4 Schmeckebier Apexo Elevator, Left, for Deep-Seated and Fractured Root Tips

The 4 Schmeckebier Apexo Elevator is reached for when a root tip has fractured during extraction or when a root is deeply seated and needs to be displaced before it can be removed, most often on maxillary posterior teeth and mandibular teeth. As an Apexo-pattern elevator, its role is displacement of the root tip itself rather than the bulk ligament-severing role filled by a periotome or the ridge-shaving role filled by a bone chisel.

The narrow, tapered tip is sized to engage the periodontal ligament space directly around a root apex, letting the clinician work the root loose with controlled leverage instead of open surgical access. The 4 Schmeckebier carries a left-side angulation, positioning the tip correctly against roots on that side of the arch, which is what separates it from the mirrored, right-side 5 Schmeckebier.

Clinically, the 4 Schmeckebier is used for removal of fractured single roots after separation and for apical fragment removal, and it is listed as a suggested pair with the 5 Schmeckebier so both sides of the arch are covered. Single-ended, medical-grade stainless steel, corrosion resistant, autoclavable.

Product Features

• 4 Schmeckebier Apexo Elevator displaces deep-seated and fractured root tips on the left side of the arch
• Narrow tapered tip engages the periodontal ligament space directly around the root apex
• Left-side angulation positions the tip correctly without repositioning the clinician’s grip
• Used for removal of fractured single roots after separation and apical fragment removal
• Suited to maxillary posterior and mandibular extraction sites
• Listed as a suggested pair with the right-side 5 Schmeckebier Apexo Elevator
• Medical-grade stainless steel, corrosion resistant, fully autoclavable

4 Schmeckebier (Left) vs 5 Schmeckebier (Right): Both carry the same Apexo tip geometry for displacing deep-seated root tips, but the 4 Schmeckebier is the left-side pattern and the 5 Schmeckebier is the right-side pattern. These are commonly stocked as a suggested pair so a clinician has correctly angled access to either side of the arch.

Suggested Pair: 4 and 5 Schmeckebier Apexo Elevator: The 4 Schmeckebier (left) and 5 Schmeckebier (right) Apexo Elevators are a suggested pair, mirrored to give left- and right-side access to deep-seated and fractured root tips. Stock both to cover apical root removal on either side of the arch without repositioning a single instrument.