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Ø20mm
Two upgrades in one diagnostic instrument . The NES-1135 combines rhodium’s long-lasting reflective clarity with a cone-socket fitting that locks securely onto compatible handles — a pairing built for practices that want their premium mirrors to also resist the mechanical wear that friction-fit designs pick up over time.
At 20mm (Fig. 3), it’s the compact option in this dual-upgrade line, well suited to posterior visibility and situations where a smaller head simply maneuvers more easily. The threaded connection means it won’t develop the slight wobble some friction-stem mirrors show after a year or two of daily sterilization — useful if this mirror is going into heavy chairside rotation.
Why the $1.35 price sits a touch above the standard rhodium mirrors: you’re getting two premium features stacked together, not just one. Cone-socket threading plus rhodium coating adds a small manufacturing premium over either upgrade alone.
Where it fits best:
Practices standardized on cone-socket handle systems
High-volume sterilization environments where mirror longevity matters
Posterior and pediatric work needing a smaller head
Clinicians who’ve noticed standard mirrors dulling over time and want a fix
Surgical stainless steel construction, fully autoclavable, and built to hold its clarity well past the point ordinary glass starts to fade.
