Used as a lever during the extraction of a tooth or retained roots. It is pushed in between the gums and the tooth exterior and used to loosen the tissue surrounding the tooth.
COMPONENTS
The elevator consists of the following components

• Blade
  
• Shank
  
• Handle

INDICATIONS FOR USE

• Reflect mucoperiosteal membrane
  
• Luxate, remove teeth that cannot be engaged by forceps
  
• Remove carious or fractured roots
  
• Loosen teeth prior to application of forceps
  
• Split teeth which have grooves cut into them
  
• Remove intra radicular bone