Principles and practice of operative dentistry . Wood polishing-points. Large fillings in the morsal surfaces may be cut down with suitablecorundum points or wheels. These instruments cut much more rapidlythan the finishing-burs, and if kept wet with a stream of water from thesyringe cause but little heating of the tooth. Fig. 439 shows a few of thevarious forms of these points and wheels. The best cutting and also themost durable corundum points and wheels are those made of fine corundumand vulcanized rubber. 19 290 OPERATIVE DENTISTRY. In the use of corundum points for dressing down the surf
Principles and practice of operative dentistry . Wood polishing-points. Large fillings in the morsal surfaces may be cut down with suitablecorundum points or wheels. These instruments cut much more rapidlythan the finishing-burs, and if kept wet with a stream of water from thesyringe cause but little heating of the tooth. Fig. 439 shows a few of thevarious forms of these points and wheels. The best cutting and also themost durable corundum points and wheels are those made of fine corundumand vulcanized rubber. 19 290 OPERATIVE DENTISTRY. In the use of corundum points for dressing down the surfaces of fillingsthere is danger, from the rapidity with which they cut, of grinding the Fig.
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