Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Other levers allowed the chair to rotate ("through the whole circle") and rock back and forth. In addition, minor movements were possible, such as the raising or lowering of the back and headrest, slight rocking of the seat ("to prevent the patient form sliding forward"), footstool length and height adjustment, and the small of the back support ...
A dental engine is a large chair-side appliance (often including the dental chair itself) for use in a dentist's office. American dentist Josiah Flagg created the first adjustable dental chair in the late 18th century, adapting a wooden chair by adding an instrument tray on one side, as well as a movable headrest.
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Pages in category "Dental equipment" ... Wilkerson dental chair This page was last ...
Language links are at the top of the page across from the title.
Deck chairs; Dentist chair, a deeply reclining chair to allow the dentist easy access to the patient's mouth. The reclining position adjusts as well as the overall height of the chair. Associated with the chair are usually a variety of dental equipment, often including a small tap and sink for the patient to rinse his or her mouth.
A-dec (Austin Dental Equipment Company) [1] is a dental office furniture and equipment manufacturer based in Newberg, Oregon, United States.It is considered one of the largest dental equipment makers in the world, [2] and as of 2002 is Newberg's largest employer with 832 employees. [3]
Alfred Porter Southwick (May 18, 1826 – June 11, 1898) was a steam-boat engineer, dentist and inventor from Buffalo, New York. He is credited with inventing the electric chair as a method of legal execution. He was also a professor at the University of Buffalo School of Dental Medicine, now known as the State University of New York at Buffalo.
Dental rotary instruments - boreri. A dental burr, or bur, is a type of cutter used in a handpiece. The burrs are usually made of tungsten carbide or diamond. The three parts of a burr are the head, the neck, and the shank. [4] The heads of some burrs (such as tungsten carbide burrs) contain the blades which remove material.