Luxators are used to force a wedge between the root of the tooth and the surrounding bone, which helps to loosen the tooth within the socket. Luxators are often used before the use of forceps to ensure there is some movement of the tooth to be extracted. The tip is curved and rounded and may be straight or angled in a small or large size.
Coupland’s Chisel is used to elevate (lift) and separate the tooth from the periodontal membrane making the tooth loose in the socket and easier to extract with forceps. These chisels come in three different sizes.
Elevators are used to remove roots or parts of roots. The pointed tip of the Cryer elevator or the rounded tip of the Warick James elevator are used to lever the fragment of root out of the socket
One must bear in mind that where the luxators are used to merely loosen the tooth in the socket, the elevators can be used to loosen as well as pop the tooth out of the socket.
Using unnecessary force with the luxator can cause unimaginable damage to both the adjacent tooth as well as the bone.Hence required caution is ncessary while using luxators since the force they generate is comparatively larger than the elevators
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