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Treatments
CLEANING/STAIN REMOVAL
Settings:
Media
- Sodium Bicarbonate (white).
Nozzle
- 0.6mm diameter or 0.8mm diameter.
Power -
3
bar.
Media Flow
- Midway position.
This treatment is particularly easy when using the AquaCare and gives a
superior finish to the teeth. Where the teeth have been stained by coffee and/or
smoking, fluid abrasion comes into its own.
The fine particles of sodium bicarbonate penetrate the micro crevices of the tooth
surface and the particulate beam easily follows the contours of the tooth surface,
enabling the staining to be removed very quickly and with no discomfort to the patient.
The settings as listed above will create a wide particulate beam of high velocity and
medium particulate density. This is to prevent removal of the tooth enamel but provide
sufficient power to remove staining.
The cutting nozzle should be held approximately 4mm from the surface of the tooth
at an angle of approximately 45 degrees. By moving the nozzle further away from the
surface of the tooth, the rate of removal of staining can be slowed down. Move the
handpiece slowly over the tooth surface.
The most effective way to use fluid abrasion for this procedure is to use the handpiece
of the AquaCare as if it were a paintbrush, making light strokes across the surface of
the tooth until the surface is clean. With experience, the dentist will be able to work
with a high degree of control, the learning curve being similar to that when first using a
high speed drill.
AquaCare: Operation
Angle 45°. Approx. 4mm
away from the surface.
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