Device Category Dossier

Rongeur, dental

Device Category Dossier for Rongeur, dental. Australian ARTG records, sponsors, device class — compiled by arcimedes.

Dental rongeurs are strongly constructed instruments with a forceps or pliers-like design featuring sharp-edged, scoop-shaped jaws attached to sprung, pivoted handles that cut through bone tissue when squeezed together. They are used in the removal of sharp edges of the alveolar crest of bone following tooth extraction.