BASIC ARMAMENTARIUM
FOR MINOR ORAL
SURGERY
JOINTS
Lap Joint

Box Joint

Double Action Joint
HANDLES
Ring Handle

Ring handle with one extra large Handle

Grooved Handle with Horn
Grooved Handle

Hollow Handle
RETAINING SYSTEMS
Single Spring

Ratchet Lock

Double Spring
Single Spring with Roller
Double Spring with Ball & Socket

Double Leaf Spring

Sliding Ring
Cam Ratchet

Bar Ratchet
Bar & Wingnut
BLADE TIPS
Blunt, Blunt

Sharp, Blunt

Fine Tip Blunt

Blunt, Blunt with Bevel

Sharp, Sharp

Fine Tip Sharp
Blunt with Retaining Hook

Blunt with Rounded Probe End

Serrated Dissector End
Blunt, One hook End
Fine Straight Jaw

Square Jaw

Punch Upward through
Cutting

Round Jaw

Straight on Flat

Punch Upward Oblique
INSTRUMENTS BY USAGE
Surgical instruments are designed to perform either diagnostic or
therapeutic operations; to locate the cause of a problem, or to
treat a problem once it has been found. Each instrument is
designed to perform a specific function. Those functions may be
generally categorized under one of the following uses:
1. To cut or incise:
Instruments used for this purpose are frequently referred to as
“sharps”. They include scissors, knives, scalpels, chisels and
osteotomes, among others.
2. To retract tissue:
Hand-held and self-retaining retractors serve this purpose, as well
as instruments such as skin and bone hooks
3. To grasp, hold or occlude:
These include the many types of forceps, including hemostats,
dressing and tissue forceps, as well as bone holding forceps. Also
included in this group are needle holders.

4. To dilate or probe:
These instruments are used to dilate or enlarge openings or to find
an area or foreign object.
5. To cannulate or drain:
These instruments including catheters, drains and cannulas, are
generally used to drain a wound.
6. To aspirate, inject or infuse:
These instruments serve to remove unwanted fluids as well as
to inject needed fluids into a patient. Among these instruments
are syringes, some needles, trocars and cannulas.

7. To suture or ligate:
Suture or ligation is used to close or rejoin a wound or an area
of operation, e.g., a vessel, a nerve or tissue. There are a
variety of sutures and clips, as well as suture needles and
ligating instruments.
SOFT TISSUE
INSTRUMENTS
Scalpel Handle #4: To hold scalpel blade
Scalpel Blade Seating Area

Grooved Grip Area

Shank

Pattern Number
Scalpel Blades: from right to
left; # 15, #12, #11, and # 10

Mounted Scalpel Blades on Scalpel Handles
Disposable Scalpel

Clinical Tip: Because scalpel blades dull rapidly after being
pressed against bone they should be changed between
incisions if more than one flap is to be reflected.
Periosteal Elevators

Molt # 9 & Woodson # 1

Seldin
Clinical Tips for periosteal Elevators
Periosteal elevators are used to reflect mucoperiosteum, to
loosen soft tissue from teeth before extraction, and to
retract small flaps
Pry Stroke: Using the tooth as a fulcrum, the sharp pointed
end of the elevator is used to reflect the MPF by first prying
the IDP free from the underlying bone.
Push Stroke: Using the broad end of the elevator in a
push stroke, the attached gingiva and alveolar mucosa
are reflected to the desired extent.
Pull Stroke: Using the periosteal elevator in a pull stroke
can sometimes shred the periosteum.
Tissue Retractors

Austin

Seldin
Minnesota
Tissue Retractors: Clinical Tips
1. For small flaps, use the periosteal elevator for
retraction
2. For large flaps use Minnesota or Austin
retractor
3. Place retractor beneath the flap resting on
sound bone
4. Avoid trapping of flap between retractor and
bone
5. RETRACT PASSIVELY: no attempt is made to
pull the flap out of the field
Dissection Scissors: To cut and dissect tissue
Blunt, Blunt Tip
Beveled Cutting Blade with Regular Cutting
Edge
Screw Lock (Lap Joint)
Shank

