What insturment is used to keep the tounge and lips out of the way when getting braces/ fillings etc. It is usually clear and it like makes your mouth look like a duck. Also does it make you gag or does it go to the back of your throat?I have gotten it before but I have forgotten. I have a fear of gagging (ya i know).
2007-02-27 09:31:02 · 2 answers · asked by Dory 2 in Health ➔ Dental
No, I am not talking about a molding. I remember when I got braces it was this clear things used to keep your tounge back and made my lips go all open.
http://www.dubtastic.com/tutorials/blending/teeth.jpg
there is a picture if you can see the clear part on the sides of the mouth
2007-02-27 09:53:02 · update #1
The one for the lips is called a lip, or mouth retractor. There are different retractors for different jobs. Tongue retractors, and cheek retractors.
2007-02-27 17:26:33 · answer #1 · answered by Kevin H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This instrument is simply a quick-setting form of polymer (plastic.)
When mixed in proper proportions, it can be moulded around your teeth to set either quickly (and aviod dripping down your throat) or slowly, to set a cast of your teeth.
2007-02-27 09:48:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