Comparison of Cutting Efficiency Between Natural and Synthetic Diamond-Coated Burs on Zirconia and Natural Teeth.

Da-Sol Kim, Sung-Bin An, Da-Hae Kim, Jung-Bo Huh, You-Jin Lee

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Da-Sol KimDepartment of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, Pusan National University, Yangsan 50612, Republic of Korea.

Sung-Bin AnDepartment of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, Pusan National University, Yangsan 50612, Republic of Korea.

Da-Hae KimDepartment of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, Pusan National University, Yangsan 50612, Republic of Korea.

Jung-Bo HuhDepartment of Prosthodontics, Dental Research Institute, Dental and Life Sciences Institute, School of Dentistry, Pusan National University, Yangsan 50612, Republic of Korea.

You-Jin LeeDepartment of Prosthodontics, Dental Clinic Center, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan 49241, Republic of Korea.

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This in vitro study compared the cutting efficiency of natural diamond burs (NDB) and synthetic diamond burs (SDB) on zirconia and natural teeth. Two types of diamond rotary instruments with identical specifications (TR-13, Tapered Round End) were evaluated using 100 zirconia specimens and 100 extracted molars. Each bur was tested through 10 consecutive cutting cycles under standardized conditions (200,000 rpm, 2 N force, water coolant). Cutting efficiency was evaluated based on weight loss per unit time (mg/min). Surface characterization was performed using field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS). For zirconia cutting, NDB demonstrated significantly higher cutting efficiency than SDB at all cycles (

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cutting efficiencydental materialsdiamond bursin vitro studynatural diamondsynthetic diamondzirconia

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PMID41470395

DOI10.3390/ma18245623

PMCPMC12735348

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