164 results about "Dental drill" patented technology

The present invention provides a new family of ultrasonically powered medical devices and systems for powering such devices. Disclosed are methods for improving the overall power transfer efficiency of devices according to the present invention, as well as a wide variety of medical uses for such devices and systems. Devices of the present invention comprise a transducer that, during operation, converts electrical energy into high frequency, low amplitude mechanical vibrations that are transmitted to a driven-member, such as a wheel, that produces macroscopic rotary or linear output mechanical motions. Such motions may be further converted and modified by mechanical means to produce desirable output force and speed characteristics that are transmitted to at least one end-effector that performs useful mechanical work on soft tissue, bone, teeth and the like. Power systems of the present invention comprise one or more such handheld devices electrically connected to a power generator. Examples of powered medical tools enabled by the present invention include, but are not limited to, linear or circular staplers or cutters, biopsy instruments, suturing instruments, medical and dental drills, tissue compactors, tissue and bone debriders, clip appliers, grippers, extractors, and various types of orthopedic instruments. Devices of the present invention may be partly or wholly reusable, partly or wholly disposable, and may operate in forward or reverse directions, as well as combinations of the foregoing. The devices and systems of the present invention provide a safe, effective, and economically viable alternative source for mechanical energy, which is superior to AC or DC (battery) powered motors, compressed air or compressed gas, and hand powered systems.

An adjustable drilling guide, removably mountable to a patient's teeth, having a guide block with at least one stent for guiding a dental drill is disclosed. In a first embodiment, the guide block has a plurality of guide holes disposed at differing angles which may receive a stent for precise drilling at the selected angle. If minor variations need be made, the stent may be moved to a second or third of the guide holes to adjust the angle. In a second embodiment, three distinct stents are formed directly in the guide block allowing for drilling at up to three different angles. A third embodiment has a stent which is pivotable about a pivot point within the guide block, allowing drilling at any angle within the arc of the pivot. The guide block may be fitted to a model of the patient's teeth prior to installation into the mouth to ensure proper fit.

A method, system, device and an artificial tooth is disclosed for simulating both pain and anesthesia in a model of jaws. The tooth is equipped with sensors and connected to a data processing unit, memory unit and audiovisual display unit. The system is for teaching and practicing in the field of dentistry according to which removing artificial tooth or artificial bone substances by a dental drill, generates signals of pseudo pain with different intensities. Signals are fed to the data processing unit which simulates perception of the simulated pain and accordingly to said audio-visual display unit which simulates reaction to the different intensities of generated pseudo pain signals by playing different sounds which are stored in said memory unit. Furthermore, the system is able to simulate anesthesia by generating block signals as a result of applying different anesthetic techniques by means of a dental syringe connected to the system.

The present invention relates to a wireless remote control for dental equipment, such as dental scaler tools, dental drills, prophy angles and other rotary instruments. The wireless control switch can control the on and off state of the dental tool, or it can also be programmed to control the speed of the tool by a switch on the tool. The wireless control switch can be in the form of, for example, a foot switch, and replaces manual and foot operated controls formerly connected by cables to the dental tools. This removes a potential safety hazard in the dentist's office and makes the equipment control more versatile and easier to adapt to various office conditions. The wireless control can be battery powered, further eliminating the need for cables.

Dental drill device (10) comprises a drill (12) with a stop element (28). In various embodiments, at one end, the drill (12) has a cutting part (14) with a free drill end (16) and, at the other end, it has a shank part (18). Arranged on the shank part (18) there is a holder portion (26) with several fastening recesses (30) spaced apart from one another in the axial direction (A), each fastening recess (30) being limited, in the direction of an exposed receiving end area (20) of the shank part (18), by an abutment surface (34) which is at right angles to the axial direction (A) of the drill (12). A stop element with a drill abutment (36) is fitted onto the holder portion (26) and has an engagement element (58). The engagement element (58) has a counter-abutment surface (35) which cooperates in a form fit with the abutment surface (32). By means of the form fit acting between the abutment surface (32) and the counter-abutment surface (35), the stop element (28) is held on the drill (12) such that it cannot be displaced in the direction of the receiving end area (20) of the drill (12).

