They are normally made of stainless steel, diamond grit or particles, and tungsten carbide and fitted to a dental drill incorporating an air turbine. The dental bur was developed <300 years ago [8] and still widely used. The dental bur [4,8,9] has three parts: the head, the neck, and the shank.
How many types of Bur are there?
Four types of virtual burs of different sizes: spherical bur (a), cylindrical bur (b), conical bur (c), and cylinder- conical bur (d)
How do you make diamond burs?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLyX7ynb_OM
What are diamond burs made of?
stainless steel
What are the three main types of abrasive burs?
All burs have a shank and a head. There are three main types of shank - Long Straight Shank (HP), Latch-type Shank (RA) and Friction Grip Shank (FG).
What is the difference between a diamond bur and a carbide bur?
Overall carbide and diamond burs are functionally different. When using a carbide bur the bur is using small blades to slice away small pieces of the tooth while with diamond burs you are grinding the tooth down and leaving it with a rough surface that requires polishing later on with a separate tool.
What is a 557 bur used for?
Designed to eliminate bur breakage when cutting hard material such as metal, porcelain and composite. Perfect for procedures requiring a plunge cut, whether working with non & semi-precious metal, amalgam or composite.
How many dental burs are there?
These heads are used for finishing restorations, soft tissue recontouring, alveolaplasty, enameloplasty and odontoplasty. They can be obtained as 12 or 30 bladed burs in carbide steel or as diamond heads of various shapes. They are also available as white stone, for composite, or green stone, for amalgam.
What are the different types of burs?
- Diamond burs. Most often used for: Cutting through porcelain, polishing. ...
- Carbide burs. Most often used for: Preparing cavities for fillings, shaping bone, removing old fillings. ...
- Ceramic burs. ...
- Steel burs. ...
- Different shapes of dental burs.
How are dental burs numbered?
In 1979, international standards organization (ISO) gave a numbering system for dental burs. They gave a 15-digit number for specifying a particular bur. Each 3 digits represented a specific parameter in the bur, and hence, the 15-digit number for a bur will give information about the bur on five aspects.
What are the different dental burs used for?
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.