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Amalgam carrier
Also called: amalgam gun, carrier
A plunger tool that carries mixed amalgam to the tooth.
Amalgam is mixed in capsules, then emptied into an amalgam well. The carrier picks up a small amount of amalgam in its hollow tip and pushes it into the preparation when you press the lever or plunger.
How to spot it
- A hollow tube tip (one or two ends) with a lever or plunger to push the material out.
What it is used for
- Loading amalgam into the preparation, one increment at a time.
Safety and care
- Semicritical item (it touches the inside of the mouth): clean it, package it and heat-sterilize it after every patient.
- Clear all amalgam from the carrier right after use, before it hardens.
- Treat amalgam scrap as hazardous: collect it for recycling per office protocol; do not put it in regular trash or down the drain.