However, dentistry makes use of a variety of modern tools that make the work much easier for both the dentist and the patient. These tools include simple protective gear as well as specialized machines. Despite the fact that most are specific to certain procedures, others are more generic in purpose.
An example of these tools is the mouth mirror. A mouth mirror is a handheld tool that allows the dentist to see inside the patient's mouth at a variety of different angles. It does this by allowing the dentist to view remote parts of the mouth using indirect vision. Its mechanism involves reflecting light so as to magnify the interior of the mouth, making it visually possible for the dentist to conduct oral examinations on a patient.
A sickle or contra-angled probe is yet another tool that dentists use in their trade. The purpose of this tool is the detection of pits and fissures, calculus tissues with bridges and crowns as well as caries. Detection of caries on mesial and distal surfaces is done by briault probes while periodontal probes measure the depths of periodontal pockets. This is of the utmost importance to the correct diagnosis of periodontal diseases and caries.
A more common piece of dental equipment is a pair of college tweezers. The benefit of college tweezers is their allowing the dentist to place and retrieve small objects in and out of the mouth. A more advanced model of these tweezers contains a locking mechanism that stops the object from dropping out.
A more advanced kind of tool that dentist often make use of is radiograph equipment. Their purpose is to take x-rays of the patient's teeth for more effective diagnosis and checkups. Radiographic film is a vital component of this equipment and comes in different shapes and sizes, depending on which part of the mouth is undergoing an x-ray.
Most dental procedures often result in the production of excess saliva and moisture. Dentists may use a variety of instruments to control this such as a disposable saliva ejector. It uses a low volume of suction to get rid of saliva produced in the mouth during dental procedures. Another method used to absorb saliva blood and excess dental material is the use of cotton wool rolls and pellets.
Dentists also make use of dental burs to smooth and polish in procedures which require filling of cavities, repairing of chips and any other procedure that requires smoothing. The removal of tooth tissue before restoration is also done by dental burs. Again the size and shape of dental burs is dependent on where they are to be used.
It is quite obvious that most of these tools are required by a dentist to perform even the most basic of these procedures.
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