Ortho Instrument 1

Question 1

Elastic separator plier

Answer 1

Used to place elastic separators

Question 2

Distal end cutting plier

Answer 2

Used to cut the end of the arch wire, and hold the end while removing from the mouth

Question 3

TP spring plier

Answer 3

Used to place TP spring separators

Question 4

Hard wire cutter

Answer 4

Used to cut hard wire such as metal ligature ties

Question 5

Cheek retractor

Answer 5

Used to retract the cheeks during photographs or placement of posterior appliances

Question 6

Hemostat

Answer 6

Universal plier mainly used for placing elastic ligature ties

Question 7

Ligature director

Answer 7

Used to tuck pigtails of tie wires and brass separators

Question 8

Flakes right angle forming plier (three prong plier)

Answer 8

Used to make right angles in the arch wires

Question 9

Bell contouring plier

Answer 9

Used to shape the band for placement around a tooth

Question 10

Boone gauge

Answer 10

Used for alignment of the brackets

Question 11

Stair plier (loop forming plier)

Answer 11

Used to make loops in the archwire for movement of teeth

Question 12

Boley gauge

Answer 12

Used for intra oral measurements

Question 13

Band seater

Answer 13

To assist with placement of the band, patient will bite on the stick in order to push band in place

Question 14

Bracket bonding holding plier

Answer 14

Used to hold bracket during bonding procedure

Question 15

Ligature tie wire plier

Answer 15

Used to hold and tie the metal ligature around the bracket

Question 16

Archwire

Answer 16

Main wire in ortho, used to move teeth

Question 17

Posterior band remover plier

Answer 17

Used to remove band from the molars

Question 18

Elastic ligatures

Answer 18

Placed around the bracket in order to hold the arch wire in place

Question 19

Ligature tie wire

Answer 19

Placed around the bracket to hold the arch wire in place

Question 20

Howe plier

Answer 20

Universal plier to assist with placement of the archwire

Question 21

Band pusher

Answer 21

Used to exert pressure on the occlusal rim of the metal band to help seat the band down around the crown of the teeth

Question 22

Elastic separator

Answer 22

Used to separate the teeth so that the metal bands slide on easily, kept in place for 3-7 days

Question 23

Facebow

Answer 23

An extra oral appliance used with a head or neck strap to exert pressure on the upper molars on class II patient’s

Question 24

Tp spring separator

Answer 24

Used when elastic separators are unable to be placed because the contact between the two teeth is too tight

Question 25

Rubber bands

Answer 25

Used to pull teeth in specific directions for fine detail. They come in different sizes and thickness

Question 26

Brackets

Answer 26

Made of metal, plastic and porcelain. Small appliances bonded to the facial side of the teeth, used to guide archwire

Question 27

Power chain

Answer 27

A chain of elastic ties used to hold the archwire in place with more force than single elastic ties

Question 28

Bands

Answer 28

Preformed stainless steel rings that are fitted around the teeth and cemented in place. There may be a headgear tube located on the maxillary molar bands.

Question 29

Anterior bracket removing plier

Answer 29

Used to remove brackets on the anterior teeth