Oral treatment equipment and accessories are an indispensable part of the field of dental medicine, which together form the basis of modern oral treatment. The following is a detailed description of oral treatment equipment and accessories:
i. Oral Treatment Equipment
- oral comprehensive treatment table (dental comprehensive treatment machine)
- definition the oral comprehensive treatment table is the main dental medical equipment in oral treatment. It integrates various functions such as seat, lighting, salivary suction system, spray cooling system, etc. It is widely used in oral treatment for drilling and grinding teeth, cutting teeth, cleaning teeth and periodontal pockets, trimming and polishing restorations, and periodontal and alveolar surgery, etc.
- Development Trend with the progress of digital technology and intelligent technology, the automation level of dental comprehensive treatment chair has been significantly improved. Today, the chair not only offers better ergonomic design to improve patient comfort, but also integrates advanced oral scanning and imaging technology to enable dentists to make more accurate diagnoses and treatments. At the same time, the cleaning and disinfection process of the equipment has also been optimized to ensure higher hygiene standards.
- Intraoral equipment instruments
- basic inspection instruments for example, oral mirror (which can reflect that the line of sight cannot reach the image site, and at the same time can reverse or gather light to the examination site for traction or pressure of soft tissues such as lips, cheeks, tongue, etc. to facilitate examination or surgery), probe (which is used to examine carious cavities, tooth hypersensitivity areas, and detect periodontal blind bags, sinus passages, etc.), tweezers (which are used to clamp dressings, remove foreign bodies, remove and check tooth movement, etc.
- Light Curing Equipment: Used for filling and curing of light-curing resin materials.
- Ultrasonic root canal therapy equipment: Including root canal treatment deceleration motor, ultrasonic/sandblasting scaler, etc., used for cleaning and preparation during root canal treatment.
- Whitening instrument for teeth whitening treatment.
- Endodontic instrument: For measuring the vitality of the dental pulp.
- High frequency electric knife for cutting soft tissue or hemostasis.
- Turbine: Used for drilling and cutting of teeth.
- Polishing Machine: Used for dressing and polishing of restorations.
- Surgical extraction equipment
- osteotome: Used to chisel bone around teeth.
- Extraction forceps: For clamping and extracting teeth.
- Tooth extraction: Used for loosening teeth.
- Tractor for traction and exposure of teeth.
- Negative pressure Aspirator: Used to suck blood, saliva and debris from the mouth.
- Orthodontic equipment
- needle holder: Used for suturing soft tissues during orthodontic procedures.
- Orthodontic forceps for clamping and adjusting orthodontic materials.
- Bracket locator: Used to determine the position of the bracket and fix it.
- Other equipment
- oral Endoscopy: A medical device used to observe internal lesions of the oral cavity and perform internal oral treatment.
- Dental implant machine special equipment for planting teeth.
- Monitor: Used to monitor patient’s vital signs.
Second, oral treatment equipment accessories
there are many types of accessories for oral treatment equipment, which vary according to the equipment. Common accessories include but are not limited:
- drill: Used for drilling and cutting operations on equipment such as turbines.
- Car needle for the trimming and polishing of teeth.
- Reaming file: Reaming operations for root canal therapy.
- Filler for filling operation of resin material.
- Suction tube: Used to connect a negative pressure aspirator to suck the liquid in the mouth.
- Optical fiber: Used for light transmission of light curing equipment.
- Handle: Used to connect and operate various oral treatment instruments.
III. Precautions for Equipment Selection and Use
- equipment selection: When choosing oral treatment equipment, the performance, function, safety, comfort and price of the equipment should be considered. At the same time, it should be combined with the needs of patients and the characteristics of oral treatment.
- Precautions for use: When using oral treatment equipment, operating procedures and safety regulations should be strictly observed. At the same time, the equipment should be maintained and maintained regularly to ensure the normal operation of the equipment and extend its service life.
To sum up, oral treatment equipment and accessories play a vital role in the field of oral medicine. The correct selection and use of these equipment and accessories is of great significance to improve the efficiency and safety of oral treatment.