Prophy Cups
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About prophy cups
A prophy cup is a rubber cup held and spun by the dental handpiece to carry the polishing agent onto the tooth during prophylaxis. A review notes one full rubber cup is sufficient for one or two teeth.
The flared rubber cup that holds the paste against the tooth; in one laboratory study paste applied with a rubber cup produced the smoothest enamel surface of the methods tested. A scanning electron microscope study found polishing with a rubber cup more effective than bristle brush polishing or the air polisher for smoothening the crown and root surface and removing debris.
Sources: FDA 21 CFR 872.6290, Prophylaxis cup · Bains et al. 2009, Tooth polishing: Relevance in present day periodontal practice (J Indian Soc Periodontol) · Impact of prophylaxis pastes and application techniques on immature enamel surface roughness, 2025 (Saudi Dent J, PMC12394095) · Efficiency of three different polishing methods on enamel and cementum: a scanning electron microscope study, 2018 (J Indian Soc Periodontol, PMC5855262)