Instruments

Question 1

Examining

Answer 1

towel clips
mirror, probe, college tweezers
McKesson’s mouth prop - pros mouth open

Question 2

Incising/cutting

Answer 2

scalpel

Question 3

reflecting flap

Answer 3

Molt no. 9 periosteal elevator - one end convex, other concave
Mitchells trimmer - spoon at one end, concave toward bone
Howarths nasal rasp/periosteal elevator - straight

Question 4

Retracting

Answer 4

Minnesota retractor - facilitates bone removal, good for lower 8s down lat aspect of ramus
Bowdler-Henry rake retractor - hold just w/ finger tips

Question 5

Bone removal

Answer 5

straight hand piece
burs
irrigation tubing & saline

Question 6

Tooth removal

Answer 6

Couplands - 1,2,3
Warrick james - L/R
Cryers - L/R

Question 7

Surgical suction

Answer 7

held in pen grip
goes over top of hand and between thumb and index
place finger over hole to inc volume of suction

Question 8

Holding needle

Answer 8

Spencer wells - corrugated tips, holds needle
Fickling’s forceps - rat toothed, holds needle and manipulates soft tissue, angled for harder to reach sites

Question 9

Refurbish

Answer 9

Ronguers/Bone nibbler - clips off bits of bone
bone fill - “rasp”, files down bone, draw toward self
Irrigating syringe/needle - washes out bone debris under flap
Lacks retractor - can raise flap but more commonly for tongue retraction

Question 10

Suturing

Answer 10

Kilners cheek retractor - fits into commissure to inc access
Toothed tissue forceps - rat toothed, prevents crushing of soft tissues
Scissors - cutting sutures and soft tissues, McIndoe & Iris
Needle holders - rachet shut on needle