Dental Cheek Retractors
BusinessMed® Dental Cheek Retractors — from the cheek retractor to the Minnesota pattern, with lip retractors alongside — hold the cheeks, lips, tongue and mucoperiosteal flaps away from the teeth or the operating site. The range covers surgical patterns for extraction and flap sites — Minnesota, Cawood-Minnesota, Weider, Shuman, Simion — and cheek and lip retractors for restorative work, orthodontic bonding and intraoral photography.
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Orringer Cheek Retractor – Hands-Free Wire Mouth Retractor
$19.00
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.