The instrument (10) for handling a dental part (50), forexample, a male part, extends in a longitudinal axis (11)between a handling end (10c) and a connecting end (10a) forconnection to the dental part (50). The connecting end (10a)has a receiving opening for receiving the head (51) of thedental part (50), which is laterally open, so that theconnecting end (10a) and the dental part (50) can beconnected by displacing them relative to one anothertransversely to the longitudinal axis (11). The male part(50) includes a head end having at least one protrusion,(53a) with which a stop (17b) that is formed on theinstrument (10) can be contacted for transferring a torquegenerated on the instrument.
