BURNISHERS

BURNISHERS

To burnish amalgam restoration.
for making occlusal anatomy of composite restoration
for marginal adaptation of gold

TYPES

• PK Thomas no. 3(cone) burnisher
• Beavertail burnisher no. 2
• Foot ball or ovoid no.30 burnisher
• Sprateley burnisher
• Anatomic burnisher

ANATOMIC BURNISHER
They are used for sculpturing occlusal anatomy in posterior resin composite restoration prior to polymerisation.

BEAVERTAIL
Closing of marginal gap between gold and tooth in cast gold restoration



SPRATELEY
For burnishing proximal gingival margin metallic restoration

TYPES OF CARVER

They are used for carving amalgam and resin composites

TYPES

Large discoid - cleoid

Small discoid - cleoid

No.14 sickel shaped carver

Hollenback no. ½ caver

Frahms 90 degree carver

Walls no.3

Interproximal carver

Wards carver

Scalpel blade no. 12 mounted on scalpel handle

• Cleoid-discoid - for carving occlusal surface in molar and useful for lingual concavities in anterior teeth

• Walls no.3 – for carving occlusal surface,the end that is shaped like hoe is used for shaping cusps & for carving lingual and facial surfaces

• Hollenback – used for occlusal,proximal,axial surfaces
  

• Interproxiaml – have very thin blades for carving proximal amalgam surface

• Scalpel blade No. 12 - is used for carving resin composite restorations

• Sickel No.14L – For carving interproximal areas.It has very strong hollow round triangular blade – to remove amalgam over hangs.
  

• Wards carver - for occlusal surface and carving proximal surface in class IIrestoration.

• Frahm's 90 degree carver(diamond carver) - for carving occlusal surface.