Darby-Perry Excavators

Description

Darby-Perry Excavators

A Darby-Perry dental excavator is a spoon-ended hand instrument for scooping softened dentin and debris out of a cavity preparation. Restorative dentists like the pattern because it gives tactile feedback that a bur cannot. This page offers nineteen figures, so you can match the spoon to the size of the lesion.

Paired Figures From 5/6 to 21/22

Nine options carry a slash number: Fig. 5/6, 7/8, 9/10, 11/12, 13/14, 15/16, 17/18, 19/20 and 21/22. The slash format shows two numbers on one instrument, which is the usual way double-ended pairs are named. However, these nine have no catalogue caption, so we describe them by label only. Therefore study the product photos to judge spoon size along the series before you order.

Single Catalogue Figures 1 Through 42

Ten more options come straight from the excavator page of our supplier catalogue: Fig. 1, 2, 11, 12, 21, 22, 31, 32, 41 and 42. Most captions give the name only. A few, however, print measurements beside the drawing. For example, Fig. 12 is marked 0.8 mm, Fig. 21 is marked 1.2 mm, and Fig. 42 shows 1 mm and 1.4 mm. So if spoon size matters for deep, narrow lesions, those three give you a printed reference point.

Building an Excavator Range

Most operatories keep a small, medium and large spoon within reach. First, pick one size from the single figures for daily work. Then add a paired option when you want a second spoon on the opposite end. Also, Fig. 11, 12, 21 and 22 appear both alone and in slash labels, so order by exact label.

How the Spoons Are Checked

The steel follows ASTM F899. Before boxing, a colleague in our US warehouse looks at each Darby-Perry spoon edge and shank bend under good light. If a defect in material or polish turns up, the excavator carries cover for three years against manufacturing defects. Because it ships unsterilized, wash it and put it through a validated sterilizer cycle before chairside use.

Explore the full Diagnostic, Periodontal & Restorative Instruments category. For a contrasting spoon profile, look at our Excavator For Manual Removal Of Decay Tissue. Common questions are answered in our FAQs.

Each darby-perry dental excavator is for use by qualified dental professionals. Our sterilization notes and shipping page cover the rest.