We know that there is no one dental turbine that is superior to the rest. We need to focus on figuring out which one is suited to the needs of each professional or the treatments that are most often performed in each dental clinic.
Therefore, depending on how you are going to use it, the length of use, maintenance and type of treatments, among other things, there is one turbine that will fit your needs better than the rest. Which one do you need?
In our previous post about dental turbines: What you need to know when buying a dental turbine, we inform you about the main characteristics you should keep in mind. We talk about head technology, vibration, torque, irrigation holes, power and lighting. A whole series of technical information that not only helps you choose the best, but which parts suffer the most and how to avoid it.
In this article, we want to present you a practical comparison of dental turbines , where we have selected the most popular turbines of the main brands (BienAir, NSK, Sirona, MKdent ...), we have ordered them by ranges of quality and price and tell you their main characteristics.
High-end dental turbines:
Bien-Air Bora turbine with light
This instrument is incredibly light and precise, classy, competitive and well-made. Incredibly powerful, robust and reliable, Bora turbines incorporate the best of Bien-Air technology..
Features:
- Light per conductor of multifilament optical glass.
- Formed by a carbon fibre handle.
- 3 separate air and water sprays.
- Avoid cross-contamination thanks to the water return valve.
- Fast and rotary coupling for quick link Unifix.
- Intense light regulable.
- Guarantees perfect hygiene.
- Include the Cool Touch push-button which reduces overheating.
Prestige Turbine without Bien-Air light
The perfect complement for the Bora turbine. Thanks to their reduced head, they are ideal for precision work. They are particularly notable for their lightness and manoeuvrability. Prestige and Bora complement each other perfectly for a large number of restoration operations.
Features:
- 3 separate air and water sprays.
- Avoid cross-contamination thanks to the water return valve.
- Fast and rotatable coupling for quick connection to Unifix.
- Guarantees perfect hygiene.
- Include the Cool Touch pusher which reduces overheating, reducing the risk of burn injury to the patient.
- Ceramic ball bearings that reduce noise and vibration levels, wear-resistant.
New Prime Line Turbine with Mk-Dent light
Compatible with Kavo Multiflex. It is available in Power head and Mini head. High quality and durability thanks to its automatic pressure reduction valve up to 2.8 bar, non-return system and closed ceramic bearings.
Features:
- Innovative design, very compact and elegant
- Full surface PrimeGrip Titanium resistant to wear and better grip with wet gloves.
- The most silent turbine.
- 4 spray holes (mini 3 hole head).
- Automatic pressure reduction valve.
- Anti-return system .
- Special steel clamp, with carbide insert, the most durable clamp.
- Perfect concentricity.
- Sterilizable in autoclave and thermodisinfectable.
T2 Boost turbine with Sirona light
It is one of the most powerful, smallest and quietest turbines on the market. Excellent illumination 25. 000 lux. High quality ceramic bearings guarantee its durability.
Features:
- Titanium-coated cover for relaxed preparation.
- Pleasant sound, thanks to the 4 nozzle spray.
- 25 000 lux of excellent lighting.
- High quality ceramic bearings guarantee their durability.
- Enormous performance potential.
- Upper view thanks to the small size of its head.
- The Protective Head System (PHS) with double resorption lock prevents internal contamination.
- Sterilizable up to 134 °C and thermodisinfectable.
- Available in Connections: Sirona, Kavo, W&H and NSK.
Mid-range Dental Turbines (bellow 500€):
ECO LINE turbine with Mk-dent light
This German manufactured Mk-dent turbine is available in Kavo Multiflex, Midewst 4, Kavo, W&H, NSK and Borden connections, with or without light and mini or normal head. Low noise level, 3 or 4 spray holes , Available with compact optical bar, ceramic bearings and anti-return system.
Features:
- Head angle for better visibility and access to molar areas.
- Ceramic bearings that guarantee a running in without vibration and a higher resistance to wear.
- Low noise level.
- Formed by a carbon fibre handle.
- 3 or 4 separate air and water sprays.
- Avoid cross-contamination.
- With or without light.
- Guarantees perfect hygiene.
- Available in different connections, with mini head with light or without light and with standard head with light or without light.
ForceSilence 6000 Turbine with Bader light
Connection Multiflex, Triple Spray, optimal cooling. Ceramic bearings. Approximate speed 300,000 rpm. Change of milling cutters by means of button and non-return valve.
Features:
- Fibre optic system
- LED of 25.000 lux.
- Triple spray, achieves optimal cooling at any time and in any situation
- Ceramic bearings, extends the life of the instrument
- More lightness and less noise.
- Maximum speed up to 300.000 rpm.
- Working pressure 2.2 to 2.8 bar.
- Sterilizable in autoclave at 135º C.
- Kavo's Multiflex® connection
- System Push-Button: Change of milling cutters by button.
Boraline Turbine without light by BienAir
This turbine is one of the most economical from the high-end manufacturer BienAir. Boralina is a simplified version of the Turbine Bora, but without light and with a spray. Incredibly powerful, robust and reliable. These guarantee perfect hygiene thanks to the Sealed Head air non-return valve and perfect fogging thanks to the three separate air/water sprays Accu-Spray.
Features:
- Maximum speed of up to 320.000 rpm approximately
- Working pressure of 2.6 bar.
- Triple spray, achieves optimal cooling at any time and in any situation
- Adjustment with button.
- Waterproof check valve.
- Quick and rotary coupling for quick link Unifix.
- Intensive professional use.
- Ergonomic, high precision and easy to maintain.
More economical dental turbines (under 200€):
Rm ECO T2 turbine without Rumar light
The Ecoline Eco T2 is a turbine with the best price/performance ratio and attractive design that includes a torque head with greater strength that allows for greater durability of the part.
Features:
- Anti-return system
- Direct connection Midwest 4
- With ceramic bearings
- Power: 21W.
- Speed of rotation: Power head 340.000 rpm.
- Acoustic level: 70 dBA.
- Without light.
- Chrome coating.
- The best option for students or as a second turbine in a clinic.
- 6 months warranty.
Black Pearl Eco Turbine without BienAir light
The Black Pearl Eco offers the quality of a BienAir instrument at a very good price. It has a convenient push button, a separate air/water spray and connects directly to a 3 or 4 hole hose. Thanks to its medium-sized head, it is the multipurpose turbine par excellence.
Features:
- No unbalance or vibrations.
- Power, lightness, manageability.
- It has a comfortable pusher, you only have to exert a slight pressure.
- With insert adjustment and with clamps.
- 1 Spray air/water separated.
- Connects directly to a 3 or 4 hole hose.
- Thanks to its medium size head, it is the polyvalent turbine par excellence.
- The change of instrument is fast and comfortable.
To choose the dental turbine that best suits your needs, you must take into account besides the price the features that make the turbine the best working tool for your clinic or your practices . The smaller the head the better to ensure optimal vision for the dentist.
It is important to know if the turbine has built-in light or not to facilitate the visibility of the work area. Considering the more powerful, durable LED light as it generates a whiter tone that offers a more real and shadowless vision of the work area.
Another important feature is the irrigation holes; for the air and water spray work field the perfect amount of irrigation holes for a turbine would be 4 holes.
The more power it has, the more effective the work to be done and the more comfortable the dentist will be to carry out the treatment. The less vibration the less discomfort for the patient.
Luckily manufacturers are increasingly designing turbines that are more technologically advanced, ergonomic and easier to handle and at Dentaltix we have a great variety and the best offers at Dental Turbines.
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