There are many tools that are necessary for every dental practice to be able to provide well-rounded care to each and every one of their patients. One of the staple tools in dental practices around the world are dental burs.
Dental burs are sharp, pointed tools typically made of steel, stainless steel, tungsten carbide, and diamond grit and used to cut hard tissues such as tooth or bone. These heads can be found in 12 or 30 bladed burs and various different shapes. There are four different types of burs: spherical burs, cylindrical burs, conical burs, and cylinder- conical burs. Each bur is especially useful for different procedures or for more precise methods of tooth repair.
The burs are often used for finishing restorations, soft tissue recontouring, alveolaplasty, enameloplasty and odontoplasty. Burs are an essential tool in dental practices for their toughness and precision in these procedures. One type of bur, carbide burs, are often used to prepare cavities to be filled or shaping bones and removing old fillings.
Burs are also generally safe to use on various patients. Before using them, burs should be sterilized for twenty to forty minutes in a sterilization liquid, and many burs have safe ends or non-cutting tips to protect patients while the heads are being used.
For burs and other dental equipment, Strauss Diamond Instruments Inc. strives to deliver the best in dental tools and equipment for practices around the world. Visit their website for more information on available tools and equipment for your practice.