Foredom 2'' Flap Wheel 320 Grit

Description:

The 2" Flap Wheel 320 Grit is a high-precision abrasive finishing tool tailored for dental laboratories requiring superior surface refinement. As a fine-grit wheel, it offers gentle yet effective abrasion, making it ideal for smoothing surfaces after intermediate finishing steps and preparing a restoration for the final polishing stage. Constructed with high-quality aluminum oxide abrasive flaps, this flap wheel offers self-renewing performance: as the flaps wear, fresh abrasive material is continuously exposed, ensuring consistent cutting efficiency throughout its lifespan. The 2-inch diameter allows excellent maneuverability while providing adequate coverage for larger prosthetic surfaces. In acrylic processing, the 320-grit wheel excels at refining denture bases, eliminating subtle surface irregularities, smoothing borders, and enhancing comfort areas without damaging anatomical contours. For metal frameworks, including titanium and cobalt-chromium, it provides a smooth, refined finish that sets the stage for high-shine polishing using pumice or recommended polishing compounds. The flexibility of the abrasive flaps enables the wheel to conform to curved surfaces, making it particularly valuable for finishing palatal areas, lingual surfaces, and curved anatomical features in removable prosthetics. In digital dentistry, it is frequently used to smooth CAD/CAM-milled surfaces, ensuring that restorations meet high aesthetic standards and patient comfort expectations. This grit level bridges the gap between medium finishing (such as 240-grit wheels) and ultra-fine finishing (such as 600-grit wheels), making it a critical step in achieving a progressive, high-quality finish. Reliable, efficient, and gentle in operation, the 2" Flap Wheel 320 Grit plays a key role in producing restorations with excellent surface quality, ensuring durability, aesthetics, and precision in dental prosthetics.