https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/clinical-questions/29516/periosteal-elevation[quote user=&quot;Bibs&quot;]I had a look on the iM3 website and you needed a VAT number to order so didn&#39;t think I could order one for myself. Thanks for the advice, I&#39;ll see what else I can find to use.&#160;[/quote] Tangent of: RE: How to get by when your placeen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/226941?ContentTypeID=1Sun, 22 Nov 2020 20:44:16 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:96fb2382-5b8b-4d18-a0f3-9b335e1bf6f8Beats<p><a href="/members/katoricho" class="internal-link view-user-profile">Kate Richardson</a> What you&#39;ve written doesn&#39;t read sense to me. Did you mean in first post that you used to use DENTAL elevator (instead of periosteal elevator)?</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/226939?ContentTypeID=1Sun, 22 Nov 2020 20:16:48 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:2154da91-eead-47cb-90cf-7d956a2281a4Kate Richardson<p>Once I had been introduced to periosteal elevators, they were much easier and gentler on the tissue. But they do need to be sharp as well, otherwise no benefit</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/226936?ContentTypeID=1Sun, 22 Nov 2020 19:29:02 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:a1153088-98ab-4939-83ef-a18ee3d6fb37Bibs<p>Can I ask you to clarify? What did you learn after this that stopped you doing this?&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>