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Today we D1s where introduced to burs. Any we put them on the hi speeds and had some fun with some ivory teeth. Now we have to memorize like 2 or 3 dozen burs by their names and specs.
 
Ah, bur memorization exercises.

I know the 329, 330, 245, 169/170, 1170L, and .5/2/4/6/8 by number. Everything else is just by description--"that flame-tip finishing bur", "the skinny chamfer diamond", etc.
 
We had the funniest lab exams, where we'd all sit at stations and there would be a little paper plate in front of us with a bur taped to it. (Similar to gross really, but fewer colons.) There'd be teeth to identify, cups of dental materials, random tools, etc...but the burs were funny since they were so tiny. Then the bell would ding and we'd all shift to the right. Sort of a dental ballet!
 
From the less than a week of experience I've had in sim lab, I've grown partial to the 330. ... I liked it so much that it ended up in my personal statement.

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I like 330 better than 245 as well, easier to smooth out the corners
 
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I use both the 330 and 245. 330 initially and 245 to finish and for the drop box.

We don't have to memorize burs though, just use them. We started rubber dam placement today and that was a pain. No wonder dentists don't use them very often.

Sturdevant says (paraphrase) "You don't want to talk with your patient too much, so put a rubber dam on them and this will decrease your having to talk to them."

No joke! Rubber dam chapter...pg 700 something.
 
1992Corolla said:
I use both the 330 and 245. 330 initially and 245 to finish and for the drop box.

We don't have to memorize burs though, just use them. We started rubber dam placement today and that was a pain. No wonder dentists don't use them very often.

Sturdevant says (paraphrase) "You don't want to talk with your patient too much, so put a rubber dam on them and this will decrease your having to talk to them."

No joke! Rubber dam chapter...pg 700 something.
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its true too.. patient will talk forever..
 
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1992Corolla said:
I use both the 330 and 245. 330 initially and 245 to finish and for the drop box.

We don't have to memorize burs though, just use them. We started rubber dam placement today and that was a pain. No wonder dentists don't use them very often.

Sturdevant says (paraphrase) "You don't want to talk with your patient too much, so put a rubber dam on them and this will decrease your having to talk to them."

No joke! Rubber dam chapter...pg 700 something.
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it's true..especially with children. you want to finish working on your patient and send them on their way.

you'll get better at it.
 
justsusan said:
it's true..especially with children. you want to finish working on your patient and send them on their way.

you'll get better at it.
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It was suprising how my learning curve was improved betwen my first rubber dam and the one i did after my lunch break. I cut my initial rubber dam application time in half! It was nice to to catch all that water.
 
crazy_sherm said:
What? No love the for the 56?
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56's my bur of choice. 🙂 why do you need the ones that cut all those fancy walls like the 245 and the 169 when the 56 does it all and you don't even have to take it out! maybe dental school is making me lazy. 🙄
 
beannaithe said:
56's my bur of choice. 🙂 why do you need the ones that cut all those fancy walls like the 245 and the 169 when the 56 does it all and you don't even have to take it out! maybe dental school is making me lazy. 🙄
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A lot of real-world operative dentistry is done with two burs--a 330 in the high-speed for initial preparation, a smallish (#2,#4) round bur in the slow-speed for caries excavation, and then back to the high-speed for finishing touches. Presto, ready to restore with minimal time spent screwing with your armamentarium.
 
aphistis said:
A lot of real-world operative dentistry is done with two burs--a 330 in the high-speed for initial preparation, a smallish (#2,#4) round bur in the slow-speed for caries excavation, and then back to the high-speed for finishing touches. Presto, ready to restore with minimal time spent screwing with your armamentarium.
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Man, I wish they would tell us this when we are hacking away at the ivorine teeth with the 56.
 
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