Dental Goods Elevator were first designed many years ago and are still in regular use today. The use of elevators has remained the same, to assist in or indeed perform alone the removal of a tooth or root. An early surgeon, Sir John Tomes. quoted 'There is scarcely a root, or even a tooth which cannot be removed by the elevator.'5
Elevators have been modified on many occasions to make their use more efficient and ergonomic. From the evidence provided there would seem to be a clear link between modern elevators and early documented elevator-type instruments, both in terms of design and materials used.
This article has given a very brief history of dental elevators and discussed only a few. The list of elevators currently available to purchase is extensive (see footnote).* These could potentially be the focus of a future research project.
*Lecluse root elevator, Winter root elevator, Mead root elevator, Walter F. Barry root elevator, Pott root elevator, Apical root elevator, Seldin root elevator, Flohr root elevators, Crane root elevators, Miller root elevator, Hylin root elevator, Friedman root elevator, Bein root elevator, Ratzow root elevator, Berlin root elevators, Heidbrink root elevators, Lindo-Levien root elevators, Coleman root elevators, White root elevators, Schlemmer root elevators, Read root elevators, Thomson root elevators, Spear dental root elevators, Trauner root elevators, Berten root elevators, Bertrand root elevators, Heylin root elevators, Pique root elevators, Krallenheber dental elevators, Kopp root elevators, Fifo root elevators, Septum Lancet's root elevators, Gardner root FUJI Elevator.
