Dental instrument

Details Dental instrument Dental instrument

1990-06-04

1992-03-24

Mancene, Gene

Dentistry

Apparatus

Hand manipulatable implement

433229, A61C 300

Patent

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050982923

ABSTRACT:
A dental instrument for use in filling cavities in teeth with a light activated filling compound which includes a condensing tip constructed from a plastic or glass fiber optic material. A source of light, either external to the instrument, or contained therewithin, can be selectively energized to enable controlled activation of the activator in the filling compound as the compound is being packed and shaped within the cavity by the condenser tip of the instrument. The dental instrument includes a suction cup removably connected to the tip for releasably gripping a dental overlay.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4445858 (1984-05-01), Johnson
patent: 4673353 (1987-06-01), Nevin
patent: 4818231 (1989-04-01), Steiner et al.
patent: 4822278 (1989-04-01), Oliva et al.

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