Category Archives: Dental Instruments

Osteotomes, sinus lift instruments, tissue punches, trephines and more: the hand instruments every implant surgical kit needs.

Sickle scalers, universal curettes and Gracey curettes explained, with a simple guide to Gracey numbers and uses.

Coupland, Cryer, Warwick James and luxators: the main dental elevator types, how they work and when to use each one.

Weingart, How, Adams, distal end cutters and more: the main types of orthodontic pliers and what each one is used for.

English vs American pattern, upper vs lower designs and the most common forceps numbers: a practical guide to dental extraction forceps.