Unusual dental tools and techniques

Was wondering what the most unusual thing a dentist has used on you ?

I've watch so many dental vids and seen that different dentists favour different tools .

I like the idea of the face cloth with just a hole for mouth . Often used in oral surgery but I've seen it used for routine fillings too ,

The most unusual thing I've had was a sonic cavity detector , let's out a loud sound of varying pitch when it's pressed against a tooth with a cavity . It was very nerve wracking having such an instant notification that you'll need work .

Mine went very high pitched 3 times and I knew it meant I was in for some drilling .

Nothing too dramatic, but I had very long roots with my wisdom teeth and so the plyers were very interesting...!!

Nothing here, just normal dental tools....

Never really had any unusual tools used but have had some experiences that varied from dentist to dentist.

For the past few years the hygienist I was assigned at the dentist really eschewed more modern tools. She would rarely use a the newer water scaler when cleaning my teeth and instead just clean them manually with a scaler. While other patients would be in and out in about 30 minutes or so I'd usually be there 45-60 minutes. One of those things I did and did not enjoy as she could be really rough at times and I'd end up leaving a cleaning with guaze in my mouth. Guess she's just old fashioned.

Otherwise when getting fillings I've had one dentist that always used dams and another that never did, and one used a more traditional pliers style gag while another had basically had a block she'd put in the back of my mouth to bite on to keep my mouth open.