Dentistry – Apparatus – Tool bit
Patent
1991-03-29
1992-01-28
O'Connor, Cary E.
Dentistry
Apparatus
Tool bit
A61C 306
Patent
active
050839225
ABSTRACT:
A dental prophylaxis polishing cup of the traditional size, shape, material, and attachments, for use with a rotary dental hand piece. The inside wall of the cavity is provided with an abrasive lining of material such as silicon carbide, arranged in a network pattern, or random pattern, with a narrow, abrasive free margin at the opening edge. The prophylaxis cup is provided in different colors denoting the degree of abrasiveness found inside each different colored prophylaxis cup: blue/coarse, green/medium, grey/fine, and pink/extra-fine.
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