Abstract: An ultrasonic tip, attachable to an ultrasonic handheld instrument for vibrational energy, and method for treating peri-implantitis by removing a thin layer of the surface of the contaminated metal implant base that is exposed from the loss of osseo-integration due to bacteriological biofilms. The ultrasonic tip includes a narrow wire shaft body having at its distal end a concave abrasive diamond-coated tapered grinder plate with a front grinding surface, tapered in thickness from top to bottom, that can be manually pressed against an exposed implant base vertical cylindrical diseased surface while the grinder plate is vibrated ultrasonically to remove a thin layer of the titanium alloy metal implant base. The ultrasonic tip narrow wire shaft body has three bends to avoid the crown when manually positioning the grinding surface of the grinder plate to ensure manipulation the grinding surface by the periodontist.

Abstract: A system and methods for a self-rotating fluidic traverse actuator are presented. A turbine rotates in response to a fluid flow, and an outer cylinder with a longitudinal slot that ejects the fluid flow. An inner cylinder rotates inside the outer cylinder in response to a rotation of the turbine and at least one helical slot of the inner cylinder ejects the fluid flow into the longitudinal slot.

Abstract: Provided is an abrasive tip with which a tip, a curette, or the like can be readily sharpened by anyone without requiring skill gained through experience. Provided is a shaft (2) that is detachably attached to an end of a handpiece of a dental ultrasonic scaler or a dental air scaler, and a flat plate (3) extending continuously from an end of the shaft (2) and having a top surface (9), a bottom surface, two side surfaces (11), and a front surface (12).

Abstract: A system for use in a surgical procedure comprising a pneumatic instrument having an inlet and an outlet, a tank fluidly coupled to the inlet of the pneumatic instrument, wherein the tank provides pressurized helium gas to power the pneumatic instrument, and a compressor fluidly coupled to the outlet of the pneumatic instrument. The compressor receives the helium gas exhausted from the pneumatic instrument and compresses the exhausted helium gas to supply the tank with pressurized helium gas.

Abstract: A safe brushing is realized without sticking the gum if the bristle tips are once inserted in a pocket of a tooth by using a system having a brush of which the bristle tips automatically vibrate in a direction at right angles with the direction of length of the bristles. A brush lever 5 having a brush 4 is swingingly supported in the nozzle 1, a flow passage 3 leading to a blow-out port 1a at an end of a nozzle 1 is partly bent, and a resilient member 7 is provided at the bent portion to urge the brush lever 5 in a direction opposite to the direction of flow of water, so that the brush lever 5 oscillates reciprocally due to the resilient force produced by the resilient member 7 and the pressure of water flow, causing the bristle tips of the brush 4 to oscillate in a direction at right angles with the direction of length of the bristles outside the nozzle 1.

Abstract: A device for performing endodontic procedures such as root canals by utilizing ultrasonic energy to debride the root canal space. The device includes a modified shaft assembly and a stainless steel hypodermic needle which concentrates the ultrasonic energy at the tip of the needle. The shaft assembly further includes a threaded housing for attaching the shaft assembly to an ultrasonic generator, an angled shaft attached to the threaded housing, and a hub attached to the end of the angled shaft opposite the threaded housing for reducing the diameter of the bore when the hub is tightened. The angled shaft further includes a bore passing through its length and an aperture passing through the outer wall of the shaft. The aperture is positioned near the larger of the two angles formed by the angled shaft and is oriented in the direction of the hub. The needle is inserted into the aperture and passes through the bore in the angled shaft until it exits the shaft through the hub.

Abstract: The invention relates to a medical or dental-medical treatment instrument (1) having a rod-like handpiece (2) with the forward end region of which a tool (3) can be releasably coupled by means of a tool coupling (4), and the rearward end region of which can be releaseably coupled with a connection part (6) by means of a handpiece coupling (5), preferably a plug-in/turn coupling, the handpiece having: a grip sleeve (11) which forms an outer body of the handpiece (2), an oscillatory rod (13) which extends longitudinally in the grip sleeve (11) and is mounted therein radially or also axially elastically yieldingly, an in particular pneumatic oscillation generator (31) for transmitting oscillations to the oscillatory rod (13), and a sleeve (14) surrounding the oscillation generator (31). For reducing noise emissions, the sleeve (14) is of elastically compressible or sound-absorbing material.

Abstract: In a dental handpiece with an elastically arranged reception part (8) for a tool, compressed air from angled exit nozzles (9) can be applied to a sleeve (7) allocated to the reception part (8) with radial play. The circulating movement of the sleeve (7) is converted into a vibration of the reception part (8). The plane of vibration lies essentially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the reception part (8).

