Dental excavator: description with photo, types of tools

The dental excavator belongs to the group of therapeutic instruments.

It is a holder in the form of a rod, at both ends of which there are working parts in the form of spoons.

Their diameter ranges from 0.1 to 0.3 cm, the edges are pointed.

The tool is used:

1. For extracting a dead carious defect dentin or enamels. This function is indispensable when deep caries, when dissectiondrill very painful.
2. In order to remove food fragments and soft plaque from the tooth cavities.
3. To remove temporary filling material.
4. For scraping and removing granulation tissue from pathological periodontal pocket, the socket of the tooth after its extraction.

The dental excavator is an indispensable tool for treating oral diseases.

Tool shapes and sizes

A dental excavator can vary in the shape of the spoons:

• round;
• oval.

These modifications do not have global functional differences; each of them is preferable in certain conditions.

The diameter of the working part also differs:

• 1 mm;
• 2 mm;
• 3 mm.

For curettage it is preferable to use a larger modification, for treatment caries - small.

Differences from other dental instruments

There are a number of differences from the probe, float, curette spoon:

1. Probe allows you to extract a significantly smaller volume of softened tissue from the carious cavity, is used for diagnostics.
2. Ironer has flat smoothed working parts, used for modeling a seal.
3. Curette spoon has a much larger spoon, is less convenient in the treatment of caries.

Manufacturers

Firms that produce dental excavators:

Company name	Modifications	Cost, rubles
Vorsma	E-99, E-100	400-500
Ekradent	Big, small	1750-1900
Asa Dental (Italy)	Round, oval	600-800