A Straight, Smooth Read Root Elevator (routinely classified under the classic Read Pattern or Read-Bein Variant) is a specialized oral surgery instrument designed to luxate teeth and extract deeply fractured root structures.

The defining trait of the Read pattern is its completely smooth, ungrooved working blade that runs in a straight, linear path with the handle. Unlike standard straight elevators that have a hollowed, concave inner face, the smooth flat blade of the Read pattern relies on a thin, tapered wedging profile to sever periodontal ligaments while applying broad, evenly distributed pressure against the alveolar wall.