What Are Dental Abrasives

A dental abrasive is an important part of dental services. This specialty deals with the finishing and polishing of dental appliances like complete dentures, removable partial dentures, crown and bridges and the direct dental restorative materials.

What are abrasives and examples?

The Natural abrasives occur as minerals or rocks in the crust of the earth. Diamond, Garnet, Corundum, and Quartz are some examples of natural abrasives. The Artificial or Synthetic abrasive group includes a number of materials possessing very high hardness.

What is the most abrasive material used in dentistry?

Aluminum oxide, or alumina, is the most commonly used and most abrasive type of air-abrasion medium; it is used mostly to roughen or remove tooth structure. Other types of particles are intended for cleaning tooth surfaces.