dental instrument


dental instrument

Any instrument used in the practice of dentistry including a variety of hand or machine-driven cutting instruments for soft and calcified tissues, forceps, elevators, clamps, reamers, wire pliers, pluggers, carvers, explorers, and other instruments unique to the dental specialties (oral surgery, endodontics, orthodontics, periodontics, prosthodontics, and restorative dentistry). See also: instrument

den·tal in·stru·ment

(dentăl instrŭ-mĕnt) The tools or implements used for the diagnosis and treatment of dental disease.
See also: instrument