33results about "Tooth saws" patented technology

A loop is formed by a bow having across one side a strip or blade. The bow has flexure and memory. The flexure and memory of the bow are imparted to the strip, enabling the strip to be either taut or loose, depending on the pressure exerted by the operator upon the bow. The bow is held and manipulated by the operator with the thumb and finger. The strip is positioned under tension. A holder for the device allows additional variability in the angle of attack of the strip, and facilitates quick and easy interchange of the strips. A holder avoids insertion of fingers far back in the mouth, where working space is limited.

According to one embodiment, an apparatus for removing enamel from a person's tooth includes a blade portion and a handle portion. The blade portion includes an abrasive surface adapted to remove enamel from the tooth in response to reciprocating movement of the abrasive surface against the enamel of the tooth. The handle portion is coupled to the blade portion, has a substantially solid cross-section, and is adapted to be inserted into a corresponding opening in a driver mechanism that is adapted to drive reciprocating movement of the blade portion to provide the reciprocating movement of the abrasive surface.

A piezotome operation unit for lifting a maxillary sinus at a position of placement of an implant upon lifting the maxillary sinus, which forms and enlarges the vertical hole with ease in a remaining bone of the maxillary sinus though vertical approaching, and upon forming a lateral window below a malar bone through lateral approaching, prevents a maxillary membrane from becoming damaged, thereby ensuring continuous, safe lifting so that the operating time is shortened and the efficiency of the operation is maximized.

The present invention relates to a hand held interproximal dental tool for detaching unwanted materials from a patient's teeth and to methods of manufacturing such tools. The interproximal dental tool includes a compact, ergonomically designed housing which is gripped by a dental practitioner during use and a blade extending from and structurally supported by the housing which includes serrations for cutting or abrasive materials for sanding unwanted material.

Clothes for a woman with cups, comprising support members (30) sewn to shoulder strap members (20) at their sleeve side upper edge parts (30c), and to cup wire parts (14) at their lower edge parts inthe sleeve side portions and the front center side portions of the cup parts (12), and separated from both of the cup wire parts (14) and the cup parts (12) at the center portion between the upper andlower edge parts. The sewing of the sleeve side portions of the lower edge parts of the support members (30) to the sleeve side portions of the cup wire parts (14) is continued to a position apart aspecified distance from the sleeve side end parts of the cup wire parts (14), and the sewing of the front center side portion of the lower edge parts of the support members (30) to the front center side portions of the cup wire parts (14) is continued to the front center side upper edge parts (12a) of the cup parts (12) beyond the front center side end parts of the cup wire parts (14). Pads (129)are installed on the cup parts (12) near their skin side tops, and the lower edges thereof are curved in a projected shape.

A surgical cutting blade for cutting bone material when the blade is coupled to a hand-held surgical saw having protrusions extending therefrom that interface with the cutting blade. The cutting blade includes a distal end comprising a plurality of cutting teeth and a shank portion adjacent the distal end. It also includes a proximal end adjacent the shank portion. The proximal end is shaped to attach to the surgical saw and includes an upper substantially planar surface and a lower substantially planar surface and a side edge extending between the upper and lower planar surfaces. The side edge at least in part defines an outer perimeter extending about the proximal end. The outer perimeter includes a plurality of indentations forming openings configured to receive and interface with the protrusions of the surgical saw in a manner that the protrusions cooperatively impart motion to drive the blade.

An interproximal reduction tool and method preferably includes at least one polishing strip; at least one abrasive wheel; and a low speed and high torque dental electric motor. First, the area between two adjacent teeth is manually polished with a plurality of polishing strips. The polishing strip is held between a forefinger and thumb and moved in a horizontal plane. Each abrasive wheel preferably includes an abrasive disc and a shaft. The abrasive disc includes a disc base and abrasive material. The abrasive material is adhered to opposing sides of the disc base. It is preferable to have an annular space between an outer edge of the disc base and an outer perimeter of the annular abrasive material. The low speed / high torque motor preferably utilizes an existing dental motor and modifies the dental motor to have a preferable gear reduction of at least 16:1.

A dental shaping strip includes a base portion and a shaping portion. The base portion has a first base surface and a second base surface facing in an opposite direction from the first base surface. The first and second base surfaces have prescribed longitudinal lengths and prescribed widths transverse to the prescribed longitudinal lengths. The shaping portion is connected to a longitudinal edge of the base portion. The shaping portion has a first shaping surface connected to the first base surface, with at least part of the first shaping surface being abrasive. The first and second base surfaces are at least partially non-abrasive. Preferably, the first shaping surface and the first base surface diverge from each other as they approach longitudinal free edges of the dental shaping strip. Preferably, the first and second base surfaces are non-abrasive along their prescribed longitudinal lengths.

The invention relates to a disposable tooth adjacent face sheet cutting saw. The adjacent face sheet cutting saw comprises a saw handle, an arc-shaped saw rack and an adjacent face sand bar, wherein the saw handle is fixedly connected to the arc-shaped saw rack; the arc-shaped saw rack is of a flat structure and comprises a saw rack left end, a saw bow and a saw rack right end; both ends of the adjacent face sand bar are connected with the saw rack left and the saw rack right end of the arc-shaped saw rack respectively and fixedly. According to the disposable tooth adjacent face sheet cutting saw with the technical scheme, the arc-shaped saw rack can be used for buffering resistance during cutting of the adjacent face sand bar; as the diameter of the middle part of the adjacent face sand bar is smaller than that of both ends of the adjacent face sand bar, the adjacent face sand bar can enter a gap between adjacent teeth conveniently; a sand face of which both ends are wide and large is beneficial to expansion of tooth gaps and adjustment of tooth form; two types of sheet cutting saws are matched with different sand bars so as to be suitable for sheet cutting of various teeth at different parts, the operation is facilitated greatly and is safe and accurate.

The present disclosure relates to tools, systems and methods for trimming / reshaping gingival tissue by abrading / ablating excess or malformed gingival tissue by engaging a consumable tip on a power tool to allow tooth / implant structures Better visualization of periodontal pockets and reduction of periodontal pockets provide improved access for patients and clinicians for cleaning. In some embodiments, the power tool may use vibratory motion, longitudinal reciprocating motion, rotational motion, reciprocating rotational motion, or any combination of the foregoing motion schemes. In some embodiments, the consumable tip can be guided to clean tooth / implant surfaces and trim / reshape gum tissue. The power tool itself may be configured to allow the flow of cooling water for operation to be directed to the site of surgery for irrigation, or to other locations selected by the user for gingival plastic surgery.