Which instrument is used to pick up and place small equipment or materials?

• A. Mouth mirror
• B. College tweezers
• C. Right angle probe
• D. Excavator

Answer: (B)

Picking up and placing small equipment or materials requires a tool that can grip tiny items precisely without blocking your view. College tweezers are designed for this task in dentistry: their fine tips let you grasp small objects like cotton pellets, burs, or impression materials and place them accurately in the working field. The mouth mirror is for indirect vision, retraction, and illumination, not for handling items. The right angle probe is used to explore surfaces and detect textures or caries, not for transferring small objects. An excavator is intended to remove decayed dentin and debris, not for precise placement. So the instrument best suited for picking up and placing small equipment or materials is college tweezers.