Dental instruments for use with ultrasonic handpieces

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A61C 1/07 (2006.01) A61C 3/03 (2006.01) A61C 1/14 (2006.01)

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CA 2476390

An ultrasonic dental instrument or tip (10, 30, 50, 70) is disclosed for performing endodontic procedures. The instrument has a hub (H) adapted to be operatively coupled to the output of an ultrasonic handpiece (100) and a shank (S) portion extending from the hub. A first portion (FP) of the shank extends in a generally axial direction from the hub and tip portion (TP) extends from the first portion. The shank has a bend (C) therein between the first portion and the tip portion ranging between about 90~ and about 140~. One embodiment of the tip has an enlarged, generally bulbous free end (W), with the latter having an end face cross section area larger than the cross sectional area of the tip portion proximate the bulbous free end. The bulbous free end has an abrasive coating thereon so that upon activation of the instrument by the ultrasonic handpiece, the tip portion and the bulbous free end vibrates in a plane including the shank and the tip portion. Other embodiments of the tip have radiused ends so that they do not leave troughs or scratches in the canal which obfuscate canals.

L'invention concerne un instrument ou une pointe dentaire ultrasonique (10, 30, 50, 70) permettant d'effectuer des interventions endodontiques. Cette instrument est dot~ d'un embout (H) con×u de mani­re ~ Útre op~rationnellement coupl~ ~ la sortie d'une pi­ce ~ main dentaire ultrasonique (100) et d'une partie de tige (S) qui s'~tend depuis l'embout. Une premi­re partie (FP) de la tige s'~tend dans un sens g~n~ralement axial depuis l'embout et la partie de tige (TP) s'~tend depuis la premi­re partie. La tige est courb~e (C) entre la premi­re partie et la partie d'extr~mit~ selon un angle compris entre 90~ et 140~ environ. Dans un mode de r~alisation de la tige, la tige est pourvue d'une extr~mit~ libre (W) g~n~ralement en forme de bulbe et ~largie, cette extr~mit~ libre poss~dant une section transversale faciale d'extr~mit~ plus large que la section transversale de la partie de tige pr­s de l'extr~mit~ libre en forme de bulbe. Cette extr~mit~ libre en forme de bulbe est dot~e d'un revÚtement abrasif si bien que lors de l'utilisation de l'instrument au moyen de la pi­ce ~ mains dentaire ultrasonique, la partie de pointe et l'extr~mit~ libre en forme de bulbe vibre sur une surface comprenant l'embout et la partie de tige. Dans d'autres modes de r~alisation de la tige, la tige pr~sente des extr~mit~s arrondies de mani­re qu'elles ne laissent pas de creux ou d'~raflures dans le canal qui obscurcit les canaux.

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