Mode of holding lower “hawk’s bill” pattern forceps.
Fig. 10.
Mode of holding forceps of pattern shown in [fig. 30].
In the curved variety, the terminal half inch of the steel portion of the instrument is bent at an angle with the shaft of the instrument ([fig. 49]). The edge of the blade of an elevator should always be kept sharp.
The method of holding an elevator is shown in [fig. 13]. The handle should rest comfortably in the palm of the hand, the first finger lying along the blade and being brought near the point so as to prevent the instrument slipping. When using the elevator for the removal of teeth on the right side of the mandible, the finger should lie along the curved side of the blade, and on the flat side when extracting teeth on the left side.
