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Medical Forum / General / Dentistry / March 2007Polish
After restorative work, dentists sometime polish the surface. After scaling, dentists also polish teeth. Are the polishes same procedure? I mean, are they done with same tools? Thanks > After restorative work, dentists sometime polish the surface. After > scaling, dentists also polish teeth. Are the polishes same procedure? > I mean, are they done with same tools? > > Thanks Generally no. If you're polishing a metal restoration, different types of abrasives/polishing agents are generally used. Fine polishing of metal restorations may be accomplished with aluminum or tin oxides in a polishing cup (the same kind as used for tooth polishing), but many polishing instruments are made for ceramics and resins that imbed the abrasive in rubber wheels or tips. Steve > After restorative work, dentists sometime polish the surface. After > scaling, dentists also polish teeth. Are the polishes same procedure? > I mean, are they done with same tools? > > Thanks Prophy paste is the most common polishing agent after getting your teeth cleaned. There are many different brands, but the standard types are a mixture of abrasive particles in a flavored, fluoride paste. After restorations are placed, they usually need to be trimmed and shaped to match the occlusion and contours of the natural tooth. There are fine diamond burs and twelve-bladed carbide finishing burs that can be used to shape and smooth the 'filling'. Then some combination of small abrasive disc and abrasive rubber cups/wheels finish the job. There also are 'diamond pastes' that can be used. Metal, porcelain, and composite each behave differently and are not polished in the exact same fashion with the same materials. So the answer to your questions are no and no. :-) D >After restorative work, dentists sometime polish the surface. After >scaling, dentists also polish teeth. Are the polishes same procedure? >I mean, are they done with same tools? > >Thanks Mechanics use tools. Dentists use instruments. I have this question because I saw the dentist used a instrument with rubber cup polished my teeth after cleaning. And he did the same to a chipped tooth which was just a bit reshaped. I felt the polish was much stronger than anyone I had before in my old office where a slowly brush was used for polish. Will this cause a lot of enamel loss? I have this question because I saw the dentist used a instrument with rubber cup polished my teeth after cleaning. And he did the same to a chipped tooth which was just a bit reshaped. I felt the polish was much stronger than anyone I had before in my old office where a slowly brush was used for polish. Will this cause a lot of enamel loss? Almost 2 months after the cleaning and reshaping, I still felt uncomfortable and sensitive on all teeth. >I have this question because I saw the dentist used a instrument with >rubber cup polished my teeth after cleaning. And he did the same to a [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >of enamel loss? Almost 2 months after the cleaning and reshaping, I >still felt uncomfortable and sensitive on all teeth. Still beating that dead horse eh ? You can polish your own teeth at home with a home polisher dentalpolisher I hope this helps you. A home polisher is not as good as the dentist but it can be very effective treatment for removal of dental stains. You can then even use a prophy paste with these devices. >You can polish your own teeth at home with a home polisher >dentalpolisher I hope this helps you. > >A home polisher is not as good as the dentist but it can be very >effective treatment for removal of dental stains. You can then even >use a prophy paste with these devices. Self performed dental treatment is strongly discouraged. Self diagnosis of dental disease is even more strongly discouraged. On Mar 13, 10:22 am, happysmil...@gmail.com wrote: > You can polish your own teeth at home with a home polisher > dentalpolisher I hope this helps you. > > A home polisher is not as good as the dentist but it can be very > effective treatment for removal of dental stains. You can then even > use a prophy paste with these devices. Thanks a lot. I will try it |
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