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Visit a nearby hospital or the clinic of an ENT specialist, or a dentist, with your teacher or parents. Request the doctor to show you the mirrors used for examining ear, nose, throat, and teeth. Identify the kind of mirror used in these instruments.
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Key Points
These instruments mostly use concave mirrors.
Key Points / Good Practices
- Visit only with a teacher or parent.
- Politely ask the doctor to show the examining mirrors.
- Dental and ENT mirrors are usually concave.
- A concave mirror gives an enlarged view when held close.
- Note where the mirror is small enough to fit inside the mouth.
- Write down which mirror is used for each instrument.
Dental and ENT examining mirrors are concave because they give a magnified close-up view.
