Human saliva, though at times being given less attention, performs a crucial task in battling the injurious pathogens in the mouth and in thwarting the tooth decay. Pathogens are any virus, microorganisms, or other substances that cause disease. A primary factor of the first-line oral defense mechanism of the saliva is the alleged secreted antimicrobial […]

Craniofacial Research or NIDCR has produced a mouse model having tooth abnormalities comparable to those of individuals suffering from dentinogenesis imperfecta III.  The model will let the scientists study more regarding how the hereditary disease increases and offers a device for building up and trying out the treatments.
The scientist who produced the mouse model is […]

Instruments used in the placement of composite filling materials are available in different sizes and shapes at the working end. The most common is the Woodson (3060/3064/3065). One of the ends is paddle-shaped, used to carry and place composite and temporary restorative materials into the prepared cavity. The plugger end, which resembles […]

Amalgam carriers are used to pick-up, transport, and pack freshly mixed amalgam into the prepared cavity. There are two types of carriers: the lever and plunger type. Plunger type is single-ended while lever type is either in single or double ended form.
The freshly mixed amalgam is loaded into the carrier and the plunger […]

There is a wide range of carvers for dental wax patterns, porcelain, and other dental restorative materials but only few of them are commonly used today.
Discoid-cleoid is valuable in carving occlusal anatomy of wax models and also on almost all types of dental restorative materials, especially amalgam. Cleoid-discoids are double-ended instruments with one end […]

The single-rooted maxillary teeth are usually removed with maxillary universal forceps, usually numbered 150. The Cryer No. 150 forceps (as seen on p.20) are slightly curved when viewed from the side and are essentially straight when viewed from above. The beaks of the forceps curve to meet only at the tip. The slight curve of […]

Extraction of the mandibular teeth requires forceps that can be used for single-rooted teeth, the incisors, the canines, and the premolars and for two-rooted teeth, the molars.
The forceps most commonly used for the single-rooted teeth are the lower universal forceps or the No. 151.  These have handles similar in shape to the No. 150 […]

Hand cutting instruments are handheld instruments designed for cutting hard dental tissues. Like any other hand instruments, they are consist of three parts: the handle or shaft; the shank, which connects the handle to the working end; and the blade.