Minnesota retractor
A long, flat, slightly curved retractor with a blunt edge, designed to retract the cheek and tongue and facilitate access to the oral cavity.
How it is used
Used in oral and maxillofacial surgery, especially third molar extractions and intraoral orthognathic surgery, to expose the surgical field.
Clinical tip
Its rounded edge minimizes trauma to the oral mucosa during prolonged retraction.
Sources
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History
Added to the catalog on 2026-10-05.
Dates derived from the project's public version-control history on GitHub, not a live collaborative edit log.