Finger Rings
Dissection Scissors

Iris: small sharp-pointed scissors

Metzenbaum: longer, delicate, blunt-nosed scissors
Operating Scissors: To cut sutures, gauze and other
materials

Stitch Scissor

Operating Scissor
SCISSORS come in a tremendous variety of styles and sizes.
They come in straight, curved and angular versions.
Useful Tips in Usage:
1. The curved patterns are preferred by most surgeons for
dissecting, since they provide a better field of vision for the
areas to be cut.
2. Straight scissors are used when a straight cut is desired,
such as in sutures, nerves, vessels.
3. Scissors are also used to spread and probe the area of
incision (dissection & undermining tissues). The smaller sizes
are used at the surface, the larger sizes deeper in the cavities.

4. Dedicate the different types for their specific purpose for
example, using fine dissecting scissors to cut suture can ruin
the cutting edge.
5. Special care instructions: To maintain scissors in peak
operating condition, they must be sharpened regularly.
Tissue Forceps: To grasp and handle soft tissue
Serrated tips

Jaws

Grooved
grip area

Spring

Adson

Allis: to grasp and hold
tissue that will be excised
Tissue Forceps: To grasp and handle soft tissue

Russian: is

Pickup: is

specially useful
for grasping
teeth that are
loose in the

useful to handle
tissue in the
posterior aspect

mouth

of the mouth
WEIDER Tongue Retractor: very
useful instrument during surgery
for impacted lower third molars

Jones Towel
Clamp

Foerster
Dressing
Forceps

Backhaus Towel Clamp
Hemostat: To clamp and restrict bleeders or
tissue, to control the flow of blood
Fully Serrated Jaws
Box Lock

Shank

Ratchet
Finger Rings

The hemostat
most commonly
used in OS is
curved hemostat
Straight & Curved Hemostats

 The Hemostat
has a relatively
long delicate peak

Hartmann-Mosquito Forceps

Halsted-Mosquito Forceps
Needle Holder: To hold and guide suture needles securely
for suturing
Jaws
Scissor cutting
blades
Groove &
Crosshatching

Box Lock

Shank

Ratchet

Finger Rings
Needle Holder: Clinical Tips
Needle holders are available in many styles and sizes.
Shorter ones are used for working close to the surface.
Longer ones are for deeper cavities.
The smaller the needle, the smaller the jaws of the needle
holder.
If the needle is too large to be held securely, select a larger
size needle holder. Otherwise, the needle may slip, or the
needle holder may be overstressed, causing fatigue or
breakage

Needle Holders Vs Hemostats
1. Needle holders look similar to hemostats, but jaws are
thicker and shorter.
2. Face of shorter beak of needle holder is crosshatched
to ensure positive grip on needle but hemostat has
parallel grooves that do not allow a firm grip on needle.
INSTRUMENTS FOR BONE
SURGERY
Bone Curette: To curette or remove soft tissue from
bony cavities

Volkmann
Bone Curette

Brun

Halle
Bone File: for final smoothing of bone before
suturing the MPF back into position
Bone File: Clinical Tips
1. Use the bone file in a pull stroke, because the
teeth of the file are arranged in such a fashion to
remove bone only in this direction.
2. Avoid cross filing or pushing the bone file,
because this results in burnishing and crushing
of bone.
3. Carefully Cleanse the instrument by wiping the
grooved ends with a sponge. By failure to do this,
dust or chips may easily remain in the wound.
Bone Rongeur: to remove bone by shearing
on a planned action
Bone Rongeur: Clinical Tips
1. Smaller amount of bone

should be removed in each of
multiple bites but never large
amount of bone in a single
bite.
2. A constant cleansing of
the blades is necessary.
3. Rongeurs are delicate and
relatively expensive
therefore, NEVER remove
teeth with rongeurs.
Chisels and Gouges: To score, cut, scrape, and sculpt bone
Chisels and Gouges

