Dental Extraction Forceps
Also called Extraction forceps
Hinged forceps for removing teeth. The jaws are curved with an oval, cup-shaped trough inside, shaped for particular teeth and sides; the handles are curved with non-slip diamond-cut grips. Each pattern has a number.
Primary uses
What this instrument is on the table to do.
Extracting teeth and roots. 'Assorted extraction forceps' are part of the dental set used in oral and maxillofacial cases such as Le Fort fracture repair.
Sizes & variants
The lengths, angles and patterns it comes in.
Examples: no. 150 upper anterior extraction forceps (maxillary universal, Cryer) for the upper front teeth, premolars and roots on both sides; no. 151 lower anterior (mandibular universal, Cryer) for the lower ones; 88R and 88L right and left upper molar forceps.
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