Dental instrument
Dental Instrument
A Dental Instrument is a tool or device designed specifically to carry out specific actions or conduct during a dental procedure. Dental instruments are essential components of dental health care and are used by dental professionals to examine, manipulate, treat, restore, and remove teeth and surrounding oral structures.
Pronunciation
Den-tal In-stru-ment
Etymology
The term "Dental Instrument" is derived from the Latin words "dens" meaning tooth, and "instrumentum" meaning equipment or tool.
Types of Dental Instruments
There are several types of dental instruments, each designed for a specific purpose. Some of the most common ones include:
- Dental Mirror: A small mirror attached to a long handle, used for visual examination of the oral cavity.
- Dental Probe: A long, thin instrument used to detect cavities and other abnormalities.
- Dental Forceps: Used for extracting teeth.
- Dental Scaler: Used for removing plaque and tartar from teeth.
- Dental Drill: Used to remove decay and shape teeth before filling or capping.
- Dental Syringe: Used to inject local anesthetic.
- Dental Elevator: Used to loosen teeth before extraction.
Related Terms
- Dentistry: The medical field that deals with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of conditions and disorders of the oral cavity.
- Dental Hygiene: The practice of keeping the mouth, teeth, and gums clean and healthy to prevent dental problems.
- Dental Surgery: A branch of medicine that involves diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases, disorders, and conditions of the oral cavity, commonly in the dentition but also the oral mucosa, and of adjacent and related structures and tissues, particularly in the maxillofacial area.
- Oral Health: A state of being free from mouth and facial pain, oral and throat cancer, oral infection and sores, periodontal disease, tooth decay, tooth loss, and other diseases and disorders that limit an individual's capacity in biting, chewing, smiling, speaking, and psychosocial wellbeing.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Dental instrument
- Wikipedia's article - Dental instrument
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