Ablator for use in dentistry
AssigneeHawe-Neos Dental Dr. von Weissenfluh S.A.
InventorsBeat V. Weissenfluh, Bernhard Guggenheim, Ulrich Saxer, Gianni Baffelli
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Abstract
The ablator is made with synthetic resins reinforced so as to resist the mechanical stresses of flexion and abrasion. The resins are reinforced with metallic or non-metallic fibers totally incorporated in them, and are reinforced against wear due to abrasion by a modification in their surface molecular structure by means of a process of ionic implantation or similar procedures. Preferably, the synthetic resins used belong to the group of polyarylamides which exhibit better characteristics of mechanical resistance and of the duration of the sharpened edge of the ablator.
Claims5
An ablator for use in dentistry, having a generally longitudinal axis and a handle at one end and an ablator tip at the other end, and made of synthetic resin reinforced by fibers to resist mechanical stresses, said synthetic resin belonging to the group of polyamides, said fibers consisting of carbon fibers and being totally incorporated within the polyamide resin and being arranged substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the ablator.
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