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An osteotome is an instrument used for cutting or preparing bone.
The instrument was invented by Bernhard Heine, a German physician in Würzburg, in 1830. Heine's invention was used as a bone saw, especially for opening the skull. It was a kind of chain saw moved by turning a winder.
Today osteotomes are used in dental implantation. With the osteotome technique, osteoplastic procedures have been developed in which the bone quality (compaction of local bone) and bone quantity (ridge extension in horizontal and vertical dimension) are routinely improved and adequate primary stability of the implants can be ensured with a high degree of predictability.
Surgical instruments Dissecting Scalpels (Laser scalpel) · RF Knife · Lancets · Liston knife · Catlin · Von Graefe knife
scissors: Bandage scissors · Metzenbaum scissors · Tenotomy scissors
Other: Rongeur · Curette · Osteotome · Drill bits · Rasps · Trocars · Drills · DermatomesGrasping (forceps) Clamping Retracting/viewing Accessory/other Examination/prep: Dilators · Specula · Fiber optic endoscopes · Head mirror
Suction: Yankauer suction tip
Irrigation and injection needles
Measurement devices: rulers and caliper
Drain: Jackson-Pratt drain · Penrose drain
Other: Surgical staplers · Periodontal probe · Surgical sutureCategories:
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