All our products are designed to give both the dental laboratory/technician as well as the dentist, ideal outcomes of their dental restorations. USA90Proven solutions designed for ideal outcomes of dental restorationsChoose from our broad range of laboratory solutions according to your needs: from Dental Stones for all model types to polishers from solutions for creating temporary restorations to our legendary Composites for restorations that age, feel, wear, and look like a natural tooth and many more.TYPE DESCRIPTION USE Excavating Bur round open cavity remove carious tooth structure open tooth for endodontics pear open/extend cavity prep remove dental decay inverted cone remove caries make retention prep undercuts Preparation Bur fissure-plain or crosscut cylinder form cavity walls place retention grooves in walls fissure - tapered angle wall cavity preparation amalgam removal wheel form retention in preps cylinder crown preparation cylinder - end cutting crown shoulder preparation diamond - many shapes crown prep tooth reduction Inlay Bur cylinder restorations wheel grooving Surgical Bur many shapes cut tooth or bone structure Finishing Bur many shapes smooth/trim/finish restorations Laboratory/Vulcanite Bur cutters - many shapes cut acrylic, plaster, metal wax-round milling Abrasives mounted stones - many shapes polishing/smoothing disc shape grinding/cutting Polishers silicone - mounted or unmounted polishing Advanced Search Home Featured Products Busch BursHorico DiamondsEdenta PolishersFlex ShaftsInstrumentsMiscellaneous Applications DentalJewelry MakingPavé Stone SettingHobbyPodiatry Bur Shapes © 2002-2019 Pfingst & Company, Inc. Bur Applications in Dental Practices and Dental Laboratories The following chart describes some of the various dental bur applications. These are known as sintered diamond instruments. Diamond grit may be used as a coating or it may be embedded into the bur or disc. Abrasive discs are used to polish and smooth material, are flexible or rigid, and may be grit-coated on one or both sides. They may be mounted or unmounted and are made from silicon carbide, high-grade corundum or diamond grit.
Abrasives also have a place in the dental office or dental laboratory. While dental burs are used to work on human teeth or bone, laboratory burs are used to work on acrylic materials, such as dentures and partials, or plaster, metal, or stone materials.
Burs come in many shapes, each of which is used for a different purpose. The burs are manufactured to fit various handpieces and may be made from steel or carbide, or they may have diamond-coated tips.
Burs Used in Dentistry Bur Applications in Dental Practices and Dental Laboratories Burs Used in Dentistry Dentists and dental laboratory technicians use a variety of rotary instrument burs in both the dental office and the dental laboratory.