Dental valve having a disposable turret

A dental valve device comprising:

• a metal valve body having a tip receiving end, a hose receiving end, a lumen formed between the tip receiving end and the hose receiving end, an opening formed in the valve body;
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• a rotatable valve sealing body adapted to be inserted into the opening formed in the valve body, the rotatable valve sealing body having a handle portion, a bore for alignment with the lumen formed between the tip receiving end and the hose receiving end, the bore having a tip receiving end opening and a hose receiving end opening, the rotatable valve sealing body having an outer surface having an indentation formed in the outer surface adjacent to the tip receiving end opening with the indentation having an upper ramp portion, a lower ramp portion, and an end having a tab portion.

A dental valve device comprising:

• a metal valve body having a tip receiving end, a hose receiving end, a lumen formed between the tip receiving end and the hose receiving end, an opening formed in the valve body;
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• a plastic rotatable valve sealing body adapted to be inserted into the opening formed in the valve body, the rotatable valve sealing body having a handle, a bore for alignment with the lumen formed between the tip receiving end and the hose receiving end, the bore having a tip receiving end opening and a hose receiving end opening, the rotatable valve sealing body having an outer surface having an indentation formed in the outer surface adjacent to the tip receiving end opening with the indentation having an upper ramp portion, a lower ramp portion, and a rounded end having a tab portion.