Expand Workflow Efficiency With Pre-Sterilized, Always Sharp, Single-Patient Use Diamond Burs

 ,From a respected worldwide leader in rotary instruments, Premier Dental’s Solo Diamond line of burs offers over 100 shapes, sizes, and grits, all single-patient use, gamma sterilized, and individually packaged for sterility, sharpness, and workflow efficiency, ,With numerous different diamond burs available on today’s market, Jason H. Goodchild, DMD, only relies on one specific brand—Solo Diamond burs from Premier Dental., ,“Some people might think that diamond burs are commodities, that a diamond is a diamond, but the truth is, when it comes to diamond burs, they’re not all created equally,” said Dr. Goodchild, who is an associate at Jenkintown Dental Medicine, a private practice in Elkins Park, PA. “Efficiency in dentistry, in my mind, is what we’re all seeking—it’s absolutely essential. Time is very valuable in the dental office and you want to be efficient with your time, because dentists today face so many pressures. To achieve efficiency in crown and bridge, you have to not only work fast, but get it right the first time. I need tools to do what I need them to do, and that’s why I turn to Solo Diamond burs.”, ,Manufacturered and sterilized in the United States, all Solo Diamond burs are gamma-sterilized to reduce cross-contamination risks. In addition, the burs are single-patient use so they’re always sharp and they come in sterile, sealed pouches, which eliminates the need for bur blocks and simplifies bur management., ,“I’ve got stock in every room, and they just stay in their pouches, where they’re protected from contamination,” Dr. Goodchild said. “So it’s easy to spread them around the office to make sure you’ve got all the shapes you need in every operatory.”, ,, ,“For me, that’s why Solo’s such a great proposition— it’s exactly what I want because it consistently works and performs well every time.”,– Jason H. Goodchild, DMD, , ,According to Dr. Goodchild, the number of different burs that most dentists need to create a single crown preparation can vary, from 2 to 5 or more, but it’s rarely just one. The Solo line of burs includes 29 shapes, from acorn, inverted cone, and cylinder to barrel, flame, and curettage-K. Each is available in a variety of grits and sizes, and all are packaged in easy-to-read sealed pouches in boxes of 25., ,“Everybody has their recipe for what burs they like to use for crown and bridge, but for me, the reason why I immediately pick up the Solo round-end taper is because it helps me create the kind of preparation I want,” Dr. Goodchild explained. “For a ceramic preparation, the round-end taper helps me facilitate a chamfer margin, with rounded internal line angles. All crown preps have to have some taper, and this bur helps me to create the proper taper.”, ,Of course, crown prep requires multiple steps. “You have to shorten the tooth to allow space for the restoration and you have to make it more narrow for the same reason,” said Dr. Goodchild. “For the axial or interproximal reduction, I use the round-end taper, but for the occlusal, I use the football diamond because it allows me to get the reduction I need.”, ,Dr. Goodchild appreciates Solo Diamond burs’ consistent performance and quality. “The quality is always there, and it’s excellent,” Dr Goodchild said. “There’s all the shapes and sizes I need, they’re sharp right out of the pouch, never dull, and I find the separate sealed pouches work really nicely for the kind of workflow I have in my practice. For me, that’s why Solo’s such a great proposition—it’s exactly what I want because it consistently works and performs well every time.”