Dental Suture Guide — Sizes, Needles & the Right Needle Holder Which suture goes with which needle holder? What does 4/0 actually mean, and why should a 3/0 needle never go anywhere near a Castroviejo? This complete guide covers dental suture sizes, needle anatom... Dental Instruments Needle Holders Oral Surgery Product Guide Sutures Suturing
Surgical Retractors in Dentistry — Langenbeck, Minnesota, Bowdler Henry & Farabeuf Good surgical access is half the procedure. A retractor that holds soft tissue and bone out of the way — without slipping, without crushing the flap, without blocking your light — lets you operate cle... Oral Surgery Retractors
Stieglitz Forceps & Broken Instrument Retrieval in Endodontics When a silver point, a separated file or a loose fragment is sitting in the chamber, you need a forceps with a fine, secure beak that fits where fingers and cotton pliers cannot. That is the Stieglitz... Endodontics Oral Surgery
Bone Files & Rongeurs — Smoothing the Socket After Extraction After an extraction, a sharp bony edge left behind delays healing and irritates the patient's tongue for weeks. Rongeurs nibble the spicule away; bone files smooth what's left. Two simple instruments ... Hand Instruments Oral Surgery
Crane-Kaplan Pocket Markers — Mapping the Incision for Gingivectomy Before you incise for a gingivectomy, you need to know exactly where the pocket base is on the outside of the gum. The Crane-Kaplan pocket marker shows you — it pinches a pinpoint bleeding mark at the... Oral Surgery Periodontics
Tissue & Dressing Forceps — Adson, Gerald, Semken & Allis Tissue forceps fall into two camps: ones that hold tissue gently for suturing, and ones that grip and retract firmly. Pick the wrong type and you either crush a delicate flap or lose your grip mid-sut... Oral Surgery Tweezers & Forceps
Cooper & Suture Scissors — Choosing the Right Scissor for Suturing The scissor you cut sutures with should not be the scissor you cut tissue or gauze with. Match the blade to the job and your cuts stay clean, your tips stay sharp, and suture removal stops snagging. H... Oral Surgery Scissors