Osteotomes: To shape and sculpt bone,
or section a tooth
Chisels: To cut a window in the bone
cortex for access or to allow harvesting
of pure soft bone
Gouges: To scoop away strips of soft
bone, especially in bone grafting
Mallet
Stainless steel
working end

Plastic working
end

Shank

Phenolic handle
Cheek Retractors

Farabauf

Kilner
Basic armamentarium for minor oral surgery
Basic armamentarium for minor oral surgery

Basic armamentarium for minor oral surgery

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    Ring Handle Ring handlewith one extra large Handle Grooved Handle with Horn Grooved Handle Hollow Handle
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    Single Spring withRoller Double Spring with Ball & Socket Double Leaf Spring Sliding Ring
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    Blunt, Blunt Sharp, Blunt FineTip Blunt Blunt, Blunt with Bevel Sharp, Sharp Fine Tip Sharp
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    Blunt with RetainingHook Blunt with Rounded Probe End Serrated Dissector End Blunt, One hook End
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    Fine Straight Jaw SquareJaw Punch Upward through Cutting Round Jaw Straight on Flat Punch Upward Oblique
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    Surgical instruments aredesigned to perform either diagnostic or therapeutic operations; to locate the cause of a problem, or to treat a problem once it has been found. Each instrument is designed to perform a specific function. Those functions may be generally categorized under one of the following uses: 1. To cut or incise: Instruments used for this purpose are frequently referred to as “sharps”. They include scissors, knives, scalpels, chisels and osteotomes, among others. 2. To retract tissue: Hand-held and self-retaining retractors serve this purpose, as well as instruments such as skin and bone hooks
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    3. To grasp,hold or occlude: These include the many types of forceps, including hemostats, dressing and tissue forceps, as well as bone holding forceps. Also included in this group are needle holders. 4. To dilate or probe: These instruments are used to dilate or enlarge openings or to find an area or foreign object. 5. To cannulate or drain: These instruments including catheters, drains and cannulas, are generally used to drain a wound.
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    6. To aspirate,inject or infuse: These instruments serve to remove unwanted fluids as well as to inject needed fluids into a patient. Among these instruments are syringes, some needles, trocars and cannulas. 7. To suture or ligate: Suture or ligation is used to close or rejoin a wound or an area of operation, e.g., a vessel, a nerve or tissue. There are a variety of sutures and clips, as well as suture needles and ligating instruments.
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    Scalpel Handle #4:To hold scalpel blade Scalpel Blade Seating Area Grooved Grip Area Shank Pattern Number
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    Scalpel Blades: fromright to left; # 15, #12, #11, and # 10 Mounted Scalpel Blades on Scalpel Handles
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    Disposable Scalpel Clinical Tip:Because scalpel blades dull rapidly after being pressed against bone they should be changed between incisions if more than one flap is to be reflected.
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    Periosteal Elevators Molt #9 & Woodson # 1 Seldin
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    Clinical Tips forperiosteal Elevators Periosteal elevators are used to reflect mucoperiosteum, to loosen soft tissue from teeth before extraction, and to retract small flaps Pry Stroke: Using the tooth as a fulcrum, the sharp pointed end of the elevator is used to reflect the MPF by first prying the IDP free from the underlying bone. Push Stroke: Using the broad end of the elevator in a push stroke, the attached gingiva and alveolar mucosa are reflected to the desired extent. Pull Stroke: Using the periosteal elevator in a pull stroke can sometimes shred the periosteum.
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    Tissue Retractors: ClinicalTips 1. For small flaps, use the periosteal elevator for retraction 2. For large flaps use Minnesota or Austin retractor 3. Place retractor beneath the flap resting on sound bone 4. Avoid trapping of flap between retractor and bone 5. RETRACT PASSIVELY: no attempt is made to pull the flap out of the field
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    Dissection Scissors: Tocut and dissect tissue Blunt, Blunt Tip Beveled Cutting Blade with Regular Cutting Edge Screw Lock (Lap Joint) Shank Finger Rings
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    Dissection Scissors Iris: smallsharp-pointed scissors Metzenbaum: longer, delicate, blunt-nosed scissors
