Tongue Depressors
Wooden and plastic tongue depressors.
Wooden Tongue Depressor Sterile 15 cm
Smoothly sanded tongue depressor made from birch wood, individually sterile-packed via EO sterilisation. Standard diagnostic instrument for oral and throat examinations in medical practices, hospitals and emergency rooms. Rounded edges for safe and gentle application.
Tongue Depressor Wood Sterile Individually Wrapped
Sterile disposable tongue depressor made of smooth birch wood, individually wrapped. Standard for medical practices and clinics.
Tongue Depressor Plastic Transparent
Disposable tongue depressor made of transparent plastic. Flexible, splinter-free and latex-free.
Tongue Depressor Wood Non-Sterile
Non-sterile disposable tongue depressor made of wood. Ideal for general examinations and craft work.
Tongue depressors are the standard instrument for examining the mouth and throat. GP surgeries, paediatric practices, ENT clinics, A&E departments and care teams get through them in large numbers and discard them after a single use.
The range comprises four products in two materials. Three are made of smooth-sanded birch: two of these are EO sterilised and individually wrapped, while the third is non-sterile and packed in cartons of 500. The fourth depressor is transparent polystyrene – flexible, splinter-free and latex-free. The standard size is 150 × 18 mm, and the wooden depressors have rounded edges for gentle use.
Typical applications
- Throat and oral cavity examinations in general and paediatric practice
- Examinations in ENT clinics and A&E
- Checking the oral mucosa during care rounds
- General examinations with no sterility requirement, using the non-sterile bulk pack
What to look for when buying
Sterility is the first question. Where your infection-control policy requires sterile, individually wrapped depressors, the two sterile wooden versions are the ones to consider. Their main difference is the minimum quantity: the 15 cm sterile wooden tongue depressor is sold from 1,000 pieces, the individually wrapped sterile wooden depressor from just 100.
If you prefer a material that cannot splinter, choose the transparent polystyrene depressor. It is packed in bags of 100; its product data does not state whether it is sterile. For routine examinations without a sterility requirement, the non-sterile wooden depressor is available in cartons of 500, from one carton.
Frequently asked questions
What wood are the wooden depressors made of?
All three wooden depressors are made of birch and sanded smooth, so there are no rough spots against the tongue or mucosa.
Is the plastic depressor sterile?
The product data for the transparent polystyrene depressor does not specify sterility. If you need sterile plastic depressors, say so in your enquiry and we will clarify the version.
Which depressor suits small order quantities?
The individually wrapped sterile wooden depressor and the plastic depressor can each be ordered from 100 pieces.