PDT Hand Instruments
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Innovation & Design
"PDT hand instruments are ergonomically designed to provide maximum comfort and tactile sensitivity."
Through a delicate blend of design, evolution and development, Paradise Dental Technologies (PDT) has been able to bring fresh and improved dental products to hygienists around the globe.
Drawing on more than 30 years of industry experience and by carefully listening to observations, ideas and suggestions from dental professionals, PDT is proud to offer the most carefully designed and hand-crafted dental instruments available.
PDT Instruments are designed with one thought in mind. The well-being of you and your patients.
Research has shown that the design of a hygiene instrument has a significant effect on the pinch force needed for its control.
The higher the force needed, the more strain you will experience, with the risk of cumulative effects causing musculoskeletal disorders (MSD).
The pinch force can be reduced significantly by careful consideration and design of the handle and its weight.
Ergonomic Handle Design
Weighing just 13 grams, PDT instruments are amongst the lightest on the market.
Each handle is carefully crafted from solid resin and ergonomically designed to provide maximum comfort. An optimum 10mm diameter reduces strain on the fingers and wrists, while the unique pattern (knurling) on every instrument allows for optimum grip and greater rotational control, even when wet.
The solid resin handles also enhance tactile sensitivity, so you can sense everything you touch through the vibration of the handle.
Thinner, Sharper & Stronger
PDT's blades are thinner, sharper and harder, thanks to a unique process of heat treatment and cryogenics that produces a uniform molecular grain structure in the steel. This production technique increases the blade's durability, reducing sharpening time and enabling it to last between four and seven times longer than competitor instruments.
Better still, when your PDT instruments do eventually lose their edge, there’s no need to throw them away. They can be quickly re-sharpened using the simple Ultimate Edge Kit.
Best-Selling PDT Hand Instruments
Montana Jack Scaler
Thinner, harder, tougher, sharper; the Montana Jack scaler stands at the forefront of dental instrument design.
Greater access - Perfectly crafted for anterior and posterior access
Superior blade design – Ultra-sharp sickle-blade provides convenient interproximal access
Lightweight - Weighing just 13 grams, the Montana Jack is in keeping with PDT’s lightweight approach to instrument design
Ergonomic design - Extended knurling allows for superior control, greater manoeuvrability and ultimate tactile sensitivity
Universal adaptation - Perfect contra-angle for the most universal adaptation of all instrument designs
Ultra-durable blades – Uniquely crafted steel allows the blades to remain stronger and sharper for longer, resulting in a reduction in sharpening time
Queen of Hearts
Highly adaptive throughout the anatomy, the Queen of Hearts™ is a periodontal curette with a long, fine cutting edge for finishing and a completely smooth surface when root planing.
Finer finishing – Removes deposits in concavities and furcations on root surfaces of deeper pockets
Increased access - Aids in the removal of deposits left by non-overlapping strokes that other instrument designs fail to reach
Unrivalled adaptation - Adapts from the buccal for the mesial furcations of the upper molars and especially on the mesial of the maxillary first bicuspid
Unique blade design - The blade’s design allows the instrument to be used sub-gingivally on the trickiest root surfaces throughout the entire mouth
Improve patient comfort – The closed face blade reduces potential tissue trauma
Supporting good causes - For every Queen of Hearts™ purchased, PDT donate to a heart disease charity
204S Posterior Sickle Scaler
Designed to remove supragingival calculus with minimal effort, the PDT 204S Posterior Sickle Scaler is lightweight and incredibly durable.
Longevity – Uniquely crafted blades ensure the PDT 204S stays sharper and harder for longer, reducing sharpening time
Increased adaptation - Perfect for use throughout the posterior region and ideally contoured for 7s and 8s
Lightweight – At just 13 grams, PDT instruments are feather-light and ideally weighted
Ergonomically designed - The solid resin handle is specifically designed to enhance tactile sensitivity
Enhanced comfort - The large diameter handle has extended knurling for superior control and greater manoeuvrability
Tougher blades – Crafted from specially treated steel, the blades remain stronger and sharper for longer
PDT Amazing Gracey
"By listening, observing and innovating, PDT has significantly improved Gracey design."
Better for You, Better for Your Patients
Made from 100% USA-made materials, PDT Amazing Gracey hand instruments are designed to last. Offering a significant improvement on more traditional Gracey hand instruments, Amazing Graceys are ultra-durable, enabling you to experience greater contact and even greater comfort.
PDT Amazing Graceys provide 200-300% more contact than other leading competitors. This means greater adaptation resulting in fewer scaling strokes.
