Radhika Gupta
Department of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics, Sharad Pawar Dental College & Hospital, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Science (Deemed University), Sawangi (M), Wardha, Maharshtra, IndiaPublications
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Research
Dental Burs in Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics?Past and Present: A Review
Author(s): Rutuja Rajnekar*, Nikhil Mankar, Pradnya NikhadeManoj Chandak, Anuja Ikhar, Radhika Gupta and Meghna Dugar
Dental burs are the rotary cutting instrument with cutting heads of various shapes and two or more sharp-edged blades. They are necessary for cutting, grinding and removing hard and soft tissues and are designed for attaching on the rotary dental handpiece for fast and efficient dental work. Certain design factors are influencing the relative cutting efficiency with the functional life of the dental bur. The clinician's bur selection will depend on individual preference, the type of procedure, and the bur effectiveness in the given clinical situation. They can be used in the restorative procedure, for cavity preparation, crown preparation, finishing preparation. In endodontics, for various procedures like access cavity preparation, for canal and separated instruments location. Because of diamond instruments' long service life, they have a tremendous clinical impact with greate.. Read More»