Advice for different shape & material burs' usage:

    Which bur should be used for each treatment?

·         Surgical Burs: Used in oral surgery, today’s surgical bur is usually of Tungsten Carbide or Diamond, which means they are strong and durable and offer high performance

·         Diamond Burs are used to grind away tooth tissue and cut through porcelain, and are mostly used with high speed handpieces/ turbines to leave a rough finish.

·         Tungsten Carbide Burs are also designed for optimum strength, durability and performance. Three times harder than steel, these smooth tooth structures to a fine finish.

·         Restoratives Burs: Diamond Burs are well suited to cut away porcelain restorative material.

·         Tungsten Carbide Burs chip away at the tooth structure and are effective at removing metal restorations as well as trimming and finishing composites. They can be used for excavating and preparing cavities for fillings, the removal of old filling material and contouring bone. They can also be used for the removal of impacted teeth, and separating crowns and bridges. They leave a smoother surface than a Diamond Bur.

·         Ceramic Burs are ideal for dentin removal and cavity preparation.

·         Cylindrical burs are used for the removal of amalgam restorations.

·         Finishing Burs are designed to add the finishing touches – shape and finer detail – to restorations.

·         Flat-end Cylinder Burs are used for intra-oral tooth preparation.

·         Inverted Cone Burs are suitable to undercut access opening for root canals or for restorations. They may also be used for flattening pulpal or gingival walls.

·         Round-end Taper Bur are used for intra-oral tooth preparation and adjustment.

·         Steel Burs are ideal for cavity preparation and dentine removal.

·         Orthodontic Burs: A Tungsten Carbide Bur in a contra-angle handpiece can be used for interproximal reduction, de-bonding and predictable and safe resin removal, with minimal damage to tooth enamel, as well as for subsequent enamel polishing.

·         Laboratory Burs: Ceramic Burs are ideally suited for adjusting acrylic and thermoplastics.

·         Steel Burs are designed to manipulate acrylic materials, such as dentures and custom trays. They have good edge retention and are resistant to abrasion.