Dental Root Elevator – Potts Elevator-Left – NES-551

The NES-551 is a Potts Elevator in the left pattern, built for clinicians who need precision at the apex without crowding the surgical field. Item code NES-551 places it in the root elevator line, and the left curve makes it the natural counterpart to a right handed operator working the left side of the arch. This is one of the instruments a lot of oral surgeons reach for when a fractured root tip needs to come out cleanly.
The blade is thin and angled to slide along the periodontal ligament space, which helps loosen root fragments without gouging surrounding bone.
The handle has a comfortable diameter that supports a firm grip, so rotational force stays controlled even during longer procedures.
Constructed from surgical grade stainless steel, it holds an edge well and resists corrosion through repeated use.
It withstands standard autoclave cycles, so it fits into normal sterilization routines without special handling.
Dentists commonly turn to dental root elevators like this one during extractions where a root has fractured below the crown or where a fragment resists forceps alone. The left orientation gives better access and visibility on that side of the mouth, cutting down on wrist strain during the procedure.
This is a straightforward, dependable addition to an extraction tray. Any practice doing routine or surgical extractions will find a use for it.