Dental Extraction Forceps Chart Site

This is where students often trip up. Look closely at (like #53, #88, #89).

Extracting lower teeth requires the operator to stand in front of the patient, applying force upward and outward. dental extraction forceps chart

Understanding this numbering system allows you to pick up any forceps in a sterile kit and know its intended use without a chart—but the chart is your training map. This is where students often trip up

A #151 Upper premolar forceps has straight handles and beaks aligned with the hinge. Using this on a lower premolar will cause the operator’s knuckles to smash into the lower anterior teeth or chin. The (like a lower 151) have handles at a 90-degree angle to the beaks, directing force down the long axis of the tooth. dental extraction forceps chart