Endodontic instrument
US5938440A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 18, 1997 |
| Grant date | Aug 17, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 18, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB23B2251/241
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention disclosed herein is directed to improved endodontic dental instruments for extirpating and/or obturating a root canal. The dental instruments of the invention have at least one friction reducing element which assists in the removal of material from a tooth canal and which reduces frictional loads on the instrument during extirpating and obturating procedures.
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