Which instrument is another elevator commonly used in extractions?

• A. Cryers Elevator
• B. Winters Elevator
• C. Upper Molar Forceps
• D. Lower Anterior Forceps

Answer: (B)

Elevators are used to loosen a tooth from its socket by breaking the attachments of the periodontal ligament before extraction. The Winter’s elevator is a curved, slender instrument designed to slip into the periodontal ligament space and act as a lever. Its shape lets you seat the blade against the tooth and apply controlled luxation forces to detach the tooth from the surrounding bone, making it versatile for a wide range of teeth, including multi-rooted ones.

Forceps are the instruments used to grasp and remove the tooth after it has been sufficiently luxated, so they aren’t elevators. Cryers is another elevator, but the Winter’s elevator is widely taught and commonly used as the go-to supplementary elevator in many extraction scenarios, which is why it best fits the question.