Material and apparatus for removing dental caries
US6132212A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 27, 1998 |
| Grant date | Oct 17, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 27, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61C3/025
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
There is disclosed a dental caries-removing material consisting of grinding granules ejected against dental caries, or pathological issues, to remove them. The granules are obtained by pulverizing untoxic stones of seeds and have Vickers hardness values (JIS Z 1051)(Hv) of 10 to 60 and granular diameters of 40 to 160 .mu.m. This material is prepared by pulverizing and grading stones of seeds (such as peach, plum, apricot, or Japanese apricot).
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