DENTAL HANDPIECES

Maria K. Makeeva
PhD, Senior Teacher,
Department of Operative Dentistry,
Russian University of People Friendship
Handpieces
High-speed (turbine) Low-speed

Straight Contra-angle Motor

Handpieces. Burs

High-speed Low-speed Low-speed

(turbine) Straight Contra-angle
Handpieces. High-speed
Speed 120 000 400 000 rpm
(revolutions per minute)
Use in operative dentistry
Handpieces. High-speed. Types of bur fixation

Wrench chuck Push button

Handpieces. High-speed. Types of bur fixation

Wrench chuck
Push button
High-speed. Wrench Chuck
Handpieces. Low-speed
Speed 200 40 000 rpm (depends on motor type)
Using:
Straight for prosthetics (for instance, correction of removable dentures,
individual impression trays etc.) and surgery (drilling of jaw bone)
Contra-angle for operative dentistry (restorative, endo) and surgery (drilling
of jaw bone)
Handpieces. Low-speed. Motor types
Air (pneumatic) motor - speed up to 25 000 rpm
Electric motor speed up to 40 000 rpm
Handpieces. Main Characteristics
Speed rpm (revolutions per minute)
Torque Ncm (Newton centimeter) power (force) of rotation
Transmission (or gear) ratio X:Y the difference between actual
speed of motor and real speed of bur or other instrument (X is motor
speed, Y is instrument speed)
Handpieces. Main Characteristics
Transmission (gear ratio) X:Y
Motor speed (X) = 20 000 rpm
Bur speed (Y) = ?
QUESTIONS ?