iM3 Catalogue - Europe - Flipbook - Page 34
Dental Instrument Sharpening
Check out this great video tutorial from
one of our trained veterinary nurses.
Share this video with your staff to ensure your instruments are
always performing at peak efficiency in all your dental procedures.
Sharpening Stainless Steel Elevators and Luxators
These are sharpened on the flat surface of the stone. The elevator
is held in the hand with the index finger just behind the tip. Look
for the cutting surface on the winged elevator end and place it flat
against the stone at the same angle (indicated image). In the case
of the winged elevators pictured, the angle is about 45 degrees.
The winged
elevator tip is
placed flat against
the sharpening
stone.
HAND INSTRUMENTS
Hold the elevator still, in position against the stone. While
maintaining the angle, move the stone upward, repeating the
process 2-3 times. This will sharpen the cutting edge of the
instrument. The same process applies to luxators and straight
elevators.
Sharpening iM3 Ergo Elevators and Luxators
Drip a small amount of oil (MD30) onto the flat surface of your
stone in the shape of a smile or a shallow “U” shape. Take the
back side of the instrument, the convex surface and place onto
the stone. Raise the angle of the instrument up to approximately
45 degrees, so the back of the tip of the blade touches the surface
of the stone.
Draw the instrument from right to left in the shape of the “U” back
and forth, pressing hard enough to see metal filings on the stone.
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The picture shows
the angle of the
instrument against
the sharpening
stone.