PDT Amazing Gracey Blades
- Standard – Amazing Gracey 3.5-4mm blade, with 200-300% more contact than the leading competitor.
- Rigid - Large diameter shank makes the instrument stronger, less flexible but with a standard blade.
- Extended Reach – Terminal shank is 5mm longer with a standard blade.
- Extended Reach Rigid – Same dimensions as the ER but with a stronger, less flexible terminal shank.
- Extended Reach Mini - Terminal shank is 5mm longer than standard but the blade is half the length.
- Extended Reach Mini Rigid – Same dimensions as the ERM but with a stronger, less flexible terminal shank.
- Extended Reach Micro Mini – 20% thinner blades and half the blade length with an extended terminal shank.
Anatomically Colour Coded
- Highest quality 440A stainless steel
- Unique heat-treat and cryogenic formula
- Ultra-light, solid resin handle
- Ultimate tactile sensitivity
- Sharper, harder, tougher blades
- Holds edge longer, requires less sharpening
- Longer instrument life
- Continuous curve of blade adapts to tooth
- Comfortable large diameter handle
- Exclusive extended knurling
- Superior control and torque
Micro Mini Gracey Scalers
"Boasting a compact design, PDT Micro Min Graceys are designed for perfect adaptation and control."
PDT Micro Mini Graceys are area-specific curettes designed for perfect adaptation and control.
Inspired by PDT's Amazing Gracey series, the Micro Mini range boasts a compact design that’s 20 per cent thinner than its predecessor with half the blade length and an extended terminal shank.
Ideal for adaptation in extremely narrow pockets and furcations, each instrument is ergonomically designed to adapt to the tooth surface with no tissue distention or torque on the hand or wrist. This nullifies the challenges faced when exploring deep periodontal pockets and eases subgingival insertion.
Proven to stay harder and sharper for longer, Micro Mini Gracey blades are crafted from robust 440A stainless steel. It’s this unique design that allows them to last 2-7 times longer than other hand instruments on the market.
Each blade is set in a perfectly moulded, solid resin handle. This feather-light design features extended knurling for superior tactile sensitivity, while anatomically colour coding allows for easy setup.
The Micro Mini Curette Range
PDT O'Hehir Curettes
"O'Hehir curettes feature a unique scoop that's sharp on teeth and smooth against gums."
Specially created with a 270-degree cutting perimeter, PDT O’Hehir curettes can reach areas often missed by traditional curette blades. It’s this unique design that allows for multiple angulations, making it far more effective for calculus removal.
Perfect for three-dimensional scaling and root planing, O’Hehirs can be pushed and pulled in any direction without causing trauma to areas of soft tissue and are ideal for flutings, furcations and line angles.
Each instrument is ergonomically designed for maximum user comfort. Large diameter handles crafted from solid resin allow for enhanced manoeuvrability, while extended knurling results in superior tactile sensitivity.
Factor in the ultra-robust steel blades, forged using a fine blend of heat-treatment and cryogenics, and it’s hard to believe that each O’Hehir instrument weighs in at a mere 13 grams!
PDT O'Hehir Curettes in Action
Access Periodontal Pockets with Ease
The O'Hehir's unique 270-degree scoop allows access into deep periodontal pockets. Once subgingival, the scoop can move in multiple directions for effective calculus removal with very little patient discomfort.
The O'Hehir Curette Range
PDT Hygiene Kits
"Make all of your hygiene appointments a dream."
I Dream of Hygiene™
The PDT I Dream of Hygiene™ Kit is proof that dreams really do come true.
Designed by hygienists for hygienists, this 10-piece kit incorporates all of the instruments required to make your job as easy as possible.
First Line Kit - Universal
The PDT First Line™ Kit - Area Specific is specially designed to be used when hand scaling is prefered.
Containing lightweight, ergonomically designed instruments, this six-piece kit offers enhanced comfort for both you and your patients.
First Line Kit - Area Specific
The PDT First Line™ Kit - Area Specific is your first stop for heavy debridement.
This six-piece kit is specially designed to be used in conjunction with your current kits any time there is a contraindication for power scalers and aerosols.
PDT Sickle Scalers
"Ergonomically designed to effortlessly remove plaque and calculus."
Designed to effortlessly remove stubborn plaque and calculus, PDT’s extensive range of sickle scalers deliver maximum comfort to both patient and practitioner.
Available for anterior and posterior use, each sickle scaler features two cutting edges crafted from robust and durable stainless steel.
