Key Polishing Concepts & Tips
- Always work from larger to smaller grit polishers. Using each succeeding grit size maximizes efficiency and results. A Coarse-Medium-Fine-Extra Fine sequence is more efficient than a Coarse-Extra Fine sequence. You’ll get better results and extend useful instrument life.
- Polishing is most effective, with better clinical results, when a slower, optimal speed range is used. Faster RPM and increasing pressure to speed results is not better:
Both generate excess heat, reducing polisher efficiency and instrument life.
- When using diamond paste, apply in a circular motion with light pressure, maintaining a maximum speed range between 5,000 and 10,000 RPM. Let the paste and carrier do the work.
- On occlusal and facial surfaces where you want to retain maximum anatomy, use goat hair brushes and felt wheels with TruLusterTM Diamond Polishing paste for your final polish. You’ll achieve the high-gloss shine you desire while maximizing retention of anatomical features.
- Here’s a way to improve tissue response: Before seating
- Polishers should be kept in original packaging at room temperature. They must be protected against dust, moisture, and recontamination during storage. The packaging is labeled to permit clear identification and usage guidelines.
- Polishers used in the mouth must always be sterilized before use.
- After use in the patient’s mouth, the following steps are recommended:
- Disinfect
- Clean
- Rinse
- Dry
- Sterilize
- The disinfecting and cleaning solutions must be suitable for polishers. Classic bur bath solutions are often based on alcohol or alkaline. Aggressive solutions and exceeded exposure time can destroy the polisher. The prescribed concentration of the solution and the mix proportion must be exactly as recommended by the manufacturer. Failure to follow directions will result in swelling, softening, and warping of polishers.
- Sterilization in (steam) autoclave at 132-135 degree C/ 270-275 degree F, following unit instructions. Chemiclave or dry heat sterilization will severely damage polishers and are therefore unsuitable for all Brasseler USA polishers
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