Abrasive Agents In Dentistry
Write a short note on rouge.
Answer:
Rouge is an iron oxide inline form. Mohs scale: 5–6.
- It is blended with various soft binders into a cake or bar form.
- When impregnated in cloth it is called crocus cloth.
- It is used to polish high-noble metal alloys
- Rouge is contraindicated for polishing stainless steel and cobalt-chromium alloys as iron contaminates the surface and facilitates corrosion.
- It is used as a coloring agent in impression compounds.
- Rouge is mixed with chloroform and is used as antireflux.
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