Double Cut Burs: Busch Crosscut Carbide Cutter Collection

Which Double Cut Bur Do You Need?

Pick the line first (standard laboratory cutters, left-handed cutters, SHORTIES or MIDIS), then the head shape and cut; every active product in the collection is linked once below, and the size is the last three digits of each Busch number.

Key Features

• Cross-hatched double cut geometry for smooth, non-grabbing material removal
• Available across round, cylinder, taper (cone), pear, bud, flame, and football (egg) head shapes
• Fine, medium, coarse, and super coarse grit options across the standard, Shorties, Midis, and Left-Handed Lab lines
• Specialty variants for titanium (XTI-cut) and ceramic-adjacent work (K-suffix) engineered with reinforced tooth geometry
• Manufactured by Busch & Co. in Engelskirchen, Germany since 1905

Note: Some very coarse variants use an XA-cut or XTI-cut tooth pattern — a reinforced, modified crosscut geometry distinct from the standard double cut — and are included here as part of the broader crosscut family; see each product page for its exact cut classification.

Clinical Use

These are dental laboratory carbide cutters for the straight handpiece, used to trim, contour and finish metal frameworks, acrylic and prosthetic components. Coarse and super coarse cuts remove material fastest; fine and extra fine crosscuts leave a smoother surface before polishing; SHORTIES and MIDIS give extra control in tight areas.

Care and Reconditioning

Clean, disinfect and sterilize carbide cutters between uses following the manufacturer instructions and the symbols on each package, and replace a cutter once it dulls, chips or starts to grab. Our Dental Bur Reprocessing & Sterilization Guide covers the workflow for Busch rotary instruments; maximum speeds are in the Dental Bur Speed Chart.

Compare With

Related Busch collections: Busch SHORTIE Carbide Burs, Busch MIDI Carbide Burs, Left Handed Carbide Cutter Lab Burs, Carbide Flame Cutters for Dental Labs, Dental Lab Carbide Bur Collection, and Dental Lab Burs for Metal Alloy Technology. For terminology and speeds, see the Dental Bur Glossary and the Dental Bur Speed Chart.

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