It is a good practice to keep the standard sets of instruments in a tray. They can be packaged together, sterilised and then unwrapped at surgery conveniently.
The instrument trays that can be kept prepared for different oral surgery procedures include:
- Basic extraction tray.
- Surgical extraction tray.
- Biopsy tray.
- Postoperative tray.
Basic Extraction Tray
- Local anesthesia syringe, needle and LA cartridge.
- No. 9 periosteal elevator.
- Periapical curette.
- Small and large straight elevator.
- Pair of cotton forceps.
- Curved hemostat.
- Towel clip.
- Austin or Minnesota retractor.
- Suction tip.
- 2 x 2" or 4 x 4" gauze.
- Extraction forceps, as per requirement.
Surgical Extraction Tray
- All items of basic extraction tray.
- Needle holder, suture and suture scissors.
- Surgical blade and handle.
- Adson tissue forceps.
- Rongeur and Bone file.
- Tongue retractor.
- Cryer elevators.
- Handpiece and Bur.
Biopsy Tray
- Basic extraction tray, excluding forceps and elevators.
- Surgical blade and handle.
- Needle holder, suture and suture scissors.
- Metzenbaum scissors.
- Allis tissue forceps.
- Adson tissue forceps.
- Curved hemostat.
Postoperative Tray
- Scissors.
- College pliers (Cotton forceps).
- Irrigation syringe.
- Cotton applicator sticks.
- Gauze.
- Suction tip.
References
- Contemporary Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 6 edition, James R. Hupp, Myron R. Tucker, Edward Ellis III, Mosby.
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