Interproximal reduction tool and method
OwnerDavid Galler, David Ostreicherinventors
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An interproximal reduction tool and method preferably includes at least one polishing strip; at least one abrasive wheel; and a low speed and high torque dental electric motor. First, the area between two adjacent teeth is manually polished with a plurality of polishing strips. The polishing strip is held between a forefinger and thumb and moved in a horizontal plane. Each abrasive wheel preferably includes an abrasive disc and a shaft. The abrasive disc includes a disc base and abrasive material. The abrasive material is adhered to opposing sides of the disc base. It is preferable to have an annular space between an outer edge of the disc base and an outer perimeter of the annular abrasive material. The low speed/high torque motor preferably utilizes an existing dental motor and modifies the dental motor to have a preferable gear reduction of at least 16:1.
An interproximal reduction tool comprising one or more abrasive wheels, each abrasive wheel comprising:
A kit for interproximal reduction comprising a plurality of abrasive wheels, each abrasive wheel comprising:
The kit claim of 15, wherein each of the plurality of abrasive wheels comprises a thickness of about 0.09 mm to about 0.50 mm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.