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Discoid-cleoid carver
Also called: discoid/cleoid, carver
A carver with a disc on one end and a claw-like point on the other.
The discoid-cleoid is double-ended. The discoid end is a flat round disc; the cleoid end is a pointed, claw-like blade. Together they carve the grooves and shape the chewing (occlusal) surface of a new amalgam filling.
How to spot it
- One end a thin flat disc; the other a pointed, leaf-shaped blade.
What it is used for
Safety and care
- Semicritical item (it touches the inside of the mouth): clean it, package it and heat-sterilize it after every patient.