The operator is completing an amalgam restoration and needs to place detailed anatomy in the occlusal surface of the tooth. The instrument an assistant would pass to him would be which of the following?
hatchet
hoe
condenser
carver
carver
Rationale: Carver – A condenser packs the amalgam into the prep, and hoes and hatchets are used to carve detail into the dentin or enamel in preparation for the amalgam or composite material.
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