Abstract: An air-driven rotating and cutting device or handpiece has a double-wheel rotor. The handpiece includes connecting channels for guiding air from first turbine blades to second turbine blades. Each of the channels is defined by an opening opened toward a direction parallel to the rotational axis and a surface portion formed by extending the opening to a direction along the rotational axis.

Abstract: In a medical or dental treatment instrument (1) for chip-removing treatment of body tissue or a substitute material with an abrasive tool (7), consisting of a handpiece (2) with an oblong gripping sleeve (41), in the front end area of which a vibration part (4) is supported, which can be set vibrating by a vibration generator (5), the handpiece (2) being connected or connectable at its rear end area to a flexible supply line (18), which extends from a supply device, the output of the vibration generator (5) is variable, and a control device (72) is provided with which the output can be increased or reduced.

Abstract: A dentistry hand piece is provided wherein a rotation of a drive motor is converted into an oscillation of a receiving part for a dentistry tool. The conversion of the rotation into the oscillation takes place in an attachment head (3) of the hand piece. The longitudinal axis (51) of the receiving part (8, 8') for the tool in the attachment head (3) is arranged at an angle (preferably approximately at right-angles) to the longitudinal axis (53) of the neck area (1) of the hand piece adjoining the attachment head (3), and the plane of oscillation of the receiving part (8, 8') for the tool is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis (51) of the receiving part (8, 8').

Abstract: Air driven dental handpiece motors include a tubular housing and a rotor rotatably supported within the housing. One motor is geared down by the provision of a plurality of idler gears rotatably supported on a hub which rotates between a sun gear on the output end of the rotor and a ring gear fixed within the housing. A drive shaft connects an exposed drive gear with the hub. A bearing is provided between the drive shaft and the inner bore of skirt extending from the ring gear to reduce a number of tolerances built up between the drive shaft and the bearing. The motor further includes a valve member rotatable through about 140.degree. of arc to vary maximum motor speed and motor rotation direction. The valve member abuts a valve plate having a circular air inlet opening and a semicircular air outlet or exhaust opening. The valve member has an air supply opening which is an elongated arcuate slot having radiused circumferential ends.

Abstract: An air-driven dental scaler has a scaling tool vibrated at a high frequency and low amplitude by a vibratory transducer having a ball within a chamber, a race in the chamber, and air inlets and air outlets arranged for admitting air under pressure into the chamber and directing the air toward the ball adjacent one of the opposite poles of the ball, the relative dimensions of the chamber and the ball providing a relatively small clearance between the ball and the chamber for enabling relatively high speed rotation of the ball within the race in the chamber, in response to the passage of the air under pressure through the inlets into the chamber and through the outlets out of the chamber, and the concomitant transmission of relatively high frequency, low amplitude vibrational energy from the rotating ball to the scaling tool.

Abstract: An air-driven dental scaler has a scaling tool vibrated at a high frequency and low amplitude by a vibratory transducer having a ball within a chamber, and air inlets and air outlets arranged for admitting air under pressure into the chamber and directing the air toward the ball adjacent one of the opposite poles of the ball, the relative dimensions of the chamber and the ball providing a relatively small clearance between the ball and the chamber for enabling relatively high speed rotation of the ball within the chamber, in response to the passage of the air under pressure through the inlets into the chamber and through the outlets out of the chamber, and the concomitant transmission of relatively high frequency, low amplitude vibrational energy from the rotating ball to the scaling tool.

Abstract: A pneumatically operated percussive dental extractor includes a main body having a central longitudinal chamber. A replaceable hook member is attached to the distal end of the main body. Mounted in the longitudinal chamber at a proximal end thereof is an anvil. Reciprocally mounted in the longitudinal chamber for movement from a distal end thereof to engagement with the anvil is a piston. A driving device selectively drives the piston pneumatically from the distal end of the chamber into percussive engagement with the anvil. A return device automatically returns the piston from engagement with the anvil to the distal end of the chamber. The driving device includes a coupling located at the proximal end of the main body for connecting the driving device to a source of pneumatic pressure and a trigger device for selectively connecting the source of pneumatic pressure to the distal end of the chamber.

Abstract: A pneumatic remover assembly having a central housing with a reciprocating internal mass and spring, a first end unit having a spool-type valve for activating the remover, a second end unit having various conduits disposed therein for introducing and exhausting compressed air in and out of the remover, and a unique adjustment ring which is capable of adjusting the flow rate of the compressed air which is introduced to the remover, thereby regulating the striking intensity of the remover. The adjustment ring comprises an airflow groove disposed within the interior surface of the adjustment ring which is in contact with the second end unit of the remover assembly. This airflow groove has a gradually increasing depth along its length and is in continuous communication with the compressed air injection conduit disposed in the second end unit.

