A basic guide which can help you identify the basic surgical foreceps used in exodontia

1. EXTRACTION
FORECEPS
DENTO-ALVEOLAR SURGERY
DR.SIDDHARTH ROY BDS RGUHS 2020 [GENERAL DENTAL SURGEON]

2. UPPER MOLAR
FORECEPS

3. UPPER MOLAR
FORECEPS

4. UPPER MOLAR
FORECEPS

6. UPPER MOLAR
FORECEPS

8. Extraction of teeth in maxillary right quadrant. The
surgeon should turn the patient’s head towards self.

9. Patient positioned for maxillary extraction, the chair is
tilted back so that the maxillary occlusal plane is
about 60 degree angle to the floor.
The height of the chair should be such that the level of
the patients mouth is slightly below the surgeons
elbow.

10. Patient with head turned toward surgeon for
extraction of maxillary left posterior teeth.

11. LOWER MOLAR
FORECEPS

14. COWHORN
FORECEPS

16. Patient with head turned toward surgeon for
removal of mandibular right teeth

17. For mandibular extractions, the patient is more
upright so that the mandibular occlusal plane of
the opened mouth is parallel to floor.
The height of the chair is also lower to allow the
operator’s arm to be straighter.
For extraction of mandibular anterior teeth, the
surgeon stands at the side of the patient, who
looks straight ahead.

18. Behind the patient approach for extraction of
posterior right mandibular teeth. This allows the
surgeon to be in a comfortable, stable position.

19. UPPER PREMOLAR
FORECEPS

20. UPPER
PREMOLAR
FORECEPS

23. LOWER PREMOLAR
FORECEPS

26. LOWER PREMOLAR
FORECEPS

27. UPPER
ANTERIOR
FORECEPS

30. Extraction of anterior maxillary teeth. The patient looks
straight ahead.

31. LOWER
ANTERIOR
FORECEPS

33. Patient with head turned toward surgeon for
removal of mandibular right teeth

34. For mandibular extractions, the patient is more
upright so that the mandibular occlusal plane of
the opened mouth is parallel to floor.
The height of the chair is also lower to allow the
operator’s arm to be straighter.
For extraction of mandibular anterior teeth, the
surgeon stands at the side of the patient, who
looks straight ahead.

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REFERENCE: Contemporary oral and maxillofacial surgery and clinical pictures