Obturator body for use in filling an endontically prepared root
US5118297A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 9, 1991 |
| Grant date | Jun 2, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 9, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61C5/50
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An improved obturator body for use in filling an endodontically prepared root canal formed of an elongated slender body of plastic material having a proximal end and a distal end, the body having a short length handle portion at the proximal end and a shaft portion extending from the handle portion to the distal end, the shaft portion being dimensioned to be received in an endodontically prepared root and having a texture surface adapted to receive filler material thereon and a plurality of integral spaced apart length indicators formed on the exterior surface of the shaft portion for indicating the length of the shaft to the distal end. In one preferred arrangement, the body shaft portion has canal filler material, such as gutta-percha, formed thereon.
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