(4) Mounted stones and wheels (WHEEL, ABRASIVE, MANDREL
MOUNTED, AHP and SHP). Mounted stones and wheels of diamond or silicon carbide
are used for grinding, cutting, and polishing. They are available in ball, cone, inverted
cone, cylinder, tapered cylinder, knife-edge, round-edged, and other shapes and sizes
(see figure 2-27).
Figure 2-27. Mounted abrasive stones and wheels.
(5) Unmounted abrasive wheels (WHEEL, ABRASIVE, UNMOUNTED).
Abrasive wheels of various dimensions and materials are used for grinding, cutting, and
polishing.
(6) Rubber polishing wheels (WHEEL, ABRASIVE). Rubber wheels of
various sizes, unimpregnated or impregnated with pumice, are used to polish teeth and
(7) Polishing cups and brushes (CUP, POLISHING, DENTAL HAND- PIECE
and BRUSH, BRISTLE, DENTAL HANDPIECE and BRUSH, POLISHING, DENTAL
HANDPIECE). These cups and brushes (see figure 2-28) are used to polish teeth and
Figure 2-28. Polishing cup and polishing brush.
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