1. Anesthetic Syringe edit
An anesthetic syringe is a device that dentists use in order to numb the mouths of patients before any given procedure. The function of this instrument involves successfully piercing the surface of the periodontal ligament so the patient can be distributed the anesthesia that will keep them from feeling any kind of pain during teeth cleaning, teeth removal and other functions of working with the teeth in the mouth during any dental surgeries or procedures.[1] Past devices have proven to be insufficient because it instilled fear in patients and made it exhaustingly uncomfortable for dentists to use because of the bulky size.[1] With how simple it is to hide it in the hand due to the smaller size of modern day anesthetic syringes, dentists are successfully able to maneuver in a patient's mouth without causing harm to the patient being treated, allowing for a quick insert of the anesthesia followed by the dentist being able move on swiftly to the next task of the dental visit.[1] Another aspect of the syringe is the capability of use, which means dentists are able to easily insert fluid in the device and follow the color coded instructions that allow for efficient use of the dental instrument.[2] The device is so intricately sized that doctors are able to grip it well enough to get the job done.[2] Some Anesthetic Syringes also include a power handle that gives the doctor less of a responsibility over the amount of pressure needed to push in the medicine because the power handle has settings that let the Dentist set an amount for how much anesthetic they want to be produced.[2]
2. Dental Forceps edit
In 1840, Sir John Tomes and his friend Evrard made the first pair of dental forceps.[3] In 1841, Tomes posted an article to tell the whole world about his discovery of new forceps that have never been seen before, successfully becoming the creator of the forceps and the concept of forceps.[3] In earlier times, or during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, elevators and pelicans were used as extraction devices because the idea of dental forceps did not exist, but the thought of extracting in the first place with some form of a tool was there.[4] With pelicans, their sharp talons were used to be placed down on the inside of the mouth near the gums while the elevator helped pull the tooth out of its socket. Then, a pair of pincers would do the rest of the job, wiggling the tooth out of the gum until the extraction was complete.[4] The functionality of today's Dental Forceps come from the need to remove items from the mouth such as the cotton balls Dentists place next to a patient's teeth or the rubber bands a patient needs for their braces.[5] However, most dental forceps are not designed for comfort, nor do they take the account of the dental practitioners hand positions throughout the procedure to mind.[5] Dental forceps have been designed to the point where Dentists experience medical complications of their own on the carpal scale considering their hands are always placed in a certain awkward angle while they remove items from the patient's mouth.[5]
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References edit
- ^ a b c [1], "Dental instrument-PDL syringe", issued 1983-05-20
- ^ a b c [2], "All purpose dental syringe", issued 1981-10-26
- ^ a b https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2413440/pdf/annrcse00321-0007.pdf
- ^ a b Atkinson, H. F. (2002). "Some Early Dental Extraction Instruments Including the Pelican, Bird or Axe?". Australian Dental Journal. 47 (2): 90–93. doi:10.1111/j.1834-7819.2002.tb00310.x. ISSN 1834-7819.
- ^ a b c [3], "Dental forceps", issued 2002-02-05