Stainless Steel MOLT 9 PERIOSTEAL ELEVATOR

Molt 9 Periosteal Elevator
Dental Instruments
SMS Double-Ended #9 Molt Periosteal Elevator is an oral instrument commonly used to retract soft tissue in dental procedures. It has a sharp, pointed, narrow end that is used to begin the process of lifting the mucoperiosteum and a slightly wider, more rounded end that completes the tissue removal enough for bone exposure. Both tips are thin and slightly curved. The #9 Molt periosteal elevator is one of the most commonly used instruments in oral surgery.
used to raise ginigval tissue at cervical region which is to be detached for extraction of tooth. Reflecting mucoperiosteum away from bone to prevent it being crushed-as fulcrum is bone.
2 ENDS: Sharp pointed end to reflect dental papilla
Border flat end to elevate tissue from bone.
3 Method to reflect soft tissues:
pointed end used in prying motion to elevate soft tissue.Most commonly used to elevate dental papilla from between teeth
push Stroke:broad end pushed under flap to separate periosteum from bone
Pull Stroke:Tends to tear if not careful.