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    Operating Scissors: Tocut sutures, gauze and other materials Stitch Scissor Operating Scissor
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    SCISSORS come ina tremendous variety of styles and sizes. They come in straight, curved and angular versions. Useful Tips in Usage: 1. The curved patterns are preferred by most surgeons for dissecting, since they provide a better field of vision for the areas to be cut. 2. Straight scissors are used when a straight cut is desired, such as in sutures, nerves, vessels. 3. Scissors are also used to spread and probe the area of incision (dissection & undermining tissues). The smaller sizes are used at the surface, the larger sizes deeper in the cavities. 4. Dedicate the different types for their specific purpose for example, using fine dissecting scissors to cut suture can ruin the cutting edge. 5. Special care instructions: To maintain scissors in peak operating condition, they must be sharpened regularly.
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    Tissue Forceps: Tograsp and handle soft tissue Serrated tips Jaws Grooved grip area Spring Adson Allis: to grasp and hold tissue that will be excised
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    Tissue Forceps: Tograsp and handle soft tissue Russian: is Pickup: is specially useful for grasping teeth that are loose in the useful to handle tissue in the posterior aspect mouth of the mouth
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    WEIDER Tongue Retractor:very useful instrument during surgery for impacted lower third molars Jones Towel Clamp Foerster Dressing Forceps Backhaus Towel Clamp
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    Hemostat: To clampand restrict bleeders or tissue, to control the flow of blood Fully Serrated Jaws Box Lock Shank Ratchet Finger Rings The hemostat most commonly used in OS is curved hemostat
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    Straight & CurvedHemostats  The Hemostat has a relatively long delicate peak Hartmann-Mosquito Forceps Halsted-Mosquito Forceps
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    Needle Holder: Tohold and guide suture needles securely for suturing Jaws Scissor cutting blades Groove & Crosshatching Box Lock Shank Ratchet Finger Rings
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    Needle Holder: ClinicalTips Needle holders are available in many styles and sizes. Shorter ones are used for working close to the surface. Longer ones are for deeper cavities. The smaller the needle, the smaller the jaws of the needle holder. If the needle is too large to be held securely, select a larger size needle holder. Otherwise, the needle may slip, or the needle holder may be overstressed, causing fatigue or breakage Needle Holders Vs Hemostats 1. Needle holders look similar to hemostats, but jaws are thicker and shorter. 2. Face of shorter beak of needle holder is crosshatched to ensure positive grip on needle but hemostat has parallel grooves that do not allow a firm grip on needle.
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    Bone Curette: Tocurette or remove soft tissue from bony cavities Volkmann
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    Bone File: forfinal smoothing of bone before suturing the MPF back into position
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    Bone File: ClinicalTips 1. Use the bone file in a pull stroke, because the teeth of the file are arranged in such a fashion to remove bone only in this direction. 2. Avoid cross filing or pushing the bone file, because this results in burnishing and crushing of bone. 3. Carefully Cleanse the instrument by wiping the grooved ends with a sponge. By failure to do this, dust or chips may easily remain in the wound.
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    Bone Rongeur: toremove bone by shearing on a planned action
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    Bone Rongeur: ClinicalTips 1. Smaller amount of bone should be removed in each of multiple bites but never large amount of bone in a single bite. 2. A constant cleansing of the blades is necessary. 3. Rongeurs are delicate and relatively expensive therefore, NEVER remove teeth with rongeurs.
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    Chisels and Gouges:To score, cut, scrape, and sculpt bone
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    Chisels and Gouges Osteotomes:To shape and sculpt bone, or section a tooth Chisels: To cut a window in the bone cortex for access or to allow harvesting of pure soft bone Gouges: To scoop away strips of soft bone, especially in bone grafting
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    Mallet Stainless steel working end Plasticworking end Shank Phenolic handle
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