**4. Results**

**3. Material and method**

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**Figure 1.** Bio-Art microblaster, Bio-Art, Brazil [16].

The handpiece is produced in two models:

**1.** The standard model, containing a fixed 138° nozzle.

anterior teeth and 90° for posterior teeth.

nozzles, tank for abrasive powder, and user manual.

6 clinical cases). The following materials were used:

**•** Point 4 composite kit, Kerr, US

teeth)

patients

for removing fissure stains and questionable incipient caries [16].

**•** 37% phosphoric acid, Rx Etchgel, Dental Life Sciences, UK

Bio-Art microblaster (Bio-Art, Brazil) is a pneumatic, portable, ergonomic, and easy to install and use air abrasion handpiece. It is specially designed for simple, small-scale clinical inter‐

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**2.** The Plus model, containing two removable and autoclavable nozzles, mounted at 138° for

The equipment package contains: microblaster, quick coupling, handpiece connector, various

The aluminum oxide abrasive powder used in the survey was 75 µ grit, which was suitable

The occlusal fissures of 20 teeth (molars and premolars) were prepared (14 extracted teeth and

**•** Rx ColourFlow Orange, Dental Life Sciences, UK (flowable composite for restoring extracted

**•** Rubber dam kit, Hygenic Fiesta, Coltene, Switzerland, for isolating the operatory field in

**•** G-aenial Universal Flo A2, GC, Japan (flowable composite for restoring patients' teeth)

The following principles [14–18] were considered when using the air abrasion device:

ventions, being practical, precise, and ensuring accuracy in use (Figure 1).
