Description
Wieder Tongue Depressor
Size:
2578
2579 – 140 mm
2580 – 150 mm
Dental Instruments
SMS Instrument Wieder Retractor features a right-angled serrated blade to temporarily hold the tongue down or to the side away from the tooth and root area during various oral surgical procedures. The retractor is specifically designed to protect the tongue during lower jaw procedures, where the tongue must be removed from covering the occlusal surface of the teeth. The end of the handle is curved for better control and the blades are available in two sizes to accommodate a range of patients. Its overall length is 140 mm and 150 mm.Wieder tongue depressor is used to press down the tongue for a clear view during examination of the mouth and throat. This product is available in two sizes. Unlike the Hartmann, the Wieder has a serrated, fenestrated blade and a curved solid handle.
Surname | Wieder |
Tip Configuration | Fenestrated Blade |
Working Surface | Serrated |
Size / Model / Figure | 140 mm, 150 mm |
Handle | Plain |
Finishing | Mirror Polish Finishing |
Instrument Type | Dental Tongue Depressors |
Material | Stainless Steel |
Disposable or Reusable | Reusable |
Rusting Prevention | Passivation Processed |
Cleaning | Ultrasonic Cleaned |
Sterile or Non-Sterile | Non-Sterile |
Latex or Latex-Free | Latex-Free |
Test Performed | Boil, Shape & Performance Test |
Grade | Premium OR-Grade |
Packing | Individually Packed in SMS Brand printed Poly-sleeve |
Tongue Depressors
A Dental Tongue depressor is a tool used in medical practice to depress the tongue to allow for examination of the mouth and throat. The most common modern tongue depressors are flat, thin, wooden blades, smoothed and rounded at both ends, but, historically, tongue depressors have been made of a variety of materials. A thin blade for pressing down the tongue during a medical examination of the mouth and throat. Tongue depressors can be used during a dental exam to gain a better view of the oral cavity. The general field of medical instruments and more particularly to an improved tongue depressor designed to hold the tongue down during an examination of the mouth and surrounding areas. Throat and mouth diseases are very common these days. Dentists use Tongue depressor to examine throat or mouth. Tongue depressor is a dental instrument to press the tongue for examining mouth and throat.
Function
- Move or hold tongue out of the way to inspect oropharynx.