Image Based Question-66086

Identify instrument shown in photograph,which is used in ENT surgeries.

A. Jenning’s Mouth Gag

B. Boyle’s Davis Mouth Gag

C. Doyen’s mouth gag

D. Hagen’s Cheek retractor

Correct Answer » C Explanation

Ans: C.  Doyen’s mouth gag

Mouth gag

• Mouth gags are surgical devices placed between the upper and the lower jaw to prevent the mouth from closing during operative procedures of the mouth or throat.
  • Doyen’s mouth gag : to keep the mouth open-used in operations like Glossectomy,Cleft Palate surgery,Excision of an intraoral Ranula,etc
  • Boyle Davis mouth gag: to keep the mouth open and depress the tongue to operate within or through the mouth; operations in which it is used: tonsillectomy, operation of palate, pharynx, nasopharynx.
  • Jenning’s mouth gag