What is the name of the instrument used in dentistry for polishing teeth?

Many instruments: Many instruments in dentistry that polish teeth. Consider when having your teeth cleaned a hygienist or dentist can use a scaler, ultrasonic scaler, or a prophylaxis cup with prophylaxis paste (+ varieties). A dentist can use burs that would be used in a dental drill, made of different materials like diamonds, carbides, and ceramic. They can use wheels and discs that have different coarseness.

Prophy jet: Prophy jet and rubber cups are usually used to polish teeth during the cleaning appointment.

Dr Loredo agreed

Contra-angle: The contra-angle handpiece is attached to a slow speed motor. There several attachments that can be put on the head of the contra-angle to accomplish different purposes. For polishing teeth, a rubber cup or a prophy brush are most often used.

Dr Loredo agreed

Polishing teeth: A prophy head on a slow handpeice with pumis.

Dr Apfelbaum agreed

Prophy cup: Common practice in a dental office during teeth cleaning is to use a prophy cup—a small motorized rubber cup—along with an abrasive polishing compound.

Prophy cup: A rubber cup that spins on a slow speed hand piece with some polishing paste is what is usually used to polish teeth. That is a different procedure than scaling teeth to remove calculus that formed on teeth and roots.

Dr Loredo agreed

Prophy cup/angle: The rubber prophy cup attached to a prophy angle with a pumice based prophy paste is most often used for the actual polishing of the teeth... Earlier in the visit, ultrasonic scalers and piezo electric scalers are often used to break up the biofilm, while various hand scalers are used to remove localized hard deposits. Prophy-jets can be used to remove tough stain buildup...

Prophy Jet: Many offices use a prophy cup, but if you really want to remove stains a prohy jet is used which sprays baking soda and water under high pressure.Prophy.

Dr Del Valle agreed

Prophy-jet too!: While typically a rubber cup and a pumice agent are used to polish teeth. Since 1978 some offices have been using a high velocity air streamed slurry of baking soda from a device often referred to as a prophy jet. This "air polishing" is able to remove stain hidden between the teeth where no pumice cup could ever reach. It's messy but i makes a major difference to tobacco users and coffee fans.