instruments

Question 1

what is the minor oral surgery tray

Answer 1

a prepackaged tray of preferred instruments used in surgical treatment. the instruments contained in the tray depend upon the department/hospital preferences
The tray is set up in a certain way, u will broadly work from left to right

Question 2

goal of surgical extraction 9

Answer 2

1. Examine
   
   2. Anaesthetise
   3. Incise
   4. Reflect
   5. Retract
   6. Remove bone
   7. Remove tooth
   8. Refurbish
2. Suture

Question 3

name this and its purpose

Answer 3

towel clips
2 of them
Tips are sharp and clip together to hold a piece of tubing to the pt drapes

Question 4

name these 3

Answer 4

mirror probe and tweezers

Question 5

name this and its purpose

Answer 5

mckessons mouth prop
Small rubber item that come in different sizes, they prop the mouth open
The writing goes towards the cheek, with the smaller section more in the mouth

Question 6

name this and its purpose

Answer 6

scalpel handle
Use to incise
Can change blades during the procedure using an instrument not fingers

Question 7

name this and its purpose

Answer 7

molt no 9 periosteal elevator
Elevates the flap - use against bone with tip and scrape against bone
Held in pen grip
Broad end and a narrow end

Question 8

name this and its purpose

Answer 8

Mitchells trimmer
used to elevate flap in certain circumstances
Double ended
- Small spoon
- Used for stripping attachments from bone

Question 9

name this and its purpose

Answer 9

howarth’s nasal rasp / periosteal elevator
Only use the right side in OS
Used to retract and reflect the flap

Question 10

name this and its purpose

Answer 10

Minnesota retractor
Used to introduce under the periodontium and retract tissues
Can use either end depending on preference

Question 11

name this and its purpose

Answer 11

bowdler-henry rake retractor

Has teeth which sit gently on the bone with the mucoperiosteal flap retracted behind it

Question 12

name this and its purpose

Answer 12

straight handpiece

Straight surgical handpiece
electrically driven
requires irrigation with sterile saline

Can also be used to smooth down jagged bits of bone

Question 13

name these and their purpose

Answer 13

Standard burs used
- Round bur - bone removal around teeth
- Fissure bur - sectioning teeth

Question 14

name this and its purpose

Answer 14

irrigation tubing and saline
cool burs and irrigate

Question 15

name these

Answer 15

couplands elevators 1,2,3
1smallest and 3 largest

Question 16

name these

Answer 16

Warwick James elevators
straight left and right

Question 17

name these

Answer 17

cryers elevators left and right

Question 18

name this

Answer 18

surgical suction
clearing stylus as width is only 3-4mm so can get blocked easily

Question 19

the surgical suction has a hole that can be used to make the suction high or low

Question 20

name this

Answer 20

disposable type suction

Question 21

name this and its purpose

Answer 21

Spencer wells forceps
Can grasp onto something and ratchet it to hold it e.g. crush an artery
Serrated and aggressive

Thumb in one ring, ring finger in other ring

Question 22

name this and its purpose

Answer 22

ficklings forceps
Rat toothed and corrugated
Good at holding and manipulating soft tissues without crushing it

Question 23

name this and its purpose

Answer 23

rongeurs/bone nibbler
Clips off little bits of bone, keep it closed till outside the mouth. The bone fragments will be held in the forceps

Spring allows u to close them slowly
Used in static position

The hinge can catch the soft tissues e.g. lip

Question 24

name this and its purpose

Answer 24

bone file
Files bone
Smooths down jagged bits of bone

Hold in pen grip

Question 25

name this and its purpose

Answer 25

irrigating syringe/needle Cleans under the mucoperiosteum flap and irrigate debris away

Question 26

name this and its purpose

Answer 26

lacks retractor Reflect the flap but more commonly used by an assistant to retract the tongue

Question 27

name this and its purpose

Answer 27

kilners retractor Fit into the cheeks at the commissure region to gently retract cheeks to facilitate access

Question 28

name this and its purpose

Answer 28

toothed tissue forceps Hold tissues Rat tooth so don’t crush soft tissues Held in pen grip

Question 29

name these two and their purpose

Answer 29

top Mcindoe scissors - long gently curved tips with blunt ends bottom iris scissor - sharp tips and are shorter both used to cut sutures or tissue as required

Question 30

name these and their purpose

Answer 30

needle holders Cross hatched to hold needle and not allow it to rotate Closed with ratchet so doesn’t move