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Sof-Lex: Finishing and Polishing System

The document describes the Sof-Lex finishing and polishing system from 3M, including Sof-Lex polishing discs and strips. It details the different grit sizes and uses for composite, metal, and ceramic polishing and finishing of restorations. Accessories like mandrels for different handpieces are also covered.

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Sof-Lex: Finishing and Polishing System

The document describes the Sof-Lex finishing and polishing system from 3M, including Sof-Lex polishing discs and strips. It details the different grit sizes and uses for composite, metal, and ceramic polishing and finishing of restorations. Accessories like mandrels for different handpieces are also covered.

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Muhammad Boggi Riswanto
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Sof-Lex

Finishing and Polishing System

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Indications
Sof-Lex polishing discs and finishing strips for polishing of
composite, compomer, metal and ceramic

Sof-Lex polishing discs for facial and lingual margins of anterior


and posterior restorations

Sof-Lex finishing strips for interproximal areas

Sof-Lex finishing brushes for occlusal areas of posterior restorations

Sof-Lex polishing brushes for finishing and polishing


of composite

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Indications
Polishing of Composites, Metal, Ceramic
Interproximal polishing

Sof-Lex Pop-On Polishing Discs


Sof-Lex XT Pop-On Polishing Discs
Sof-Lex Finishing Strips

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Sof-Lex / Sof-Lex XT
Polishing Discs
Aluminium-oxide coating
4 grit sizes
SF - super fine 1 - 7
F - fine 3 - 9
M - medium 10 - 40
C - coarse 50 - 90
2 diameters
9,5 mm / 12,7 mm
2 thicknesses
regular
extra thin (XT )
Sof-Lex Sof-Lex XT
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Polishing Discs Accessories


Snap-on mandrel
for contra-angle
for straight hand-piece

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Accessories
3 HP mandrels for handpieces 1983 HP
for Sof-Lex Polishing Discs

3 RA mandrels for contra-angle 1983 RA


for Sof-Lex Polishing Discs

3 RA mandrels for contra-angle 1755 RA


for Sof-Lex Polishing Brushes

3 FG (fiction grip) mandrels 1756 FG


for Sof-Lex Polishing Brushes

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Aluminium oxide
coating mounted
on flexible backing

4 grit sizes combined in pairs


super fine / fine
medium / coarse
2 width
regular and narrow
(coarse / medium)

Centre gapped for easy insertion

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Advantages of Polishing Discs


Flexible polishing discs with
aluminium oxide coating

Four different abrasive grades (coarse to superfine)


and two disc thicknesses (normal and extra thin)

Each abrasive grade is identified by a special colour coding system

Discs can be easily changed


due to the patented pop-on mandrel system

Fracture resistant and sterilisable metal mandrel

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Advantages of Polishing Strips

Thin, flexible backing with aluminium oxide coating

Centre gapped strip with two abrasive grades per strip,


which allows interproximal access.

Three different types (fine/superfine, coarse/medium,


coarse/medium (narrow)

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