LISTENING

Armamentarium FOR Basic Oral Surgery: Deepthi P.R. Intern Dept. of Oral Surgery

Uploaded by

Document Information

Original Description:

Original Title

Copyright

Available Formats

Share this document

Share or Embed Document

Sharing Options

Did you find this document useful?

Is this content inappropriate?

Copyright:

Available Formats

Armamentarium FOR Basic Oral Surgery: Deepthi P.R. Intern Dept. of Oral Surgery

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

ARMAMENTARIUM

 Long, angulated beaks: serrated

 Beaks: dipped in antiseptic solution

 Lift up sterile instruments from autoclave/ drum

 Long handles, straight beaks- fenestrated ends

 Disposable, sterile sharp blade:

1. No.15- most commonly used

o Around teeth through mucoperiosteum

2. No.10- similar to No.15

o Small stab incisions

o Posterior aspect of teeth/ maxillary tuberosity

 Reflection of soft tissue- 3 methods

II. Woodson periosteal elevator

 Loosen the soft tissues via gingival sulcus

o One end: flat, broad, spatulate- sharp edge

o Other end: Rugine end; flat & rectangular.

Small tip – sharp projection perpendicular

o Flat handle & blade; blade perpendicular to

o Mucoperiosteal elevation : prior to extraction

o Objective symptom: anesthesia

 Right angle Austin retractor

Both Austin’s & Minnesota : retract cheek &

bone & used to retract the flap

o Leading edge: dull- shouldn’t reflect

o Serrated on one side: firmly engage tongue,

o Retraction of flap edges : improved

visualization of deeper layers & structures

o Broad, flat, rounded blade

o Retraction & depression of tongue

o Improve visibility- posterior pharyngeal wall &

o Biopsy: performed on the posterior aspect; by

holding the anterior tongue

o Small or delicate/ Larger

o Curved hemostat- common

o Long, delicate beak to grasp tissue & a locking

 Picks up root tips, pieces of calculus,

 Eg: Crile, Spencer Wells, Halstead mosquito

o Gently hold tissue & stabilize

o Don’t grasp too tight- crushing

o Toothed: periosteum, muscle, aponeurosis

o Non- toothed: fascia, mucosa, pathological

o Easy grasp of tissue in the posterior part, with

o Small fragments of tooth/amalgam/foreign

o Removal of large amounts of fibrous tissue: Epulis

o Teeth elevated from sockets

o Round end: positive grip, avoids slippage;

o Long beaks- broad working edge

o Smooth, non-serrated edges

o Rings- locking mechanism

o Hold delicate tissues: mucosa, lymph nodes

o Holding cyst lining during enucleation

o Sharp blades- squeezed together;

cutting/pinching through bone

opens when hand pressure is released

 Side-cutting & end-cutting/

o Bibevel chisel: teeth

o Success: sharpness- sharpen before

 Cylindrical handle- serrated for good grip

 Flat end- tapped with mallet

 Flat & rectangular blade

 Bibivelled cutting edge- converge to a sharp

 Stainless steel- strong cylindrical handle