About Dental Mirror Handles
A mouth mirror handle holds a replaceable mirror head. Heads wear and scratch much sooner than handles, so most clinics keep their handles and replace the heads. The handle shown is straight, with a faceted grip, and the mirror head screws into its end.
Matching handles to mirror heads
The connection is the first thing to check. Mirror heads attach to handles in two main ways: a cone socket, where the head screws into a threaded socket in the handle, or a simple stem, where the head is pushed onto a plain stem. Threaded heads also differ in thread size between makers, so a head that looks right may not fit. Send the type of mirror head you use, or a close photo of its stem, and we confirm the matching handle, and whether a head is included, in your quotation.
Choosing a handle
Handles differ in thickness, weight (solid or hollow), shape (round or faceted) and grip surface. A thicker handle is easier to hold steady; a slimmer one feels lighter in the hand. Most teams keep to the handle style they already use. Head size, such as #4 or #5, belongs to the mirror head, not the handle.
For complete #5 mouth mirrors, see our dental mirror #5.




