The dental burs are widely used in the dentistry. Among these dental burs, some of them are frequently applied by the dentists. Let’s check these dental burs and look out what are they and how they help the dentists during the practice.

There are two major dental burs which are commonly used now, diamond burs and tungsten carbide burs. The diamond burs are mainly used to cut through porcelain, polishing. While the tungsten carbide burs are preparing cavities for fillings, removing old fillings and shaping bone.

Tungsten carbide burs have different shapes, sizes and function. For example, the model FG557, it is standard cylinder cross cut head 1mm tungsten carbide bur which are ideal for sectioning teeth.

Another example FG330, standard egg plain cut head 0.8mm shank diameter 1.6mm tungsten carbide bur which is commonly is used in pediatric dental operative procedures.