Dental Equipment
Dental equipment or Dental instruments specially used by dental professionals to perform the clinical related tasks. There are many types of dental equipment that are commonly used in dental practices, such as surgeries, cleaning and restoration of the teeth/tooth. Dental equipment tools are used by dentists--and also often by assistants--to examine, remove teeth, restore teeth as well as maintain the gums and the rest of the related problems. Dental equipment includes dental chairs, scaling units, hand pieces, CAD/CAM systems, instrument delivery systems, dental lasers, intra oral and extra oral radiology equipment, and CBCT scanners.
Classification of Dental Instruments
- General Equipment
S. No.
Equipment
Functions
1
Explorer
To Examine teeth for decay (caries),
calculus, or canals and other anomalies
2
Dental Mirror
To provide
indirect vision
To retract lips, cheeks, and tongue
To reflect
light into the mouth
3
Ultrasonic Scalar Unit
To use with water-cooled ultrasonic
tips, to remove calculus
4
Syringe
To rinse and dry specific teeth or
entire oral cavity
5
Air/Water Tip
tip is inserted into a valve that will
allow the dental professional to blow air or squirt water on the desired area
in the mouth.
- Extraction/surgical Equipment
S. No.
Equipment
Functions
1
Wilson
The Wilson is the instrument that the
dentist may use to pry back the gum tissue in performing an extraction.
2
Elevators
During the extraction process, elevator instruments are used to pry
back the gum tissue and dig underneath the tooth in order to thrust the tooth
upward for extraction.
3
Forceps
There are a variety of forceps used in
extraction procedures.
- Reconstruction Equipment
S. No.
Equipment
Functions
1
Hand Piece
Commonly known as the drill, the
dentist uses the hand piece along with a variety of different bits to
eliminate the decay, prepare a tooth for a crown
2
Amalgam Carrier The amalgam carrier consists of a small tube on one end and a large tube on the other end.
3
Plugger
After the amalgam is inserted into the
tooth, the dentist uses the plugger to firmly pack the amalgam. This ensures
all the air pockets are filled and allows the dentist to insert the maximum
amount of amalgam.
4
Carver
The amalgam, which is inserted into the
drilled portion of the tooth, needs to have a smooth surface that will allow
the upper and lower teeth to fit together when the patient bites down.
5
Spatula
Whenever a tooth is capped, the crown,
being either stainless steel or porcelain, will need to be glued to the
remaining portion of the tooth. The assistant will use the spatula to mix the
proper glue solution and powder to create the desired mixture.
S. No.
|
Equipment
|
Functions
|
1
|
Explorer
|
To Examine teeth for decay (caries),
calculus, or canals and other anomalies
|
2
|
Dental Mirror
|
To provide
indirect vision
To retract lips, cheeks, and tongue
To reflect
light into the mouth
|
3
|
Ultrasonic Scalar Unit
|
To use with water-cooled ultrasonic
tips, to remove calculus
|
4
|
Syringe
|
To rinse and dry specific teeth or
entire oral cavity
|
5
|
Air/Water Tip
|
tip is inserted into a valve that will
allow the dental professional to blow air or squirt water on the desired area
in the mouth.
|
S. No.
|
Equipment
|
Functions
|
1
|
Wilson
|
The Wilson is the instrument that the
dentist may use to pry back the gum tissue in performing an extraction.
|
2
|
Elevators
|
During the extraction process, elevator instruments are used to pry
back the gum tissue and dig underneath the tooth in order to thrust the tooth
upward for extraction.
|
3
|
Forceps
|
There are a variety of forceps used in
extraction procedures.
|
S. No.
|
Equipment
|
Functions
|
1
|
Hand Piece
|
Commonly known as the drill, the
dentist uses the hand piece along with a variety of different bits to
eliminate the decay, prepare a tooth for a crown
|
2
| Amalgam Carrier | The amalgam carrier consists of a small tube on one end and a large tube on the other end. |
3
|
Plugger
|
After the amalgam is inserted into the
tooth, the dentist uses the plugger to firmly pack the amalgam. This ensures
all the air pockets are filled and allows the dentist to insert the maximum
amount of amalgam.
|
4
|
Carver
|
The amalgam, which is inserted into the
drilled portion of the tooth, needs to have a smooth surface that will allow
the upper and lower teeth to fit together when the patient bites down.
|
5
|
Spatula
|
Whenever a tooth is capped, the crown,
being either stainless steel or porcelain, will need to be glued to the
remaining portion of the tooth. The assistant will use the spatula to mix the
proper glue solution and powder to create the desired mixture.
|
- Dental Chair
Dental Chair is Designed to position patient comfortably while providing doctor and assistant easy access to oral cavity.
Some Images of Dental Equipment (Source Wikipedia)
Dental drills
Dental Mirror
Dental Chair
Dental Equipment Industry
Recent report published by MarketsandMarkets forecast that the global market for dental equipment was valued at $4.5 billion in 2011 and is expected to reach $6.1 Billion grow at a CAGR of 5.8% from 2011 to 2016. Key player companies in the global dental equipment market include Danaher Corporation (U.S.), Sirona Dental Systems (U.S.), Planmeca Oy (Finland), BIOLASE Technology Inc. (U.S.), Midmark Corporation (U.S.), Nakanishi Inc. (Japan), GC Corporation (Japan), Henry Schein Inc. (U.S.), Patterson Dental (U.S.), Sybron Dental Specialities Inc. (U.S.), and Young Innovations Inc. (U.S.), A-Dec Inc. (U.S.).
Dental Equipment Market Share Analysis
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