The dental plastic mixing spatula is specially designed for dental lab work and suitable for mixing materials (like dental plaster, alginate), general laboratory use, laboratory waxing, modeling, carving, etc. Dental mixing spatulas are designed to mix dental materials like dental plaster, alginate, etc. These instruments typically consist of a sturdy (e.g., plastic, stainless steel) handheld instrument with a working distal tip that may be flat or curved.
They belong to Dental Mixing Accessories, along with Mixing Bowls, Micro Applicator Brushes, Mixing Ring Cup and Dappen Dish, etc.