Carbides and Diamonds

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  • gail weisman
  • 03/08/2018

  These Diamonds Might Be Your Best Friend

  You use diamond burs every day, but chances are you don’t really think about them very much—that is, until they fail to do what you need them to do. Do you even know what brand you use or where they’re manufactured? Do you invest time and thought into maintaining your inventory? If you answered “no” to any of these questions, you should check...

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  • Julie Cullen
  • 02/02/2018

  Get the Magic Touch

  Just about everyone loves zirconia crowns—and that includes dentists and patients. They’re strong and esthetic, making them the answer in a lot of restorative situations. Unfortunately, zirconia isn’t the easiest material to work with. If you’re not careful, you can end up with a microfracture if you try to adjust a crown that doesn’t seat...

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  • Marie
  • 01/28/2018

  Carbide: More Versatile Than You Might Think

  The carbide vs. diamond bur debate doesn’t have to result in one winner, because both have their strengths, and most clinicians do have both on hand, even if they’re more inclined to use one over the other. While diamonds definitely have their benefits, carbides are sometimes the forgotten heavy hitters in the bur drawer, only making an...

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  • Marie
  • 01/15/2018

  Score a Perfect 10 With This Pair

  The finishing and polishing portion of a restoration may not be the most important elements of a procedure in terms of oral health (although they can minimize plaque accumulation and the risk of staining and degradation). But to the patient, these final steps often matter the most. While the dentist has already done much of the technically...

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  • Marie
  • 11/15/2017

  Efficiency and Excellence: Diamond Burs That Are Sure to Please

  If you’re looking for ways to reduce chair time, you might want to look at where you get your diamond burs from. Spring Health Products says their diamond burs are designed to improve efficiency and reduce chair time – a claim you’re likely to see in a brochure from any manufacturer about their burs. So why do Spring Health burs stand out from...

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  • Allison Walker
  • 11/12/2017

  Taking Polishing to an X-Treme Level

  3D technology is what makes Shofu Dental Corporation’s Super-Snap X-treme polishing disks take your restorations to their esthetic max. The Red SuperFine X-Treme disk has greater flexibility and durability, and allows greater tactile feel during use. The Red SuperFine disk results in extremely glossy results because 3D spherical shaped grits...

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