Ricardo Kern Tunneling Kit (S.M.I.L.E)

Instrument kit housed in a stainless steel box with precision locks, containing 5 specific instruments for tunneling. The instruments feature patented orange surgical silicone handles with a suction cup texture (octopus tentacle style). 

The kit includes:

1. Micro Straight Tunneler;
2. Micro Curved Tunneler (for initiating tunneling against the crest);
3. Shovel-shaped Tunneler (wider, for periosteum elevation); 
4. Papilla Elevator with 3D curvature (for lingual and interproximal access);
5. Divulsion spatula with 2/3 sharp active tip and non-sharp neck (for mucosal/muscular separation and VISTA technique).
   
   

Indications

• Periodontal tunneling surgeries.
• Connective tissue graft (CTG).
• Root coverage.
• VISTA Technique (Vestibular Incision Subperiosteal Tunnel Access).
• Modified VISTA technique.
• Tunneling in thin and delicate biotypes.
• Tunneling in the lingual region of incisors (especially lower ones).
• Atraumatic tooth extractions (initial sulcular fiber breakdown).