Each handle is ergonomically crafted from ultra-lightweight resin and includes knurling on the instrument shank to increase comfort and reduce hand fatigue during long periods of use. The handle’s unique design also allows for superior control and greater manoeuvrability.
The Sickle Scaler Range
Designed for supra gingival use, each PDT Posterior Sickle Scaler features two cutting edges; a pointed tip and a blade face that runs perpendicular to the terminal shank.
Contra angle sickle scaler similar in shape to the 204S, but with a longer toe. Great for removing heavier deposits in the posterior region.
PDT Diagnostic Instruments
"Durable, thin and flexible for greater tactile sensitivity."
Featuring a wide variety of explorers, probes, and mirrors, PDT has an extensive range of diagnostic dental hand instruments.
Each instrument is ergonomically designed to increase comfort and reduce hand fatigue.
Lightweight resin handles with knurling up to the instrument shank reduce hand fatigue and pinch, lowering the risks of developing musculoskeletal disorders.
The Diagnostic Range
Stainless steel probe with a long lasting coloured coating.
Stainless steel probe with 1 through to 15 with 1mm markings.
Stainless steel probe with 1 through to 12 with 1mm markings.
Part of the PDT Diagnostic range, the PDT Probe WHO-UNC15 is a double-ended dental probe.
By combining a WHO ball-end probe with a UNC-15 probe, this hand instrument provides the most versatile detection available.
The PDT Explorer 23 is a shepherd's hook coupled with a 1-2-3-5-7-8-9-10 mm Williams probe.
A double-ended probe with the UNC12 design on one end and the WHO design on the other.
Stainless steel probe with 3-6-9-12 furcation.
An advanced comprehensive exam probe with 3-6-9-12 mm markings on furcation and 1 through to 12 mm markings on the straight probe end.
This instrument is an explorer 23 Shepherd's hook coupled with a 1 through to 15 mm Probe UNC 15.
The PDT Mirror Handle, Cone Socket is a large diameter cone socket mirror handle with a mobility probe.
PDT Universal Curettes
PDT Universal Curettes are expertly crafted from 100% US-made materials and are ergonomically designed with patient and clinician comfort in mind.
Each instrument features dual cutting edges on each end that run parallel to one another. The blades are made from ultra-durable, heat-treated steel that has undergone an innovative cryogenic process. This ensures they remain harder and sharper and retain their edge for longer.
Each PDT Universal Curette handle is made from solid, lightweight resin. Coated in specially designed knurling, PDT shanks are proven to provide tactile sensitivity and reduce pinch, meaning you can work for longer without experiencing hand fatigue.
In total, each PDT Curette weighs just 13 grams. This results in enhanced manoeuvrability.
Make hygiene appointments easier with PDT.
The Universal Curette Range
Designed for use on mandibular posterior.
Designed for use on the maxillary posterior.
Universal anterior curette with two cutting edges and a rounded toe. Routine maintenance to quickly remove calculus on lower anteriors.
Comparable to the Gracey 17-18 with access to the maxillary and mandibular but with a universal blade. Exceptional access to molar region.
Time-saving anterior Langer 5 universal curette with a clever twist. This curette has a normal-sized tip at one end and a mini tip for deep, narrow pockets at the other.
Lower posterior with mini blade for deep narrow pockets.
Upper posterior with mini blade for deep, narrow pockets.
Anterior mini curette for narrow pockets.
Same as Langer 17-18 but with mini toes.
A slender universal curette with a long terminal shank.
A longer terminal shank than the Columbia 13-14, yet shorter than the Barnhart 1-2.
A more rigid universal, for posterior but is now used universally.
Posterior curette with a shorter shank than the Columbia 2L-2R.
Columbia universal curette with two cutting edges and a round toe for use on all surfaces.
McCalls universal curette with two cutting edges and a round toe. Best-suited to bicuspids.
McCalls universal with pointed toe and two cutting edges. Very good interproximally.
McCalls long curved universal blade with two cutting edges and a rounded toe, longer blade than the YG 7-8. Great in the posterior region.
A slim version of the McCalls 17-18.
Very straight, rounded toe without much of a hook.
A nicely curved universal. Shorter than the McCalls 17S-18S but similar in design.
Buccal-lingual. Designed for subgingival treatment of all quadrants.
PDT Implant Scalers
PDT Implant Scalers are carefully crafted with the safety and well-being of patients and practitioners in mind.
Every blade is uniquely processed using US medical-grade titanium and designed not to scratch dental implants. PDT's thinner, sharper and harder blades last longer due to a combination of heat treatment and cryogenics that produces a uniform molecular grain structure in the metal.
