Interproximal Strips

About interproximal strips

An interproximal strip is the cutting grade, used to take material off the contact between two teeth. Published work reports that reducing enamel between teeth raised surface roughness whatever the instrument used, and that the oscillating metallic strip gave the lowest roughness of those tested. The same work lists the type and grit size of the abrasive coating, the rotational speed and the operator control over the instrument among the factors behind the roughness produced.

Removes material from a contact; published work puts it alongside burs and discs as a stripping instrument, with polishing to follow.

Sources: Omar et al. 2026, Evaluation of enamel surface after interproximal reduction using different methods, with and without polishing (Sci Rep)