1. University of North Carolina, School of Dentistry, Chapel Hill, N.C., U.S.A.;2. Georgetown University, School of Dentistry, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
Abstract:
A technique is presented to polish a porcelain surface whose natural glaze has been broken by grinding. The technique involves the use of a hard rubber wheel, fine wet pumice, and wet tin oxide. A comparison of the polished and naturally glazed porcelain surfaces of vacuum-fired porcelain appear similar both clinically and under an SEM.