A surgical instrument or forceps used for extracting teeth, similar to dental pliers.
From Latin 'dens' (tooth) combined with 'agra' (from Greek agra, meaning seizure or grasping). The term combines the root for 'tooth' with the concept of 'seizing,' describing exactly what the instrument does.
The dentagra is an ancient tool—dentists and surgeons have been using tooth-extracting forceps since medieval times, and the basic design has barely changed because it works so efficiently.
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