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Dental Equipment Maintenance - Small Animal (view source)
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==Sharpening==
==Sharpening==
[[File:Sharpening stones.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Sharpening stones (flat stone, cylinder and cone) and oil<small>''© Lisa Milella 2013''</small>]]
[[File:Sharpening a curette.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Sharpening a curette on a flat stone<small>''© Lisa Milella 2013''</small>]]
[[File:Sharpening a luxator.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Sharpening a luxator on a flat stone<small>''© Lisa Milella 2013''</small>]]
[[File:Tip wear guide.jpg|right|200px|thumb| Hand piece tip wear guide<small>''© Lisa Milella 2013''</small>]]
[[File:Oiling high speed drill.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Maintenance of equipment – oiling the high speed drill. A drop of oil should be placed into the smaller of the two holes after sterilising the hand piece.<small>''© Lisa Milella 2013''</small>]]
[[Dental Scaling Equipment|Scalers]], [[Dental Scaling Equipment#Hand Instruments|curettes]], [[Dental Extraction - Hand Instruments|luxators and elevators]] all require regular sharpening. Dental instrument sharpening kits (stones and oil), with instructions, are available through veterinary wholesalers. Scalers and curettes should be sharpened before each use, i.e. after cleaning and sterilization. Sterilization will blunt the instruments and sharpening of dirty instruments will contaminate the sharpening stone. Sharpening is performed to retain the 70–80° angle between the face and the lateral surface of the working tip. Luxators and elevators need to be sharpened regularly, usually after each use, with a cylindrical Arkansas stone. The tip of the elevator should be sharpened on the convex side, whilst the luxator should be sharpened on the concave side. If either have damage to the working end they should be professionally reground.
[[Dental Scaling Equipment|Scalers]], [[Dental Scaling Equipment#Hand Instruments|curettes]], [[Dental Extraction - Hand Instruments|luxators and elevators]] all require regular sharpening. Dental instrument sharpening kits (stones and oil), with instructions, are available through veterinary wholesalers. Scalers and curettes should be sharpened before each use, i.e. after cleaning and sterilization. Sterilization will blunt the instruments and sharpening of dirty instruments will contaminate the sharpening stone. Sharpening is performed to retain the 70–80° angle between the face and the lateral surface of the working tip. Luxators and elevators need to be sharpened regularly, usually after each use, with a cylindrical Arkansas stone. The tip of the elevator should be sharpened on the convex side, whilst the luxator should be sharpened on the concave side. If either have damage to the working end they should be professionally reground.