Dentists use various supplies including numbing gels, dental scalers, x-ray machines, anesthetics, nitrous oxide, picks, dental drills, resin, silver amalgam, gold, clay, titanium pins, metal collars, pliers, custom mouthguards, bleach, and lasers for cleanings, fillings, crowns, bridges, implants, and cosmetic treatments.
Dentists provide services including cleanings, dental implants, and cosmetic treatments. To administer these services, dentists and their hygienists use different types of dental supplies. These supplies range from small tools to sophisticated lasers.
Some of the dental supplies used by a dentist are for the purpose of performing cleanings. These supplies would include numbing gels for people with sensitive teeth, a dental scaler used to remove plaque, and a polisher to clean teeth. During the cleaning, the dental hygienist also rinsed the patient’s mouth with a stream of water.
If a patient hasn’t had any recent x-rays, the hygienist will use an x-ray machine to take pictures of the teeth and jaw bones. Before taking x-rays, the person should wear an x-ray apron, which prevents them from receiving harmful radiation from the machine. Other supplies used for x-rays would include x-ray film and developing tanks for the films.
For minor dental work like fillings and crowns, dentists use anesthetics and needles to numb the mouth before the procedure. Instead of needles, some patients prefer nitrous oxide, which is a gas dentists use to sedate a person. Other dental supplies that the dentist would have are picks and dental drills to remove the decay from the tooth. The dentist will also use material containing resin, silver amalgam, or gold to make the fillings. Individuals who get a crown would have a crown overlay on the tooth.
Dentists keep supplies for making impressions of teeth in order to fit a person for crowns and bridges. The dentist or hygienist uses the clay to shape the teeth and the patient bites into the clay to make an impression of the teeth. The impression is taken to ensure that the teeth line up correctly and that the person has a correct bite.
There are also dental supplies used when dentists place dental implants. Dental implants replace missing teeth or fill a large gap between teeth that have moved. During the first procedure, the dentist uses a titanium pin to act as an anchor in the jawbone. During the second procedure, the dentist opens the jaw and places a metal collar on the anchor to connect it to the tooth. Once your jaw has healed, your dentist will take a small pair of pliers and thread the implant onto the titanium post.
In addition to the dental supplies used for basic services and minor surgeries, some dentists offer cosmetic services such as professional teeth whitening. For patients who wish to use whitening trays, dentist supplies include custom mouthguards and bleach. The dentist uses an impression of your mouth to fit the mouthguard to your teeth. Other whitening supplies consist of a high-tech professional laser that is used in conjunction with the whitening gel on your teeth.
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