European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

MOST COMMON METHODS OF FINISHING AND POLISHING OF DENTAL COMPOSITES USED BY DENTISTS

*Bhavna Virang, Sarah Afridi, Mallika Sethi, Deepa Tomar, Jyoti Goyal and Himanshu Thukral

ABSTRACT

Objective: To determine the most common methods of finishing and polishing of dental composites used by dentists in an urban city of India. Material and Methods: It was a survey based study involving 210 dental professionals from different institutes and hospitals of the city. Questionnaires were distributed among them and were collected. Data were analyzed in software “SPSS 16”. Results: Out of 210 subjects, 157 used composite finishing disks, 147 used finishing burs, 78 used interdental strips and 74 used rubber cups, however only 33% of subjects used polishing pastes. From two main types of finishing burs, 66.7% of subjects used diamond burs and 31.9% used tungsten carbide burs. In polishing pastes, 67.6% of dentists go for pumice while 21.9% for Prisma gloss. 57.1% of subjects after composite finishing also prefer using „Rebonding technique‟. Conclusion: Finishing disks were the most commonly used method by the dentists in the city. However polishing was the least commonly used method. Diamond finishing burs (yellow band) were the second most commonly used.

Keywords: Resins, Composites, Finishing, Dentists, Burs, Practice.