Apparatus and methods for filling teeth and root canals
AssigneeSonendo, Inc.
InventorsMehrzad Khakpour, Bjarne Bergheim
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Abstract
A dental apparatus is disclosed. The dental apparatus can comprise a pressure wave generator to be disposed at a treatment region of a tooth. The pressure wave generator can include an opening to deliver a flowable filling material to the treatment region. The apparatus can include a reservoir for supplying the filling material to the pressure wave generator. The pressure wave generator can be configured to generate pressure waves through the treatment region to cause the filling material to substantially fill the treatment region.
Claims47
A dental apparatus comprising:
- a pressure wave generator to be disposed at a treatment region of a tooth, the pressure wave generator comprising an opening to deliver a flowable filling material to the treatment region;
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- a reservoir for supplying the filling material to the pressure wave generator,
- wherein the pressure wave generator is configured to generate pressure waves through the treatment region to cause the filling material to substantially fill the treatment region.
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A dental apparatus comprising:
- a handpiece having a distal portion to be positioned at a treatment region of a tooth and a fluid supply line extending proximally from the distal portion, the distal portion comprising an opening for supplying fluid to the treatment region from the fluid supply line,
- wherein the apparatus is configured to operate in a cleaning mode in which cleaning fluid passes through the opening to clean the treatment region, and
- wherein the apparatus is configured to operate in a filling mode in which a flowable filling material passes through the opening to fill the treatment region.
A dental apparatus comprising:
- a handpiece having a distal portion to be positioned at a treatment region of a tooth, the handpiece further comprising a first fluid supply line and a second fluid supply line to deliver fluid to the treatment region,
- wherein the apparatus is configured to deliver a first composition through the first fluid supply line and a second composition through the second fluid supply line to the treatment region, and
- wherein the apparatus is further configured to combine the first composition with the second composition at a location in the handpiece or at the treatment region of the tooth to form a filling material to substantially fill the treatment region.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.