Used to finish and polish both direct and indirect dental restorations, dental finishing discs are rotary tools some of which can be used with or without polishing pastes. Often attached to the handpiece with a mandrel, finishing discs can be coarse or soft and are typically used in a specific sequence to achieve the final, natural looking polish and luster. While some systems aim to save time by reducing the number of discs in the sequence, it is most important to select a finishing system that provides the results you demand from your crowns and bridges.
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| Company | 3M | Shofu | Shofu | Shofu | Shofu |
| Item | Sof-Lex™ Contouring and Polishing Discs | Super-Snap Buff Disk Dental Finishing Disc | Super Snap X-Treme Composite Polishing Discs | Super-Snap Rainbow Technique Kit Dental Finishing Disc | Super-Snap X-Treme Ultra-Gloss Performance Kit |
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| Description | An easy-to-use, color-coded system designed to simplify your finishing and polishing procedures. | Featuring a synthetic velvet polishing cloth on the outer surface, Super-Snap Buff Disks retain polishing paste during use. | Taking polishing to an X-Treme level in just two easy steps! Super-Snap X-Treme, an enhancement to the original green and red Super-Snap polishing | Super-Snap Rainbow Technique Kit Dental Finishing Disc is designed for easy, fast and safe contouring in addition to finishing and polishing of all | A complete kit for quickly and efficiently finishing dental restorations to a highly esthetic, wet and glossy look, this kit includes 225 discs. |
| Abrasive Material | Aluminum Oxide | Synthetic Polishing Cloth | Aluminum Oxide | Silicon Carbide and Aluminum Oxide | Aluminum Oxide |
| Grits Available | Coarse
Medium
Fine
Superfine | 4 | Superfine
Fine | Coarse
Medium
Fine
Super Fine | Coarse, Medium, Fine, Superfine |
| Quantity - Kit Contains | 30 Each Coarse, Medium, Fine and Superfine Discs – 3/8 inch
30 Each Coarse, Medium, Fine and Superfine Discs – 1/2 inch
1 RA Mandrel | 50 | 100 Standard Disks, 100 Mini Discs, 50 Refill Discs | 100 Standard Disks
80 Mini Disks
40 Polystrips
2 Dura White Stones (CN1, FL2)
CompoSite Fine Midi Point
4 CA Metal Mandrels Tray | 50 Super-Snap X-Treme Fine Discs
50 Super-Snap X-Treme Superfine Discs
50 Super-Snap Coarse Discs
50 Super-Snap Medium Discs
25 Super-Snap Buff Discs
4 Super-Snap CA Mandrels
3 g Direct Dia Polishing Paste |
| Color Coding | Yes | Yes | Green and Red | Black
Violet
Green
Red | Yes |
| Disc Composition | Urethane Coated Paper
Extra Thin: Polyester Film | Silicone | Mylar | Mylar | Mylar |
| Disc Sizes Available | 9 mm / 13 mm / 16 mm
Extra Thin: 9 mm / 13 mm | Not Available | Not Available | Not Available | 12 mm, 8 mm |
| Mandrel Type | Contra Angle Latch (RA)
Friction Grip (FG)
Straight
Lab Handpiece (HP) | Not Available | CA Metal Mandrels | CA Metal Mandrels | CA Mandrel |
| Handpiece Type | Light Touch, Slow Speed | Not Available | Not Available | Not Available | Not Available |
| Two Sided Available | No | Not Available | Not Available | Not Available | Not Available |
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