Amalgam Armamentarium

Basic

  • Mirror

    For visualization, retraction.

  • Explorer

    To determine the integrity of the tooth surface and feel for irregularities.

  • Hemostat

    A type of forceps that locks tightly. To carry or hold objects.

  • Forceps

    For grasping small objects, such as a cotton pellet, and carrying them to the mouth. 

  • Williams Periodontal Probe

    For measuring probing depths. Also useful for measuring depths of restorations, sizes of lesions, etc.

Chisels

  • Wedelstaedt Chisel

    Blade is slightly angled from the handle of the instrument. A cutting instrument.

  • Binangle Hachet

    A cutting instrument. Has left and right cutting ends.

  • Gingival Margin Trimmer

    A cutting instrument. Come in pairs. Is similar to an enamel hatchet, but with a slightly curved blade. The outside of the curve contains the bevel for the cutting edge.

Excavators

  • Spoon Excavator 

    To remove carious dentin during tooth preparation. The ends have different size spoons. 

Pulpal Protection

  • Calcium Hydroxide Base/ Liner Applicator 

    For mixing and placement of calcium hydroxide pulpal protection agent for indirect or direct pulp capping. 

Matrix Holder

  • Tofflemire Holder

    For placement of a Tofflemire Matrix Band.

Carriers

  • Amalgam Carrier 

    To carry triturated amalgam to the preparation.

Condensers

  • Small Condenser

    To pack amalgam into the preparation. Used before the large condenser.

  • Large Condenser

    To pack amalgam into the preparation. Used after the small condenser.  

Burnishers

  • Larger Ball Burnisher

    To burnish the surface and margins of an amalgam restoration after its placement. Can also shape matrix bands.

  • Acorn Burnisher

    To burnish the surface and margins of an amalgam restoration after its placement.To form primary anatomy. 

  • Ball Burnisher

    To burnish the surface and margins of an amalgam restoration after its placement.To form primary anatomy. 

Carvers

  • Small Cleoid-Discoid Carver

    To remove excess amalgam and to carve or shape anatomy on occlusal surfaces. 

  • Large Cleoid- Discoid Carver

    To remove excess amalgam and to carve or shape anatomy on occlusal surfaces. 

  • Hollenback Carver

    To remove excess amalgam and to carve occlusal, axial, and proximal surfaces of amalgam restorations.

Occlusion

  • Articulating Paper Holder

    Holds articulating paper to check occlusion.

References

Hilton, T. J., Ferracane, J. L., & Broome, J. C. (2013). Summitt’s fundamentals of operative dentistry a contemporary approach.

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