title: Are friends electric?: A review of the electric handpiece in clinical dental practice.
abstract: Contemporary restorative procedures demand precise detail in tooth preparation to achieve optimal results. Inadequate tooth preparation is a frequent cause of failure. This review considers the electric high-speed, high-torque handpiece and how it may assist clinicians in achieving greater accuracy in tooth preparation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The electric handpiece provides a satisfactory alternative to the air-turbine and may be considered by clinicians who wish greater control with operative procedures.
authors.affiliation: Loanhead Dental Practice, 50 Fountain Place, Midlothian EH20 9DU, UK.
authors.forename: Stuart C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Campbell
mesh_terms: D003754:Dental High-Speed Equipment; D003814:Dentistry, Operative / Q000295:instrumentation; D055615:Electrical Equipment and Supplies; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D019246:Tooth Preparation / Q000295:instrumentation*