Kit Contents (Functions)

Question 1

Mouth mirror

Answer 1

• To provide indirect vision
• To retract lips, cheek, tongue
• Reflects light into mouth

Question 2

Explorer

Answer 2

To examine teeth for decay (caries), calculus, furcations, or other abnormalities

Question 3

Cotton Forceps (Pliers)

Answer 3

To grasp or transfer items and/or material into and out of the oral cavity

Question 4

Spoon Excavators

Answer 4

•To remove carious dentin
•secondary function: 
- remove temporary crowns
-remove temporary cement in temporary restoration
-remove permanent crown during try-in

Question 5

Dycal instrument (liner applicator)

Answer 5

To place calcium hydroxide or glass ionomer in cavity preparation

Question 6

Condensor (plugger)

-smooth and serrated

Answer 6

• to pack and condense amalgam
• to pack and condense other restorative materials
• to pack and condense temporary filling material

Question 7

Woodson

Answer 7

• Paddle end: to carry and place temporary restorative material for cavity preparation
• Plugger end: to condense restorative material

Question 8

Burnisher

-Football and Acorn

Answer 8

• to smooth amalgam after condensing
• to contour matrix band before placement
• to perform initial carving of amalgam
• to burnish other restorative material
• to burnish temporary filling material

Question 9

Burnisher

-Beavertail

Answer 9

• to smooth amalgam after condensing
• to perform initial carving of amalgam
• to invert dental dam
• to burnish other restorative materials
• to burnish temporary filling material

Question 10

Carvers

-Discoid Cleoid

Answer 10

• to carve occlusal anatomy into amalgam restorations

* to contour and carve occlusal and inter-proximal anatomy in other restorative and temporary filling materials

Question 11

Articulating paper holder

Answer 11

• to hold articulating paper in place

* to check centric and lateral occlusion

Question 12

Tofflemire

-matrix band retainer

Answer 12

To maintain stability of matrix band during condensation of restoration material for class to prep

Question 13

Composite placement instrument

-plastic instrument

Answer 13

• to carry composite material for cavity preparation

* to place, condense, and carve composite material in cavity preparation

Question 14

Spatula

-flexible mixing spatula

Answer 14

To mix dental materials