Khan, A., Hodson, N. and Altaie, A. (2024) Polishing systems for modern aesthetic dental materials: a narrative review. British Dental Journal, 237 (8). pp. 607-613. ISSN: 0007-0610
Abstract
Objectives To review the current literature surrounding chairside polishing systems for resin composites, zirconia and lithium disilicate restorations.
Methods A literature search was undertaken and databases were hand-searched for the most relevant articles.
Discussion The current marketplace contains a wide variety of polishing systems, each with different abrasive compounds and number of steps. Current efforts are aimed at reducing the number of steps required for polishing to improve clinical effectiveness. Reduced step systems showed some comparable results to the more traditional multi-step protocols, but the most effective results were achieved with the use of polishing paste as an additional step.
Conclusions Based on the current available literature, the use of material-specific polishing systems is effective for chairside polishing of direct and indirect restorative materials. However, it is important to emphasise that, for optimum outcomes, it is essential to follow manufacturers' recommendations for each step, with particular considerations of the handpiece speed, time spent per step and use of adjunct water coolant.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s) 2024. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Dentistry (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 04 Aug 2025 10:36 |
Last Modified: | 04 Aug 2025 10:36 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Springer Nature |
Identification Number: | 10.1038/s41415-024-7963-x |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:229903 |
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