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All Dental Carbide Burs
MEISINGER's tungsten carbide instruments are exceptional due to their precision engineering, long-lasting durability, and functional design. They feature precise toothing for optimal working performance, combined with a long working lifetime and excellent concentricity. Our dental carbide burs are made from high density, fine grain metal and vary in shape from round burs, to football shaped burs, to a wide variety of cylinder burs—suitable for a range of dental procedures.
- Precise toothing provides optimal working performance
- Long working life
- Excellent concentricity
- Minimal vibration
- Trusted by dental professionals worldwide
- Available in shanks: friction-grip highspeed, right angle (latch), and straight handpiece
- Made in Germany
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Dental Carbide Burs
What are Dental Carbide Burs?
Dental carbide burs, also known as tungsten carbide burs, are precision-engineered rotary dental instruments made from the durable compound tungsten carbide. Known for their exceptional cutting efficiency and long-lasting performance, they are essential in procedures requiring cavity preparation, contouring bone, and removing restorations. While tungsten carbide is used in various industries, its strength and reliability make it especially valuable in dental procedures. Dental carbide burs come in a wide range of shapes, blade designs, grits, and shank types which make them applicable across many dental disciplines including orthodontics, oral maxillofacial surgery, cosmetic dentistry, and more.
We offer a wide selection of carbide bur shapes designed for specific tasks:
Round burs – Ideal for caries excavation and cavity prep
Pear-shaped burs – Great for creating undercuts and smoothing walls
Inverted cone burs – For undercutting and access
Cylinder burs – Perfect for crown and bridge preparation
Flame and football-shaped burs – Used in finishing and sculpting
Each bur is designed for exceptional precision, reduced vibration, and optimal debris clearance.
Commonly Asked Carbide Burs Questions
What do Carbide Burs Consist Of?
The carbide bur which consists of two main parts: the shank and the head. The shank is the shaft that would be installed into a dental handpiece to make the bur spin. The head would consist of the cutting area. The head can be many different shapes, such as round, pear, and cylinder. The blade design on the head can also vary to accommodate many different procedures.
What are Carbide Burs Used For?
Carbide burs are an indispensable tool in the dental office, offering versatility for a wide range of procedures. Whether it's preparing cavities or caries, trimming and finishing for aesthetics, cutting through hard metals, or even preparing crowns, MEISINGER's carbide burs deliver exceptional performance. Trusted by dental professionals worldwide, our carbide burs are renowned for their reliability and precision.
- Cavity Preparation - Carbide burs are most commonly used during cavity preparation when the carbide bur is installed in a highspeed handpiece to spin the bur to cut and remove the decayed tooth structure. Round carbide burs ran in a lowspeed handpiece are commonly used during excavation of decay to minimize the removal of healthy tooth structure.
- Trimming and Finishing - Ensuring restorations are finished with a smooth surface is critical for optimal procedural outcomes and aesthetics. Trimming and finishing burs (T&F burs) are designed to smooth surfaces such as composite restorations.
- Alveoplasty - Carbide burs can also be used in surgical settings such as contouring bone, or alveoplasty/alveoloplasty in preparation for placing implants.
- Removing Restorations - Carbide burs are ideal for cutting and removing existing metal restorations, such as amalgam and PFM (porcelain fused to metal).