US No. 702 Bur – Busch Tapered Fissure Carbide & Steel, Made in Germany

Which US No. 702 Do You Need?

Choose by shank first, then by head length; every active product in the collection is linked once below by its Busch number.

FG (friction grip, 1.6 mm shank, high-speed handpiece). HP (2.35 mm shank, straight handpiece). FG-XL (friction grip, 25 mm surgical length). See the Busch Bur Size Chart for head and shank dimensions.

Speed and Technique

Keep the bur parallel to the intended path of insertion so the taper of the head becomes the taper of the wall; use water spray with the FG versions and laboratory speed for HP. Maximum recommended speeds for every Busch shape are in our Dental Bur Speed Chart, and reprocessing steps in the Bur Sterilization Guide.

Made in Germany by Busch & Co.

Busch & Co. has manufactured rotary instruments in Engelskirchen, Germany since 1905. Every instrument on this page is a genuine Busch product, precision-ground on a concentric shank under ISO 13485-certified quality management and covered by our Busch warranty.

Clinical Use

• Crown preparation: axial reduction with built-in taper for full-coverage crowns and bridge abutments.
• Inlay and onlay preparation: cavity walls that diverge toward the occlusal for a path of insertion.
• Cavity preparation: extending and shaping preparations where a flat floor and tapered walls are wanted.
• Sectioning and laboratory work: the surgical-length versions section teeth and roots; the HP carbide and steel versions cut acrylic and plaster in the straight handpiece.

At 1.6 mm the No. 702 is a wide cone for bulk reduction and laboratory cutting.

The 702L (Busch 33L 016) carries a longer cutting head for deeper boxes and taller walls. The 702X is the surgical version: the same cutting head on a 25 mm FG-XL shank for reach when sectioning teeth and roots, with a rounded end.

The No. 702 is crosscut; its plain-cut twin in the same shape and size is the US No. 172 (Busch 23 016). Crosscut blades cut faster and clear debris; when you need a smooth wall or a finish line, follow with the plain-cut twin or a finishing bur.

Care and Reconditioning

Busch carbide and steel burs are reusable: clean, disinfect and sterilize them between patients following the manufacturer instructions and replace them once they dull. Our Dental Bur Reprocessing & Sterilization Guide gives the steps for Busch rotary instruments.

Compare With

Related Busch collections: US No. 172 Bur, Tapered Fissure (Cone) Burs, Double Cut Burs: Busch Crosscut Carbide Cutters, Crown Preparation Burs, and Oral Surgery Burs. For bur numbering and dimensions, see the Busch Bur Size Chart and the Surgical Bur Guide.

Related resources: US Bur Number Finder · Bur Comparison Chart · Speed Chart · Bur Glossary · Nearby sizes: US No. 700, US No. 701, US No. 703, US No. 704

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