Ergonomically designed and weighing in at just 13 grams, PDT instruments are amongst the lightest on the market. The large-diameter handle has extended knurling for superior control and greater manoeuvrability that allows for the ultimate tactile sensitivity.
PDT Implant Scaler Kits
PDT Pineyro Full Arch Kit
Created by world-renowned prosthodontist Dr Alfonso Pineyro, the PDT Pineyro Full Arch Kit is a four-instrument kit designed to address the difficulties in hygiene access for full fixed implant restorations.
The kit allows for the treatment of full-fixed hybrid patients without needing to remove the prosthesis.
The PDT Pineyro Full Arch Kit includes:
PDT Micro Mini Gracey Implant Maintenance Kit
Specially designed for adaptation in extremely narrow pockets and furcations, the PDT Titanium Micro Mini Gracey Implant Maintenance Kit features instruments that perfectly adapt to dental implant surfaces without leaving scratches or deposits.
Crafted from high-quality, medical-grade titanium, the area-specific instruments deliver control and comfort, eliminating torque on the hand and wrist. Each blade is 20 per cent thinner and half the blade length of standard PDT Amazing Gracey curette, reducing tissue distention and easing subgingival insertion.
The PDT Micro Mini Gracey Implant Maintenance Kit includes:
PDT Wingrove Universal Implant Scaler Maintenance Kit
Designed by Susan Wingrove, RDH, the PDT Titanium Wingrove Universal Implant Scaler Maintenance Kit is the only implant scaler to adapt to implants and not teeth.
These specialised instruments adapt throughout the entire dentition for all your implant needs. Tighter radiuses and short-rounded tips give the practitioner an adaptive edge over "regular" instrument designs currently available.
The PDT Wingrove Universal Implant Scaler Maintenance Kit contains:
The Implant Scaler Range
This is a micro mini version of a Gracey 1-2. Great for access in all anterior areas where the R693 NEB-L5 Mini may not be small enough.
This is a micro mini version of a Gracey 11-12 used for mesials of posterior implants where the regular R680 Wingrove Langer 3-4 and R661 B5-6 are too big.
This is a micro mini version of a Gracey 13-14 used for distals of posterior implants where the regular R680 Wingrove Langer 3-4 and R661 B5-6 blades are too big.
Ideal for implants with wide-based posterior restorations
The best selection for implants with narrow based posterior implant restorations, high water bridge and full arch cement-retained implants
For implants with Hader bars, “O” ring balls, locator abutment.
To debride the anterior placed implants for a Full Fixed Hybrid, especially lingual area of lower anterior teeth, where calculus builds up frequently.
To debride the posterior placed implants for a Full Fixed Hybrid, the special shape of the shank allows for proper access.
To debride the posterior hard to reach mesial/distal areas on the implants for Full Fixed Hybrid.
For all implants prior to taking impressions. Also used to clean off abutments for single to hybrid cases prior to cementation.
PDT Composite Sculpting Instruments
PDT deliver the gold standard in composite sculpting instruments.
Material won't stick and it is easy to manipulate due to the titanium nitride coating.
Ergonomically designed and weighing in at just 13 grams, PDT instruments are amongst the lightest on the market. The large-diameter handle has extended knurling for superior control and greater manoeuvrability that allows for the ultimate tactile sensitivity.
The Composite Sculpting Range
Anterior. For initial labial sculpting and shaping.
Posterior. Designed for condensing and carrying syringe material.
Posterior. Double-ended condenser (large & small).
Posterior. Double-ended condenser (for cavity width changes).
Perfect for condensing, burnishing and containing.
Anterior. For interproximal work.
Anterior. For interproximal shaping.
Perfect for labial, lingual & gingival sculpting. Features “hockey stick” & “beaver tail” blades.
For shaping occlusal anatomy and facial anatomy of upper incisors.
For applying and compacting composite.
For packing composite.
For delicate composite placement in critical locations.
PDT Instrument Cassettes
PDT FlipTop™ Cassettes are single-piece constructions with easy-to-use push button locking latches and innovative flow-through design, made with the highest quality, passivated surgical-grade stainless steel.
Each case features a unique Teflon double hinge that flips up, over, and under to create a much smaller footprint when organizing dental instruments and kits.
Available in multiple sizes and styles to suit the needs of your practice, FlipTop™ Cassettes promote the highest sterilisation standards and help improve the lifespan of your instruments through proper storage and organizational efficiency!
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"Spread the cost when you buy PDT hand instruments"
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