Abstract: A dental handpiece includes an end grip member gripped by an operator during use. The end grip member has a first end to be connected to an air supply and a second end on which is selectively detachably mounted a tool holder supporting a tool that is driven either by a mechanical structure or by an air turbine, depending upon the particular tool holder mounted on the end grip member. Within the end grip member is an air motor, and a first air line extends from the first end to the air grip motor. When the tool holder includes the mechanical structure, then the first air line supplies air to the air motor, thereby to transmit power to the mechanical structure. A second air line extends through the end grip member between the first and second ends thereof. When the particular tool holder mounted on the end grip member includes an air turbine, the second air line supplies air thereto.

Abstract: A device for generating oscillations for dental applications has an actuator connectable to an energy source and provided with a lifting member. The actuator is connected via a hydraulic linkage to the working device. Via the hydraulic linkage the oscillations generated by the actuator are transmitted onto a workpiece, for example, a crown. With this embodiment it is possible to transmit the mechanical oscillations generated by the actuator onto the crown so that the binder between the crown and the tooth stump is evenly distributed and compressed in a short period of time.

Abstract: A dental scaler comprises an elongated housing having a forward end at which a dental scaling tool is removably connectable, and a rearward end for connection to a source of pressure working fluid. A substantially rigid elongated tubular member is resiliently supported in the housing. A vibration imparting device is coupled to an intermediate portion of the elongated tubular member, and is driven by the pressure working fluid to vibrate the elongated tubular member. A dental scaling tool is connected at the forward end portion of the elongated tubular member, and is vibrated by the vibrations produced by the vibration device.

Abstract: An air-driven dental scaler (10) having a scaler tip (78) oscillated by an air-driven vibrator (22) of the class wherein a disk-like rotor (40) is rotated within a disk-shaped chamber (38) to impart vibration to a vibrator body (26). In order to suppress or reduce annoying audible sound issued during operation of the dental scaler (10), the vibrator (22) is positioned immediately adjacent the distal end (24) of the casing (12) and the scaler tip (78) is directly mounted to the vibrator body (26), with the scaler tip (78) being unsupported by and vibrationally isolated from the casing (12) to enable the scaler tip (78) to oscillate without interference by the casing (12). This arrangement enables the frequency of vibration of the vibrating system (22/78) to increase to near the ultrasonic frequency range while retaining the full scaling capability of the dental scaler (10).

Abstract: A dental handpiece which can receive one of a number of vibrating instruments for applications in endodontics or periodontal treatment includes an elongate handpiece for defining a body enclosing a non-rotating axle excited mechanically in vibration, mounted in the body by semi-flexible supports which contribute to generating and localizing a vibration node towards the front of the handpiece and to retain the vibrating axle centrally with its housing. A flexible interconnection is provided between the axle and the rotating driven shaft of the operating motor, to develop the vibrations which are desired.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining the attachment point of tissue to a tooth are provided. The apparatus comprises a body for insertion into the mouth which includes a datum surface for engagement with a location on a tooth. A probe is also provided on the body, which is moveable relative to the datum surface by way of a motor operable to control the movement of the probe in order to engage the probe with the tissue. A measuring device is also provided to measure the movement of the probe relative to the datum surface and an attitude sensing device is included to inhibit the operation of the measuring means upon movement of the body from a predetermined attitude. Furthermore, the motor includes a force control device to regulate the force applied to the probe so that the force is maintained at a predetermined value.

Abstract: Periodontal analysis apparatus includes a probe member having a tip, a probe housing having a guide channel in which the probe member is disposed for reciprocating movement with the tip of the probe member extending from the channel, force applying means for reciprocating the probe member in the housing, and transducer means in the housing for monitoring motion of the probe member and sensing perturbations in probe motion caused by the CEJ and providing output signals indicative thereof.

Abstract: A device for removing crowns, bridges, or similar structures from the stumps (5) of teeth by breaking up the cement that secures them and having an extraction frame (3) with two mutually opposed jaws (4) that engage the vicinity of the crown (6), bridge, or other structure. A mechanism (1) for applying and extracting force to the extraction frame in a direction opposite the direction (6) of insertion is provided. The mechanism (1) has a massive movable projectile (17) guided along a path that at least terminates contrary to the direction (16) of insertion and subject to a source of power that can be released. An anvil (28) is positioned at the end of the path and secured to the extraction frame (3) and to the jaws (4). The jaws (4) are designed to engage the surface (10) of the crown (6), bridge, or other structure.

Abstract: A tartar-removing dental handpiece, consisting of an elongated gripping sleeve on which there is arranged a vibration generator, which is connected to a vibratable tartar-removing instrument arranged at one end of the gripping sleeve for transmitting vibrations thereto. The gripping sleeve incorporates at least one medium supply conduit which is connected through a coupling member located at the end of the gripping sleeve distant from the instrument to a connecting conduit leading to a medium source.

