Surgical Elevators
Elevators are multipurpose bone tools used to elevate, dissect, or scrape
bones. Certain elevators are used for tissues and elevators.
Periosteal Elevators
They are used to strip portions of the membrane (periosteum) covering the
exterior surface of a bone. Periosteal Elevators are used for trauma, spinal
and other bone and soft tissue procedures. They are well balanced equipment
with enough hardness to maintain the sharp edges. In the oral surgery, they
are used to separate the tooth or the bone from the fibrous surroundings.
Periosteal Elevator is also used to access the root and may also be used as
a retractor.
Root Elevators
Root elevators are essential for any dental surgery. They act as levers in
tooth extraction. A root elevator loosens the teeth in their sockets,
removes parts of teeth and may be used to remove a complete tooth. Root
elevators come in many sizes and shapes. The straight root elevators have
working ends in line with the handle and a concave surface.
The
spade/wedge-type root elevators have spade or wedge-type
working ends. In the a
ngled-type root elevators the handles are in
line with the shank, but the working ends are set at an angle. These
elevators are designed to elevate a tooth or large root fragment. Apical
root tip pick elevators are used to remove fractured root tips lodged deep
in the root socket.
Malar Elevator
The facial bone that forms the cheek is called the zygoma or malar bone. An
injury to this bone often causes a depressed fracture. If this occurs, the
dentist will use a malar elevator to raise the bone to its normal position.
