What is a hatchet?!


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What is a hatchet?


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A Hatchet is an instrument used in dental filling procedures to widen a cavity prep(the place where they are putting the filling). It has a beveled (angled) edge used for slicing away thin unsupported and carious enamel left after carious dentine has been removed.


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