Maxillary
Upper incisors
- straight beak
Premolars
- slight curve
Using
- the curve must follow the nasolabial fold,
Molars
- there are an upper left and upper right forceps
- there is a beak that is meant to engage between the mesiobuccal and distobuccal root
- the smooth one is meant engage between the two buccal roots
Beaks TO CHEEKS
way to remember how to use maxillary molar forceps
Mandibular Forceps
- these are generally at 90 degrees
- both the beaks look the same
- designed to extract from premolar to premolar
Mandibular Molar
- beaks are designed to engage between the mesial and distal rot