Abstract: A tartar-removing dental handpiece, constituted of an elongated gripping sleeve having a vibration generator arranged therein which is connected with a vibratable tartar-removing instrument located at one end of the gripping sleeve for transmission of vibrations. The gripping sleeve includes supply media conduits of which one is an energy infeed conduit leading to the vibration generator, and which are connected through the intermediary of a coupling member, which is arranged at the end of the gripping sleeve remote from the instrument, to connecting conduits leading to a medium source.

Abstract: A gas-driven dental scaling instrument having a resiliently mounted vibratable tube-and-rotor vibrating mechanism is disclosed, which instrument includes torque reaction means to oppose twisting forces applied to the vibratable tube supported on its resilient mountings during engagement or disengagement of a work tool with or from one end of the vibratable tube.

Abstract: A hand-held implement for removing dental scale provided with a rigid shaft to which is applied vibrations in a rotational or circumferential direction by a dynamically unbalanced air driven turbine. The rotor of the turbine is coupled to the shaft by a bearing and the shaft is restrained from rotating and restrained axially. Provision is made for supplying cooling water through the shaft to a dental scale removing tool mounted on a free end of the vibrated shaft.

Abstract: An oscillatory handpiece for a tool bit includes a housing having therewith fluid driven turbine rotor having an eccentric connection to an oscillatable rod which is effectively supported only at the point of its eccentric connection. The handpiece also includes means in the housing along the length of the rod which limits the amount of its oscillation and prevents its rotation. A liquid supply tube is disposed within the rod and supplies liquid to the tool bit which is removably engageable at the front end of the oscillatable rod. Moreover, by control of the oscillation limiting means and selection of materials and dimensions for the rod, harmonic vibrations may be used to augment the eccentrically generated oscillation and thus enhance the motion of the tool bit.

Abstract: An air-driven dental scaler is provided with a vibrator assembly which comprises a rigid vibrator body having an inner disk-like chamber in which a disk-like rotor is received with a small gap between it and the chamber. The vibrator body is provided with a plurality of inlet ports which are arranged in such a manner that a jet of air impinges upon the cylindrical outer surface of the rotor in a substantially tangential direction to cause the rotor to rotate. As the rotor rotates, it strikes or rolls on the side walls of the chamber to impart a vibratory movement to the vibrator body, which movement is transmitted through a shaft to a scaler tip. The air leaves the chamber through an exhaust port provided, preferably, in one of the side walls of the chamber. The rotor is, preferably, provided with a central opening to enhance the exhaust efficiency.

Abstract: A dental scaler in which a scaling tool is coupled to a relatively rigid inner tubular member supported within an outer housing for vibration in response to relatively high speed rotation of a thin-walled tubular element located within an inner chamber in the inner tubular member and rotated by the passage of air, under pressure, through the inner chamber.

Abstract: In a preferred embodiment, a magnetic air turbine dental drill having bearing function is achieved by spaced-apart annular magnets having therebetween in spaced-apart relationship an intermediate annular third magnet with the magnetic poles of the three magnets aligned coaxially and with magnetic poles of the intermediate third magnet being positioned in opposing like-pole repelling relationships to spaced-apart juxtaposition poles of the first and second magnets, and the third magnet as an annulus having upper and lower concavely shaped faces substantially seated in a lower convex face of the first magnet of annulus shape and in an upper convex face of the second magnet of annulus shape, third magnet being fixedly mounted onto and revolvable with a coaxially aligned shaft extending through the apertures of the first and second annuluses in spaced-away relationship therefrom, resulting in angular opposing faces of the magnets exerting both axial and transverse stabilizing forces in stabilizing the shaft, util

Abstract: An air-driven dental scaler is disclosed having water transport means for delivering water to a scaling type work tool. The water transport means comprises a tube coaxially disposed within a vibratable hollow shaft. The water tube is supported at one end within a resilient support assembly which provides a water seal between the coaxially disposed vibratable shaft and water transport tube. The water seal assembly is positioned forwardly of a vibrational node characteristic of a standing wave created during operation of the dental scaler. An axial force exerted on the water seal assembly during vibration of the vibratable shaft improves the efficacy of the water seal between the shaft and the water transport tube. The single, resilient support for the water transport tube provides for quick replacement of the water tube in the event of clogging of the tube by mineral deposits or sediment.

Abstract: A dental crown or bridge remover comprising crown or bridge gripping means, and a power actuated linear ram attached thereto, having a drive means arranged to permit gentle and gradual dislodgement or separation of the crown or bridge from the underlying tooth system without causing damage.