5Ws: Xpanders

5Ws: Xpanders | Image Credit: © ArtCraft Dental, Inc

What:

Xpanders^™ atraumatic elevators

Who:

ArtCraft Dental, Inc

877-340-1776 | artcraftdental.com

Where:

Most dental practices perform extractions, so these elevators should be available in every operatory to assist in ensuring more efficient and less stressful procedures. This instrument will improve your confidence and decrease the need for referring out extractions.

When:

These atraumatic elevators can be used in any situation and are designed to help avoid the dreaded deep broken root tip mishaps that can occur during extractions. The Xpanders’ power comes from its double-action prongs.

Why:

With these elevators, users achieve both buccolingual and mesiodistal movement. The more movement you can get prior to the use of forceps, the less likely root tips will break off. Xpanders prongs allow for a stable 2-point contact between the crest of bone and the neck of the tooth. Clinicians can elevate their surgical setup with an Xpanders kit.

How:

With simple twisting, one point locks onto the bone, while the other point pushes the tooth laterally, causing buccolingual socket expansion and superior pre-forceps loosening. These powerful intraligamental elevators are designed to make extractions less stressful, and much faster. Just a small amount of penetration into the periodontal ligament space is all that is needed for maximum lateral tooth movement.