Sklar White Explorer #23, Octagonal Handle
A dental explorer with an octagonal handle and fine tips, used by dentists to examine tooth surfaces, margins, and restorations for defects. It is commonly stocked
The White Explorer #23 is a dental hand instrument with an octagonal handle, giving the clinician a stable, non-rolling grip during fine examination work. Its sharp, thin tips are used to probe the surfaces of teeth, the margins of fillings and crowns, and areas of suspected decay, letting the dentist feel for catches, roughness, or defects that are not always visible to the eye.
Explorers of this pattern are a core part of a standard dental examination kit alongside a mirror and periodontal probe, and are used at nearly every routine check-up as well as during restorative and hygiene appointments. The octagonal handle shape is favoured by many clinicians because it resists twisting in the hand during precise probing movements.
Made from stainless steel, it withstands repeated autoclave sterilisation between patients. This listing covers the standard #23 tip pattern with an octagonal handle.
