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    Dental Elevators and their uses

    By Isreal Olabanji DST RNJanuary 26, 2021Updated:January 26, 2021No Comments3 Mins Read
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    Dental Elevators are used to loosen and ‘elevate’ the teeth in their sockets prior to extraction. Care should be taken to avoid causing  damage/trauma to nearby teeth while using elevators.

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    PARTS OF AN DENTAL ELEVATOR
    3 TYPES OF DENTAL ELEVATOR
    1. Warwick James elevator – straight and Warwick James elevators – left and right
    2. Couplands chisel
    3. Cryers elevators – left and right (Enlarged working end)

    PARTS OF AN DENTAL ELEVATOR

    Dental elevators working end

    Working end

    • The working end is functional, elevating and retracting end of the elevator
    • Single-ended
    • The working end is adapted to the function of the instrument

    Shank

    • The area between the working end and the handle
    • The shank may be straight or angled for easy access to some areas in the mouth
    • The shank may also have a finger rest to enable the operator to get a better grip and apply more force

    Handle

    • The part of the instrument that the operator
    • Designed for stability and leverage
    • The handle can be of many different varieties (i.e. serrated, smooth, hollow, solid, octagonal, round, large, small)
    • The function dictates the type of handle

    3 TYPES OF DENTAL ELEVATOR

    1. Warwick James elevator – straight, Warwick James elevators – left and right
    2. Couplands chisel
    3. Cryers elevators – left and right.
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    Warwick James elevator – straight (b) Warwick James elevators – left and right

    1. Warwick James elevator – straight and Warwick James elevators – left and right

    Uses and features

    • Used to elevate and loosen the tooth from the periodontal ligament
    • The elevation is done to create space and prevent trauma to adjacent teeth and tissues
    • Available as left and right elevators, designed to adapt to the mesial and distal aspects of the tooth, respectively. Always used as a pair

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    Couplands chisel, Mershon band pusher

     

    2. Couplands chisel

    Couplands chisel

    Uses and types

    • Used to elevate and loosen the tooth from the periodontal ligament
    • The elevation is done to create space and prevent trauma to adjacent teeth and tissues
    • Available in sizes 1, 2 and 3 – working end gets larger with an increase in size number

    False friends

    Warwick James straight elevator, Warwick James left and right elevators,  Mershon band pusher.

    3. Cryers elevators – left and right (Enlarged working end)

    Cryers elevators – left and right

     

    Uses

    • Used to remove interseptal bone
    • Used to loosen root tips

    Dental Elevators are always used in conjunction with other dental instruments

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