Dental Cheek Retractors

Types of dental cheek retractors

Surgical retractors for flaps, cheek and tongue

• Serrated Minnesota retractor — serrated ends hold tissue without slipping at extraction and flap sites; the Cawood-Minnesota is the longer Minnesota pattern.
• Weider cheek and tongue retractor — the heart-shaped serrated blade holds the tongue, cheeks, lips and flaps away from the surgical area.
• Shuman cheek retractor and Simion cheek retractor for adult extraction and flap sites.

Cheek and lip retractors for treatment and photography

• Double-ended retractors carry two end sizes, adult and child or narrow and wide: the Columbia cheek retractor, the double-ended stainless steel retractor, the double-ended plastic cheek retractor and the 6-inch lip retractor.
• The vestibulum cheek retractor exposes the front teeth and gums for anterior work and photographs.
• The black cheek retractor has a black surface that avoids reflections in intraoral photographs.

How to choose a cheek retractor

• Surgery or treatment. Flaps and the tongue at extraction and implant sites → Minnesota, Cawood-Minnesota, Weider, Shuman or Simion; lips and cheeks during restorative work, bonding and photography → the double-ended, lip and vestibulum retractors.
• Grip on tissue. Serrated Minnesota ends hold tissue without slipping.
• Photography. A black or double-ended retractor keeps the lips and cheeks out of frame; photography mirrors are in Intraoral Photography Mirrors.
• Patient size. Double-ended patterns put an adult and a child end on one dental retractor.

What are dental cheek retractors used for?

Retracting mucoperiosteal flaps, the cheek and the tongue in extractions, flap, periodontal and implant surgery; holding the lips and cheeks aside during restorative work, examinations and orthodontic bonding; and opening the lips and cheeks for intraoral photography.

How BusinessMed cheek retractors are made

German stainless steel, except the double-ended plastic cheek retractor; the black retractor has a black surface. Reusable, autoclavable and covered by a 5-year warranty.