A double-ended composite instrument with small 0.8mm and 1mm ball-shaped ends, for placing and shaping composite in fine-detail areas: narrow pits and fissures, small cavities and tight internal corners where a larger ball end is too broad.
- Small 0.8mm and 1mm ball ends for fine-detail composite work
- Sized for small cavities, narrow fissures and tight internal corners
- Two ball sizes on one instrument, so you can switch ends without picking up another tool
- Rounded ends for condensing, shaping and adapting composite against cavity walls
- Stainless steel with a smooth, surface-treated finish
FAQs
What is a ball-shaped composite instrument used for?
It is used to place, condense and shape composite in pits, fissures and small cavities, to blend material towards the margins, and to help form occlusal anatomy such as grooves and pits.
How is the 0.8/1.0mm version different from the 1.5/1mm version?
This instrument has the smaller pair of ends. The 0.8mm and 1mm balls reach into narrower fissures and smaller cavities, while the Ball-Shaped Composite Filling Instrument 1.5/1mm offers a larger 1.5mm end for broader surfaces. Used together, the two cover both broader shaping and fine detail.
Why choose a ball-shaped end over a flat instrument?
The rounded end follows curved cavity floors and rounded internal corners, and can work into grooves and fissures that a flat plastic instrument does not reach as easily.
Commonly used alongside flat plastic and other composite-shaping instruments during restorative work. Browse the full Composite Instruments range or our Restorative collection.
Manufactured by InstruDental, UK specialists in dental hand instruments.
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