Dentistry – Apparatus – Having means to emit radiation or facilitate viewing of the...
Patent
1995-03-28
1998-09-01
Hilten, John S.
Dentistry
Apparatus
Having means to emit radiation or facilitate viewing of the...
433 80, 433 89, 433215, 433216, A61C 100
Patent
active
058001654
ABSTRACT:
A dental apparatus, including an instrument having an optical fiber for delivering UV light, an optical viewing fiber and an irregular surface located on the exterior surface at the distal end of the instrument to provide tactile feedback. The instrument preferably additionally comprises an irrigation channel, a suction channel, and abrasives on the distal end of the device. Other aspects of the invention include inventive dental procedures, facilitated by the apparatus, including the cleaning of teeth, periodontic and endodontic procedures, and bleaching discolored teeth.
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Kirsch Wolff M.
Torabinejad Mahmoud
Zhu Yong Hua
Hilten John S.
Loma Linda University Medical Center
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