Dental Elevators
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About elevators
A dental elevator mobilises a tooth by applying controlled force that severs the periodontal ligament and gradually expands the socket. It is placed between the crestal bone and the tooth or root and works on the mechanical principles of a lever, a wedge and a wheel; one family is supplied as three pieces, straight and curved left and right, and another in three progressively larger sizes. Periotomes and luxators belong with them: fine instruments that shear the periodontal ligament and act as a wedge, inserted between tooth and socket to create space for elevators and forceps.
Loosens the tooth before forceps are used, and works by leverage, so published guidance notes that excessive force risks damage to adjacent structures.
Sources: Bhatia & Aruede, Oral Surgery, Instruments (StatPearls, NCBI Bookshelf NBK585063)