iM3 Catalogue - Europe - Flipbook - Page 30
iM3 - The Veterinary Dental Company
Dental Instrument Sharpening
Hand Instruments
Check out this great video tutorial from one of our
trained veterinary nurses.
Share this video with your staff to ensure your
instruments are always performing at peak efficiency
in all your dental procedures.
Sharpening Stainless Steel Elevators and Luxators
These are sharpened on the flat surface of the stone. The
elevator is held in the hand with the index finger just behind
the tip. Look for the cutting surface on the winged elevator
end and place it flat against the stone at the same angle
(indicated image). In the case of the winged elevators pictured,
the angle is about 45 degrees.
Hold the elevator still, in position against the stone. While
maintaining the angle, move the stone upward, repeating
the process 2-3 times. This will sharpen the cutting edge of
the instrument. The same process applies to luxators and
straight elevators.
Sharpening iM3 Ergo Elevators and Luxators
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Drip a small amount of oil (MD30) onto the flat surface of
your stone in the shape of a smile or a shallow “U” shape.
Take the back side of the instrument, the convex surface
and place onto the stone.
The winged elevator
tip is placed flat against
the sharpening stone.
The picture shows the angle
of the instrument against
the sharpening stone.
Raise the angle of the instrument up to approximately
45 degrees, so the back of the tip of the blade touches the
surface of the stone.
Draw the instrument from right to left in the shape of the “U” back
and forth, pressing hard enough to see metal filings on the stone.
