Used during dental osteotomy for shaping and condensing bone, typically when performing a dental implant surgical procedure. it is hand-held by the dentist who will use a surgical mallet or hammer to manually impart an impacting force to the proximal end of the instrument. Osteotomes are surgical instruments that can be used effectively to enhance the placement of dental implants.1-4 The term osteotome means a bone-cutting or bone-deforming instrument. Osteotomes are generally wedge-shaped instruments with varying steepness of taper, designed to compress, cut, or deform bone (Figure 1). They are available with flat blades, pointed tips, and concave (cupped) and convex (D-shaped) ends. Osteotomes are used in several ways during implant surgery, but generally, they cut, compress, or deform bone to facilitate the placement of implants.
Used during dental osteotomy for shaping and condensing bone, typically when performing a dental implant surgical procedure. it is hand-held by the dentist who will use a surgical mallet or hammer to manually impart an impacting force to the proximal end of the instrument. Osteotomes are surgical instruments that can be used effectively to enhance the placement of dental implants.1-4 The term osteotome means a bone-cutting or bone-deforming instrument. Osteotomes are generally wedge-shaped instruments with varying steepness of taper, designed to compress, cut, or deform bone (Figure 1). They are available with flat blades, pointed tips, and concave (cupped) and convex (D-shaped) ends. Osteotomes are used in several ways during implant surgery, but generally, they cut, compress, or deform bone to facilitate the placement of implants.
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STR 5.4mm |
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