I use these strips called Epitek and I use medium coarse. they work well if
they can get through the contacts.
janet, San Jose
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From: "Mike & Cozette Hardy" <paradisehardys@...>
To: <RDHTalk@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, April 29, 2005 9:05 AM
Subject: [RDHTalk] finishing strips


> Do you selectively use finishing strips for lower anterior stain?
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> Sometimes a sickle or polishing cup just can't zap the stain located
> directly in an anterior tooth's contact. It is a pain to floss prophy
> paste
> through it if the patient is stained virtually everwhere proximally. I
> use
> the fine side of a finishing strip and give it a short little tug, then
> remove it from the contact (which I have not altered). The dentist that I
> work for is concerned that I'll be stripping out contacts and wants me to
> "demonstrate" this for him next time I want to do it.
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> I found one little blurb online at
> http://www.pte.state.id.us/hp/hppdf/410-EF-Didactic.pdf page144 of the
> document.
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> What do you do out there? I do respect tooth structure and ideal
> contacts!
> ha
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> Cozette
> Paradise, CA
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