About Williger Periosteal Elevators
The Williger is a named pattern of periosteal elevator, used in professional oral surgery to lift and separate the periosteum, the tissue covering the bone, away from the bone surface.
Why the reference matters
Williger elevators do not all share one working-end geometry. Several attributes describe the instrument, and each is independent of the others:
- Working-end outline: the shape of the end that contacts the tissue.
- Blade width: how wide that working end is.
- Distal bend: a straight-bodied elevator can still have a bent tip.
- Overall length: the size of the instrument as a whole.
Because of this, two elevators with the same name, or even the same length, are not necessarily the same instrument. When you replace a Williger elevator, match the reference and the working-end design together, not the name or length alone.
Periosteal elevator or root elevator?
A periosteal elevator lifts tissue away from bone. A root elevator is a different instrument, used to loosen teeth and roots. See our root elevators. Other periosteal elevator patterns also exist, and a pattern name identifies its design: it does not mean the working end matches that of another pattern.
Requesting a quote
Our Williger elevators are listed under four references: DIS-CAT-0573, DIS-CAT-0574, DIS-CAT-0575 and DIS-CAT-0576. Request a quote with the reference you need and the quantity. If you are replacing an instrument, include its reference to identify the configuration required.

