219Dental January - December 2021
Tooth Extraction Instruments Features / description
Gouge shaped tip;
Couplands elevator No 1 = 3 mm wide and square ended
Couplands elevator No 3 = 4 mm wide and square ended
Super Slim (feline) = 1.7mm wide and rounded end
Thin cross section at tip to allow good access & positioning
on the tooth root.
High mechanical advantage (ratio of handle diameter to tip width)
Large & shaped "American" style handle for comfortable palm grip.
Coupland 1 & 3 elevators have shorter than standard shank length
to allow the index finger to reach the tip (suits smaller hands).
All surgical grade stainless steel construction
Uses
Used to loosen a tooth root as part of tooth extraction.
Also can be used to cut the epithelial attachment to the tooth.
Elevator size Application (related tooth root size)
Couplands No. 1 most dog teeth and the canine teeth in cats
Couplands No. 3 large dog teeth
Super Slim For all cat teeth (other than the canine teeth)
Very small dog teeth
Retained (fractured) tooth roots fragments
Ferret teeth
Rabbit incisors
No other Coupland elevators are the same as the
Big-O range - their shape and dimensions are specified
to small animal use whilst beoing true to the originals.
Couplands Elevators
How to use
To be used by wedging the tip between root and
crestal bone and then rotating the instrument.
Repeat action at all sites around the tooth.
Keep repeating at 2 or 3 sites where the
instrument finds good purchase.
Super Slim No.1 No.3
Couplands Elevators
Code Description Price
BO201 Couplands elevator No.1 (3mm)*1 £20.95
BO202 Couplands elevator - Slim (Feline 2.2mm)*1 £18.50
BO203 Couplands elevator No.3 (4mm)*1 £20.95
BO204 Couplands elevator - Super Slim (Feline 1.8mm)*1 £24.75
Features/description
Modified Couplands Elevators,
designed by Dr R Wiggs DVM of
Texas USA, where the concave
trough has additional extensions
or "wings". The idea is that the
instrument wraps around the
root more to get better contact
and purchase. Thin cross section
at tip to allow good access &
positioning on the tooth root. High
mechanical advantage (ratio of
handle diameter to tip width) Large &
shaped "American" style handle for
comfortable palm grip.
Coupland 1 & 3 elevators have
shorter than standard shank length
to allow the index finger to reach the
tip (suits smaller hands).
All surgical stainless steel
construction - made in the USA
How to use
Use in the same way as regular
Couplands elevators.
Can be used in conjuction or instead
of regular Couplands elevators
Winged Dental Elevators Winged Dental Elevators
Code Description Price
BO205 No. 1 2mm
(including wings)
£19.95
BO206 No. 2 2.5mm
(including wings)
£20.50
BO207 No. 3 3.5mm
(including wings)
£19.95
BO208 No. 4 4.2mm
(including wings)
£19.95
NB the sizes of the winged elevators and
so their application DOES NOT correlate to
those of regular Couplands Elevator.