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Irrigation rates and handpieces used in prosthodontic and operative dentistry: Results of a survey of North American dental school teaching
Author(s) -
Siegel Sharon Crane,
Fraunhofer J. Anthony
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of prosthodontics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.902
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1532-849X
pISSN - 1059-941X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-849x.2000.00082.x
Subject(s) - fixed prosthodontics , dentistry , medicine , prosthodontics , dental instruments , orthodontics
Purpose A data baseline on dental cutting methodologies was established by means of a survey of North American dental school teaching. Materials and Methods Sixty‐four North American dental schools were surveyed regarding their recommendations on handpiece usage and coolant flow rates in fixed prosthodontics and operative dentistry. Results High‐speed handpieces were the instruments of choice for tooth preparation in fixed prosthodontics. In operative procedures, recommendations for sole use of the high‐speed, the low‐speed, or both handpiece types were more uniform. Conclusions North American dental schools advocate greater use of high‐speed than low‐speed handpieces. Although the use of high‐speed handpieces predominate in schools in Canada and Puerto Rico, there is a proportionately higher use of low‐speed handpieces than in US dental schools. Few (approximately 1 in 5) schools made recommendations on coolant flow rates during cutting procedures.