Top 3 Technological Innovations in Dental Burs
Innovations in Dental Burs
As one of the most basic and fundamental products used in dentistry, dental diamond burs plays an irreplaceable positioning in dental practice and dental operations. To effectively carry out dental operations not only rely on the skills and experience of dentists, the quality and performance of dental burs also take part in the efficiency and results of any dental operations.
According to the diamond bur product reviews carried out by Gordon J. Christensen Clinicians Reports, dental diamond burs can be evaluated according to their performance in clinical performance, cutting efficiency and durability. While operating time, control, clogging and comfort is also aspects which can effect the overall clinical performance.
As a result, more than 170 bur head shape in ISO classifications to support dental practitioners to operate different dental procedures with ease.
However, when it comes to technical innovations that really upgrade the dental bur categories, there are three technological innovations that significantly improves the performance of the dental burs. These innovation and innovative bur products are being introduced below.
1. Dental Nano-Diamond Burs
Nano-diamond burs is an innovation advance in carbide burs with a synthetic diamond film coating to enhance the durability and performance of carbide burs. The first nano-diamond burs appears to be launched by Piscium with its Alpha Nano Diamond Bur in India. The product was launched in 2021.
Its worth noting that scholars has also published paper in the same year commenting that in the use of dental bur at ultra-high speeds that is above 200,000 rpm, there is still technical challenge to ensure the nano-diamond film has enough strength to adherent on the surface.
Currently no major global brands has launched nano-diamond burs except Sierra Dental Tools (a division of Henry Schein) which produce milling burs.
It is not clear whether nano-diamond burs would become popular to compete with carbide burs, but it is one of the latest technological innovations in dental burs.
2. Zirconia Crown Cutting Diamond Burs
Zirconia crown cutting has been a mainstream topic in dentistry since its wide spread of zirconia crown applications in core build-up. Brands and leading dental bur manufactures are on constant innovation to develop the next generation dental diamond burs that can effectively cut through zirconia crowns. The first Zirconia Cutting Bur was said to have been launched by Dentsply Sirona.
Crosstech Diamond Tools has also launched our own zirconia crown cutting diamond burs in 2019. That is correct, in the 2008 product review by Clinician Report for best performance diamond burs in zirconia crown cutting, it was actually our standard multi-use FG diamond bur compared with diamond burs from other leading dental bur brands. Crosstech diamond burs were reviewed as one of the top rated and most recommended brand choice for zirconia crown cutting.
3. Turbo Diamond Cool Bur
To address heat generation during dental operations, specialized dental bur manufacturers has developed diamond burs with spiral canal features to effectively improve the cooling mechanisms. The spiral canal is a diamond free zone which act as a water way channels to reduce heat and improve clogging. As Turbo Diamond Cool Burs requires high precision micro laser cut manufacturing technology to produce, there is only 5 known manufacturers globally that can effectively product it. Crosstech diamond tools is among the 5 suppliers that produce turbo diamond cool burs in house.
Turbo Cool Burs are also referred as Precision Laser Cut Burs due to its manufacturing process requiring a laser cutting micromachining. Other names include Diamond Twister Cool Bur, Spiral Cool Bur, Cool Twister Bur, and Cool Cut Bur.
Conclusion on Innovations in Dental Burs
When it comes to dental burs, there are over thousands of specifications for dental bur categories. While there are different shapes of burs that is designed for specific operations and preparations, it is important to know that even in the same specification of dental burs, there are different in performances between brands.
Finding a reliable and quality dental bur brand is therefore important for dentists and dental practitioners. To find out more what is the right dental bur products for your needs, always consult with your local dental bur suppliers to ensure the right kind of burs are used in your dental practice.
