• Mirror, probe and tweezers
• A small enamel hatchet to open access
to underlying softened dentine (Fig. 2)
• Two spoon-shaped excavators,
one small with a spoon approximately
1 mm across, another slightly larger
(Fig. 3). These are used for the removal
of soft dentine. The larger excavator
can also be used for packing filling
material under enamel and for the
removal of excess filling material
• A small flat plastic instrument for
applying the GIC and for removing
excess filling material and for shaping
the restoration. An ‘Ash 6 special’ is
ideally suited to this purpose