GDC Root Elevators Coupland Standard (Ea1c)

Features

Description

Used as a lever during the extraction of a tooth or retained roots. It is pushed in between the gums and the tooth exterior and used to loosen the tissue surrounding the tooth.
COMPONENTS
The elevator consists of the following components

• Blade
  
• Shank
• Handle

INDICATIONS FOR USE

• Reflect mucoperiosteal membrane
  
• Luxate, remove teeth that cannot be engaged by forceps
  
• Remove carious or fractured roots
  
• Loosen teeth prior to application of forceps
  
• Split teeth which have grooves cut into them
  
• Remove intra radicular bone

Packaging

• 1 XGDC Root Elevators Coupland Standard (Ea1c)

Direction of use

Cuiding principles for use of elevators:


• The following rules should be observed when using elevators in
  general:
  
• Never use an adjacent tooth as a fulcrum, unless that tooth is to be
  extracted itself in the same visit, and the fulcrum should always be
  bony one (alveolar bone).
  
• An elevator should always be supported to avoid slippage and
  injury to the patient.
  
• Avoid the use of excessive force if the tooth/root resist luxation, by
  gentle rotation, then stop, look for the obstruction to elevation, and deal
  with it.