Abstract: A device for use in an endodontic treatment, for example for filling a root canal of a tooth that is empty as a consequence of the removal of the nerve, with a thermoplastic product such as gutta percha, which product is distributed in the root canal by means of heating and pressing. The device includes a housing that can be grasped by hand, a treatment element provided at one end of the housing, and a device for making the treatment element vibrate.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 22, 2001
Date of Patent:
June 28, 2005
Assignee:
Megadent Endo Products, B.V.
Inventor:
Andreas Adrianus Lambertus Van Den Houdt