Illustrated catalog of extracting, operating and mechanical forceps, lancets, root extractors, scissors, shears, pliers, etc. manufactured by the S.S. White Dental Mfg. Co.

  • S.S. White Dental Manufacturing Company.
Date:
1911
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Licence: In copyright

Credit: Illustrated catalog of extracting, operating and mechanical forceps, lancets, root extractors, scissors, shears, pliers, etc. manufactured by the S.S. White Dental Mfg. Co. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The University of Glasgow Library. The original may be consulted at The University of Glasgow Library.

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    The Common=sense Forceps Patented January 16, 1894 The Common-sense Forceps are so called because they embody the common-sense philosophy of extraction. They contain many modifications both in beaks and handles, all tending to mal<:e tlie operation of extraction easier to both operator and patient. First, as to the handles: Observe these are not at all in the same plane with the beaks, but are in all eases canted over and given a twist to the right, the hooks of the hooked handles receiving a downward pitch. The effect is to make the handles fit the hand per- fectly. The fork of the handles is spread somewhat abruptly to afford the forefinger room or to give the thumb a vantage point in pushing the forceps to place on the tooth. The ends of straight handles are thickened and rounded to prevent the bruising of the palm in push- ing, and the inner edges of all handles are rounded for a similar reason. The beaks have a cui-ved holding surface, adapting them to grip firmly, without any ten- dency to rock or slip, the roots of the various classes of teeth. Thv ends of the beaks are made slightlv lanciform, to facilitate the penetration of the alveolar process. The entire con- formation of the beaks tends ordiuai'ily to transform the operation of extraction into a lifting out of the tooth by the mere compression of the Forceps handles. When tractive force is applied, the imnu)vable grasp of the curved bearing behind the cervical eminence of the enamel is of the greatest help to the operator, enabling him to ajiply the force exactly as seems desirable. The eighteen jiairs of Common-sense Forceps, illustrated and described on pages 3 to 10, were carefully designed to cover the needs of ordinary ]n-actice. and years of practical use demonstrates that they very completely meet their designer's intention.