Get Ahead of Decay with Pain-Free Fissurotomy Burs
The SS White Fissurotomy bur can preserve up to 91% more tooth structure than traditional burs, catch decay in its early stages, and increase patient comfort
If there’s a chance of rain, do you pack an umbrella? Or do you wait, watch it pour, and then trudge through gushing rain without an umbrella, getting soaked in the process? Caries detection is no different. In this age of minimally invasive dentistry, many dentists no longer practice a “watch and wait” technique. Instead, they reach for the Fissurotomy bur for fast, pain-free, minimally invasive treatment of decay.
The SS White Fissurotomy bur can reveal, explore, and restore teeth before decay becomes advanced— in as fast as 3 to 5 minutes. Often, it can detect enamel decay not seen on an x-ray or felt with an explorer. Many times, there’s no need for anesthesia, reducing chair time and creating a better patient experience.
Treat Early and Less Invasively
Recent studies on the diagnostic accuracy of caries detection show that decay is present in 92% of suspicious fissures, including teeth displaying subsurface stains or white decalcification. Additionally, increased fluoride usage has made it difficult to detect caries with x-rays and explorers, both of which are considered “poor” diagnostic tools for occlusal surfaces. In other words, the tools of yesterday may not pick up today’s decay in its early stages, and when it’s eventually detected, it's more complicated to treat.
Remove Guesswork— Not Tooth Structure
Without the Fissurotomy bur, many dentists finding questionable pits and fissures drill out or channel through the fissure system, which means more tooth structure has to be removed. At 2-mm depth, the Fissurotomy Micro NTF bur removes 91% less tooth structure than the 557 and 87% less tooth structure than the 330.
The more intact a tooth remains, the longer it will survive. Once there is a break in the enamel and decay begins, it can eventually progress into the dentin and the nerve, paving the way for a potential root canal. As a result, the Fissurotomy bur adds more years of life to patients’ teeth, a goal equally shared by dentists and their patients
