Interproximal dental plaque remover

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1990-04-02

1992-06-23

Weiss, John G.

Dentistry

Apparatus

Having motor or means to transmit motion from motor to tool

128 62A, 132322, A61C 306, A61C 1500, A61H 700

Patent

active

051238411

ABSTRACT:
A device for removal of dental plaque from the furca, cemento-enamel junction, and gingival pockets in between two adjacent teeth, the device having a dental arm with a detachable dental brush having a malleable spine supported substantially perpendicular from the arm, the arm imparting a tiny mechanical vibratory action from a motor driving an eccentrically mounted cylindrical weight through contact of the brush with the furca, junctions and pockets in between the adjacent teeth. The brush having a conical shape defined by a cross section representing an isoceles triangle having an apex angle of approximately 30.degree. wherein the surface of the brush is contourable and the bristles are splayed by the tiny vibratory action into the furca, junctions, and pockets.

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