Diamond Bur #379-023 Super Coarse Football FG, Pack 3

Designed for high-speed contouring and occlusal refinement, the Diamond Bur #379-023 Super Coarse Football FG, Pack 3 offers a wide cutting surface that works well with curved anatomy.

The football profile gives you broad reduction across occlusal surfaces and helps shape transitional areas with good control. The 023 head size adds a generous contact point for fast, early-stage material removal.

Key Features

• Super coarse grit for rapid enamel and restorative material reduction
• Football-shaped head for broad contact on occlusal and contouring surfaces
• 023 diameter for increased coverage during early cutting
• High-quality FG diamond construction for high-speed handpieces
• 3 pieces per pack (price listed per pack)

Understanding the Diamond Bur #379-023 Super Coarse Football FG

When you’re shaping occlusal contours or refining broad surfaces, the Diamond Bur #379-023 Super Coarse Football FG, Pack 3 offers a geometry that engages curved anatomy with confidence.

It’s a diamond-coated bur built for high-speed handpieces, giving you an oval cutting profile that contacts the tooth surface generously. Before applying it clinically, it helps to know what each part of the name means.

Here’s what the code represents:

• #379-023: This identifies an FG 379-023 diamond bur with a football-shaped head and a 2.3 mm diameter. The broader head gives wider contact for contouring and occlusal refinement.
• Super Coarse Grit: A super coarse football diamond bur has larger diamond particles that accelerate early cutting during enamel or restorative reduction.
• Football Shape: The oval profile allows broad engagement along curved surfaces. This supports consistent contouring during occlusal adjustments and transitional shaping.
• FG (Friction Grip): This indicates compatibility with standard high-speed turbines used for restorative and occlusal work.

How the bur shapes compare:

Football-shaped burs differ noticeably from round, needle or tapered profiles.

• A football head offers a wider, elongated surface that contacts the tooth along a longer arc, which makes it suitable for contouring and smoothing broader planes instead of creating narrow entry points.
• Round burs begin with a small, focused point of contact, making them useful for access, carries removal, and early shaping.
• Needle burs reach effectively into tight or narrow spaces, helping with fine outlining and interproximal access.
• Tapered burs are used to define axial walls and support controlled reduction when shaping overall prep form.

The football profile follows the tooth’s natural curves and supports wide-area reduction during occlusal and buccal or lingual shaping, giving broader transitions than the other shapes.

In terms of sizing, a 023 head is often chosen for its coverage during early shaping and occlusal recontouring. It performs well in situations like:

• Broad occlusal adjustments
• Transitional contouring during crown preparation
• Refining buccal or lingual planes before switching to finer grits

Clinical Applications & Benefits of the 379-023 Super Coarse Bur

For wide-area reduction and strong occlusal shaping, the Diamond Bur #379-023 Super Coarse Football FG, Pack 3 offers a generous cutting surface for curved anatomy. The football profile aligns naturally with occlusal and lingual contours, and the super coarse grit helps clear material quickly during the early stages of a prep.

• Rapid reduction of enamel and restorative material: A super coarse football diamond bur removes dense enamel quickly during the first stage of preparation. The larger diamond particles help clear older restorative material just as effectively.
• Occlusal surface preparation: The football profile aligns naturally with occlusal anatomy, allowing controlled shaping of broader areas. This supports uniform adjustments before refining with finer grit burs.
• Contouring wide buccal or lingual surfaces: FG dental burs in this shape give a stretched contact surface that tracks along curved planes. This helps create transitional contours during crown work or larger restorative adjustments.
• Broad cutting surface for reduced procedure time: The 023 head size covers more area per pass, which benefits cases requiring early bulk reduction. The expanded contact zone also allows consistent progress in fewer strokes.
• Ideal geometry for occlusal and lingual refinement: As part of the diamond burs for occlusal shaping category, the football design adapts well to natural tooth curves. This profile helps maintain control while navigating slopes and rounded planes.
• High cutting efficiency during initial reduction: The larger diamond particles improve engagement during early passes. This helps set up the preparation before transitioning to medium or fine grits for finishing.

Selecting & Using Football Diamond Burs in Practice

When wide reduction and confident occlusal contouring are on the agenda, the Diamond Bur #379-023 Super Coarse Football FG, Pack 3 is used for initial material removal. The combination of grit and head geometry determines how efficiently the bur performs, and a few technique choices help maintain control throughout the workflow.

1. How to choose the correct grit

• Super coarse grit leads the initial reduction stage, where speed matters and early shaping begins.
• Choosing 379-023 diamond burs at this grit level helps clear enamel and older restorative surfaces quickly.
• Medium grit is useful once the occlusal or lingual form starts to develop, and while fine grit is used at the end for polishing contours.
• Following this sequence keeps your workflow consistent.

2. Making the most of the football shape

• The football profile supports broad contact along curved surfaces, which helps guide the reduction along natural slopes.
• A diamond bur selection guide will usually note that the elongated oval head tracks along occlusal and lingual planes more easily than round or tapered options.
• This gives you even contouring before you move on to finer refinement.

3. Technique, speeding and cooling

• Keeping turbine speed consistent helps maintain cutting performance during reduction.
• Water spray manages heat effectively as the bur engages dense enamel.
• Controlled pressure supports a predictable cutting path and helps avoid overheating.

4. Post-use cleaning and storage

• Good handling preserves the diamond surface and extends the life of the bur.
• Rinse immediately after use, then follow with ultrasonic cleaning.
• Dry the bur thoroughly before autoclaving, and store it in a clean bur block.
• This routine helps keep the abrasive surface stable for your next session.

5. Identifying bur wear

• Signs of wear tend to appear early in a procedure and usually become clear as soon as the bur engages enamel.
• Dental burs for procedure workflow that slow during the first passes on enamel are beginning to lose abrasive strength.
• Extra vibration or chatter signals that the diamond layer is breaking down.
• If more pressure is needed to maintain reduction, the bur has reached the end of its useful life.

Frequently Asked Questions - Diamond Bur #379-023 Super Coarse Football FG, Pack 3