Cheek Retractors
- Reduce Patient Discomfort: Keeping the mouth open for long time can cause fatigue and discomfort , Cheek retractors can effectively immobilize the mouth and reduce patient discomfort during treatment.
- Avoiding Treatment Interruptions: use the cheek retractors can avoiding treatment interruptions due to mouth closure and movement
- Various Models are available: Depending on the actual treatment needs and the patient's own oral environment, many models of cheek retractors are available.
Description
The cheek retractor (also known as an oral extender) is a professional aid used in dental treatment, the main function is to help the dentist keep the patient’s mouth open during treatment. Providing a better view of the mouth and making it easier for the dentist to carry out treatment operations, such as checkups, cleanings, orthodontics, extractions, and restorative dentistry.
Cheek retractors are usually made of plastic or silicone and are safe, non-toxic and gentle on the mouth. They are easy to clean and can be used repeatedly, ensuring hygiene and safety during dental procedures and oral care.
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The choice of dental cheek retractors needs to be adapted to the patient’s specific situation. For patients with temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJ) or other oral problems, dentists recommend softer cheek retractors to avoid putting too much pressure on the teeth.
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Basic Functional Positioning
Cheek Retractors are dental assistive devices that are used to retract the soft tissues of the patient’s mouth to open up the surgical field. Suitable for restorative treatments, teeth whitening and digital impression scanning. Cheek retractors have been optimized and material innovations have significantly improved operational efficiency and patient comfort.
Main Structures
T- and Y-frame structures, C-type cheek retractors: modified for teeth whitening needs, with simultaneous bilateral buccal and labial retraction to minimize operator hand fatigue.
Soft tissue protection mechanism
Surface roughness control (Ra ≤ 0.008μm) to reduce friction damage. Retraction time limit: single continuous retraction ≤ 15 minutes to avoid local ischemia.
Studies have shown that the use of cheek retractors can improve the accuracy of peripheral margins of maxillary digital scans in edentulous patients by 23%. The technological iteration of cheek retractors reflects the development of dental instruments under the concept of precision medicine and minimally invasive, and its rational application can increase the efficiency of diagnosis and treatment by 30%, while controlling the incidence of soft-tissue complications to less than 0.5%.