Midwest - LA - 6
- VendorMidwest
Midwest - LA - 6
- VendorMidwest
$109.29
- RA latch-type shank; #6 round; largest in RA round series
- RA latch-type shank; #6 round; 1.8mm largest RA round
- Tungsten carbide; 3x stronger than stainless steel
- High concentricity; no chatter; smooth accurate cutting
- Optimum durability and sharpness; multiple uses
- Quantity: 100 per Pack
Midwest Carbide Bur, RA, Round, #6 is used for caries removal, cavity preparation access opening, removal of old restorative materials, and endodontic pulp chamber access in slow-speed handpiece procedures where the largest standard round bur diameter in the RA round bur series at 1.8mm provides the broadest per-stroke cutting coverage for the most extensive carious lesions, largest existing amalgam and composite restorations requiring removal, and widest access preparation openings that the smaller #2 and #4 round bur diameters cannot cover as efficiently without significantly more passes across the working area. RA latch-type shank connects to the standard latch-type contra-angle slow-speed handpiece head, maintaining the controlled low-speed cutting environment that provides the tactile feedback advantage of slow-speed over high-speed cutting during selective excavation and material removal procedures where preserving sound tooth structure while removing diseased or existing restorative material requires fine discriminatory control at the cutting instrument.
Restorative dentists who stock the full range of RA round bur sizes for different preparation dimensions find Midwest Carbide Bur RA #6 the largest standard round bur for their slow-speed operatory supply, covering the high-volume caries excavation and full-coverage restoration removal cases that the smaller round bur sizes address less efficiently.
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Each pack contains 100 individual RA #6 carbide burs in a clinic pack format providing a substantial operatory bur supply for active daily restorative use at the largest standard round bur size. Tungsten carbide construction provides three times the hardness of stainless steel at the cutting surfaces, maintaining the sharpness of the round geometry across the excavation and removal sequence and through multiple uses before replacement. At 1.8mm diameter, each stroke of the #6 covers the widest cutting swath in the RA round bur range, making it the most efficient round bur for full restoration removal cases where the existing amalgam or composite spans the majority of the posterior occlusal surface and rapid bulk removal before cavity refinement is the clinical priority.
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Midwest Carbide Bur RA #6 works through the same spherical omnidirectional round head geometry as the #2 and #4 round bur formats, with the 1.8mm diameter delivering the largest spherical cutting surface in the standard RA round bur series.
At this diameter, the #6 round produces wider undercuts per plunging stroke, covers broader lesion and restoration surfaces per lateral sweep, and opens pulp chamber access to a wider diameter per plunging cycle than either the #4 or #2 at equivalent depth increments, making it the most time-efficient round bur for cases where large-volume material removal rather than precision selective caries excavation is the primary clinical objective. High concentricity achieved through meticulous manufacturing precision keeps the bur rotating on its intended axis without eccentric wobble during slow-speed rotation, eliminating the chatter and vibration that imprecise manufacture introduces and producing the controlled cutting action that prevents inadvertent removal of sound tooth structure during the bulk removal phase of the preparation.
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Restorative dentists removing large existing amalgam restorations for full replacement find the #6 round's 1.8mm diameter covers the restoration body more rapidly than smaller round burs, reducing the time spent on the removal phase before beginning the new cavity preparation. Endodontists performing access preparations on molars with calcified or narrow pulp chambers find the #6 used judiciously at the initial access opening step establishes the working access diameter efficiently before transitioning to finer endodontic access instruments for canal orifice location.
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Midwest Carbide Bur, RA, Round, #6 gives dental practices a tungsten carbide, high-concentricity, chatter-free RA clinic pack bur in the 1.8mm #6 round geometry for extensive caries removal, full restoration removal, large cavity access openings, and posterior molar endodontic access across slow-speed handpiece procedures, in a 100-count pack suited for active daily clinical use.
For dental offices ordering RA carbide bur supplies for restorative slow-speed operatory use, the Midwest RA #6 clinic pack delivers the largest standard round bur diameter, tungsten carbide durability, and broadest cutting coverage that efficient large-volume excavation and restoration removal requires.