They are made from inferior materials, like laboratory diamonds instead of natural diamonds. This has a big effect on how the bur cuts. They also generate far more heat and stress and wear out hand tools faster. Cheaper burs require more time for the same procedure and often snap with obvious consequences for patients.

We are the importer, the wholesaler, the distributor and the retailer. So all of those layers of business that usually need to make profit have been eliminated. We import then sell directly to you. Simple and highly cost effective.

We guarantee that Burs that match our price are far lower in quality, and burs that match our quality are far higher in price. You can have the best of both worlds.

There is a very high chance that the ‘diamond’ burs you have been sold are not actually genuine diamonds. Someone selling cheap burs would most likely ‘forget’ to tell you this important piece of information. We only use genuine, natural diamonds, not artificially made industrial diamonds. Industrial diamonds mean more heat, more wear and tear on hand pieces and a higher likelihood of accidents through burs snapping.

Because their diameters are not entirely accurate. Ours are. Normally, cheap burs use only one diameter for the internal blank. The blank is the bare metal stem that the diamonds are bonded to. A coarse bur uses larger sized diamonds compared to a fine bur and this additional material affects the overall diameter. Using the same blank for burs of a different coarseness produces an inaccurate diameter for the whole bur. We use 3 sizes of blank to compensate for the different sizes of natural diamonds we use, so our given, overall diameters are true to their stated size.

Pretty much guaranteed. We don’t know what burs you are using, but neither do we know of any burs that are of a higher quality than ours.

Diamond and ceramic instruments: 25 use cycles

Tungsten Carbide instruments: 15 use cycles

Ceramic grinding wheels and polishers: 10 use cycles

This is just a rough guide and depends on a lot on factors from tooth size to pressure used to bur speed.

Through a form of galvanic bonding.

By Frank Dental in Germany, a multiple award winning manufacturer that is highly respected the world over. There are 14 separate engineered steps to making a bur and multiple quality processes too. Innovations include anti-vibration layers on the shank for a more comfortable patient experience and galvanic bonding of the diamonds to the shank. Real diamonds, not inferior industrial diamonds.

We pride ourselves on the expert, case by case advice we give to dentists. So yes, of course you can change a bur if you use 1 and do not like it. Simply return the additional 4 in the packet and we will contact you to find a better match. We genuinely can’t remember the last time this happened.

We recommend the C.FD8XXL.012.FG Dental bur, this bur is excellent for cutting through Porcelain and metal together with reduced vibration and, more importantly, efficiency and speed.

No. Putting more pressure on a bur will result in an uncomfortable experience for your patients. It will also generate more heat and lead to excessive wear and tear on your dental handpieces.  A good guidance is to apply between .2 – 2 newtons of pressure (20gramms – 200Grams).

All speeds are posted on each bur’s packet. Alternatively, you can find a data sheet on any bur by entering the a product code here.

Rough guides are:

Tooth prepping 160,000rpm.

Tooth refining 40,000 – 60,000 with a red band diamond and 20,000 with a yellow band diamond.

Composite Polisher 6,000rpm and Ceramic polisher 15,000rpm. Do not exceed 20,000rpm for either material and use coolant to prolong the life of your dental tool.

Crown Cutters between 150,000rpm – 160,000rpm (Speed depends on material you are removing)

Black = Extra coarse grit diamond recommended for bulk tooth reduction and removing composite fillings.

It will leave the tooth surface very rough and you will need longer to refine the tooth.

Green = Coarse grit diamond for fast reduction of enamel.

It will leave the tooth surface slightly rough and we’d  recommend using a red band/fine grit diamond bur to refine.

Blue = Medium grit diamond for reducing enamel and composite.

General prepping can take a little longer but will leave the tooth surface slightly smoother than a green or black band.

Red = Fine grit diamond.

These are ideal for refining cavity and crown preparation also for shaping composites

Yellow = Extra fine diamond grit.

These are ideal for polishing your composite restorations.

The most efficient bur to cut through Zirconia is either an extra fine grit or fine grit diamond bur, this is because the bur will not clog due to the smaller diamond particle sizes.

This indicates special burs for adjusting/cutting Lithium disilicate and Zirconia.

Yes, to cut through a Monolithic zirconia crown we recommend D.Z881.012.C.FG. This is a special 2-layered extra fine diamond grit bur which is designed to cut through Zirconia crowns.  If you need to cut through a layered Zirconia crown,  we recommend D.Z881.013.GC.FG. This has 2 layers of diamonds. The top layer is a coarse grit diamond that cuts through lithium disilicate until you come in to contact with Zirconia, then the coarse diamonds disperse from the bur to allow the extra fine diamonds underneath the top layer to cut through Zirconia.

One of our most popular is the long shank Lindemann bur. The single cut product code C.162.016.FGXXL and the X cut product code is C.162A.016.FGXXL. Both burs are 30mm in length and will section through a tooth, bone and roots like a hot knife through butter.

The gold colour is a Zirconia coating, this will round the blades slightly to reduce vibration and will also make your burs last longer.

Our diamonds are sold in packs of 5, our Tungsten carbides are sold in packs of 10

No. We also deliver free if you order over £150.

FG = friction grip. Turbine, speed increasing handpiece.

RA = Latch grip. Contra angle, slow speed.

HP = Surgical. Straight bur or Denture bur.

Yes, you can create your own customised Bur kit simply by using our unique RotaSystem. We can also produce separate, customised sets for every dentist in the practice. And we can also engrave a dentist’s name or surgery number on the bur stand.

Yes, this normally takes around 16 weeks from start to finish.

Yes, we can supply burs for a course however, due to popularity, we can’t give them away free. What we are happy to do is offer special prices relevant the number involved.

We would love to but, unfortunately, we get asked all of the time so we economically can’t. We believe you will not find a better bur for the same price, if you find a cheaper bur then they will be of a very poor standard.

We use Royal Mail and send out order tracked 24 hours, we can send order delivered before 1pm for an extra charge.

Instructions for the use and care of our burs can be seen and downloaded here.