Temperature gauge for dental drills and method employing same

Details Temperature gauge for dental drills and method employing same Temperature gauge for dental drills and method employing same

1993-09-27

1994-10-11

Mancene, Gene

Dentistry

Apparatus

Having gauge or guide

433165, 433215, A61C 1904, A61C 302, A61C 500

Patent

active

053542002

ABSTRACT:
A temperature gauge for dental drills of the type having a dental head to which a drill bur having a throughbore extending to its drill bur tip is removably mounted includes a temperature sensor receivable in the drill bur throughbore for sensing and measuring the temperature at the drill bur tip and a thermometer coupled to the temperature sensor for displaying the temperature at the drill bur tip. A method of measuring the temperature of the drill site in the jaw of a patient being fitted with a dental implant is also disclosed.

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Two-page informational flyer authored by Colgate.

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