Dental Bone File, Fig. 10 and Fig. 12

Description

Dental Bone File, Fig. 10 and Fig. 12

After an extraction or a ridge reduction, small spicules and sharp crests often remain. A dental bone file removes them with short pull strokes, so the flap can close over a smooth contour. This listing covers two figure patterns and two shank shapes, for four choices in total.

Fig. 10 Versus Fig. 12

The supplier catalogue presents Fig. 10 and Fig. 12 as two separate bone file patterns. However, it gives no written dimensions that separate them. So we suggest comparing the product photos to judge the working end that suits your technique. Many surgeons stock both, because the figures behave differently on narrow and broad ridges.

Straight or Curved Working End

Every figure is offered Straight or Curved. That gives four options: 10 / Straight, 10 / Curved, 12 / Straight and 12 / Curved. A straight file suits anterior sites and buccal surfaces that face the operator. In contrast, the curved version reaches lingual plates and distal crests in the posterior mandible. When access is tight, the curved end usually needs less wrist rotation.

Using the File Around Implant Sites

Implant teams use the file to level a knife-edge ridge before drilling. It also rounds off the crest after a socket graft heals. In addition, it smooths margins left by a chisel or rongeur. Because the cutting faces clog with bone debris, wipe them often during the procedure.

What Comes in the Box

Each file is surgical stainless steel, and a US-based reviewer looks over every figure and shank before packing. Files leave us non-sterile, so scrub the serrations and steam sterilize each file before it touches bone. Our coverage on every figure and shank shape lasts three years against manufacturing defects.

The steel is produced under ASTM F899, the surgical instrument material standard. For related tools, open our Dental Implant Instruments category. A Bone Scraper pairs well when you also want to collect autogenous chips. Our FAQs cover payment and returns.

These files are meant for licensed, trained clinicians. Please read our sterilization and care steps and see how we ship.