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Review
. 2024 Oct;237(8):607-613.
doi: 10.1038/s41415-024-7963-x. Epub 2024 Oct 25.

Polishing systems for modern aesthetic dental materials: a narrative review

Adil Khan  1 , Nicholas Hodson  2 , Asmaa Altaie  3
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Review

Polishing systems for modern aesthetic dental materials: a narrative review

Adil Khan et al. Br Dent J. 2024 Oct.

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Abstract

Objectives To review the current literature surrounding chairside polishing systems for resin composites, zirconia and lithium disilicate restorations.Methods A literature search was undertaken and databases were hand-searched for the most relevant articles.Discussion The current marketplace contains a wide variety of polishing systems, each with different abrasive compounds and number of steps. Current efforts are aimed at reducing the number of steps required for polishing to improve clinical effectiveness. Reduced step systems showed some comparable results to the more traditional multi-step protocols, but the most effective results were achieved with the use of polishing paste as an additional step.Conclusions Based on the current available literature, the use of material-specific polishing systems is effective for chairside polishing of direct and indirect restorative materials. However, it is important to emphasise that, for optimum outcomes, it is essential to follow manufacturers' recommendations for each step, with particular considerations of the handpiece speed, time spent per step and use of adjunct water coolant.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest. Ethical approval and consent was not applicable as there was no human participation or personal data use.

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DIATECH ShapeGuard Composite Plus Polishing Kit by Coltene - a two-step system
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Complete Polishing System for Composite by Kenda - a two-step system
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a, b, c) OneGloss Polishing System by Shofu - a one-step system with point, cup and disk forms
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DIATECH ShapeGuard Zirconia Polishing Plus System by Coltene - a two-step system
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Zirco1 Polishing System by Kenda - a one-step system
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OptraGloss Polishing System by Ivoclar Vivodent - a two-step system
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A decision-making flowchart to aid with the choice of polishing system. The process follows the material choice first then the number of steps and finally the potential adjuncts which had showed clinical effectiveness
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