Tooth Luxators and Elevators

Coupland

The traditional style of elevator used in most human dentistry practices in addition to forceps. The blade is too broad and crude for dog and cat teeth.

Svenska Tactile Plus™ System

A different concept to the Coupland. The blades are concave, with sharp edges and made of softer steel than the Coupland. They are pushed into the periodontal ligament space and rotated axially round the root. They need to be sharpened daily with a conical stone. They are easily damaged if dropped. They are available in sizes of 2mm, 3mm and 5mm, straight or curved.

Winged Elevators

These elevators are a newer (1997) design and provide the operator with a sharp blade and lateral wings to hold the long, conical roots of brachydont teeth.

There are two tip shapes - standard and modified.The modified tip has a notch at the end, which makes finding the periodontal ligament space easier, with less risk of slippage. They are very efficient, but also need to be kept sharp daily.

Four sizes are available in both original and modified tip shape. - 1mm, 2mm, 3mm and 4mm.

Root Tip Picks

These are occasionally helpful for extraction of cat teeth and broken root tips.

Fahrenkrug Elevators

These are designed for canine (cuspid) teeth. They are double ended with one blade following the greater curvature whilst the other end follows the lesser curvature.