Luxator 5mm Curved

Luxator 5mm Curved is a periotome, an instrument built to cut the periodontal ligament rather than pry a tooth loose, which is the core difference between a Luxator-style instrument and a conventional dental elevator.

The 5mm curved blade is thin enough to insert directly into the PDL space alongside the root, and the widest curved blade in the line, used later in the sequence on teeth too large or too rounded for the narrower blades to finish loosening. The curved profile follows the root contour of larger posterior teeth and wider-rooted teeth generally, where a straight blade would not seat evenly against the surface. Working the blade around the circumference of the socket with light rocking and rotational pressure, rather than the wedging force of an elevator, severs the fine ligament fibers holding the tooth in place one section at a time.

Because the ligament is already cut by the time elevation or forceps removal begins, meaningfully less force is needed to complete the extraction. That matters most around the buccal plate, the thin outer wall of bone that is easiest to fracture under prying pressure and hardest to rebuild afterward if a future implant is planned. Working from the thinnest blade available up through wider widths, rather than reaching for one blade to do the entire job, is what keeps the technique atraumatic across a range of root shapes and sizes.

This instrument is stocked as part of a broader Luxator set rather than used alone, since each width and shape is suited to a different root geometry or angle of access. Oral surgeons, periodontists, and general dentists extracting their own teeth reach for this pattern specifically when preserving the socket walls is a priority, whether for a planned implant or simply as standard atraumatic practice. Manufactured from surgical-grade stainless steel, corrosion resistant, fully autoclavable.

Product Features

• 5mm curved blade, part of the graduated Luxator periotome line
• Severs the periodontal ligament before elevation, reducing force needed at extraction
• Used with light rocking and rotational pressure rather than elevator-style prying
• Helps preserve the buccal plate and surrounding alveolar bone during extraction
• Typically used as one width/shape in a staged, multi-instrument extraction sequence
• Surgical-grade stainless steel, corrosion resistant, fully autoclavable