An improved system and method for the design, creation and installation of implant-supported dental prostheses is provided. A network accessible portal facilitates communication among a dental professional, a scanning center, a manufacturing center and others in the design and production of a dental drill guide and prosthesis, utilizing cone beam imaging, a rotatable 3-dimension representation of a patient's jaw, virtual placement of one or more implants and virtual testing prior to manufacture. Dental professionals may access the portal on a subscription or non-subscription basis.

A truncated conical dental drill bit is disclosed to facilitate the preparation of a tooth prior to installation of a dental crown. The drill bit includes a stem connected to an upper disc which, in turn, is connected to a downwardly extending sidewall having a conical configuration. The sidewall terminates at a lower edge and undersurfaces of the sidewall and upper disc are coated with abrasive material, such as diamond particles. The size of the drill bit is chosen for the particular tooth in need of repair and a single downward drilling operation is required to form a truncated conical configuration or crown receiving surface on the tooth. A measurement gauge is disclosed for measuring the tooth in need of repair and selecting the appropriate size truncated conical dental drill bit. A gingival cord application tool is also disclosed which facilitates the separation of the gingiva from the tooth prior to the taking of the impression of the prepared tooth for purposes of crown fabrication

A dental drill system and method for drilling a socket to a predetermined depth and diameter which is sized to receive an implant includes a first drill bit with a first bit diameter, a second drill bit with a second bit diameter, wherein the second bit diameter is greater than the first bit diameter. A stop collar is provided which includes a body with a first bore formed through the body. The first bore is adapted to receive the first drill bit. A second bore is formed coaxial with the first bore and extends a portion less than an entire length of the body, wherein the second bore is greater than the first bore and adapted to receive the second drill bit.

Provided herein, inter alia, is a system for indicating the location of a dental drill includes a dental handpiece, which further includes the dental drill. A plurality of sensors detect a magnetic field and produce a set of outputs, which are usable at least in part to indicate the location of the dental drill. The sensor outputs may be processed to produce an indication of the spatial relationship of the drill to a patient's dentition. The indication is preferably graphical, and may be presented to a dental professional using the system during an implant procedure to provide visual feedback about the procedure. The indication may be repeatedly updated, substantially in real time.

A dental handpiece is disclosed including a turbine construction creating a radial in flow of air onto the impeller blades about the whole circumference of the turbine. This generates additional torque and avoids asymmetrical thrust on the impeller wheel. A pair of axially spaced air bearings support the turbine. Air supply to the bearings is controlled in such a way that the air bearings are floated before drive air is supplied to the turbine and after drive air to the turbine has been shut off. This ensures that the air bearings are always operational irrespective of the operational state of the turbine. The handpiece has an improved ergonomic shape, especially the shape and configuration of the front or drive head, which provides additional tooth clearance and a better field of view. An angled swivel connection to the umbilical cord is provided which reduces physical strain on the dentist's wrist. A self adjusting lock and key type torque connection between the dental burr and the chuck is provided which accommodates both conventional burrs and the burr of the lock and key arrangement. An auto stop arrangement for the turbine is disclosed which prevents a vacuum buildup during run-down of the turbine. The specific construction of the auto stop valve in accordance with the invention closes both the drive and exhaust air conduits.

The invention includes a method and apparatus to guide a dental drill to drill a bore into which a dental implant may be inserted at a particular axis. The dentist first takes an impression of a selected patient's dental arch. The cast dental arch is then formed from the impression. A dental professional then determines the desired location of the desired axis. A proxy implant having a proxy axis is placed in the cast dental arch with the proxy axis co-incident with the desired location of the desired axis. A stent is then formed of the tooth crowns from the cast dental arch. The stent has incorporated into it a locating barrel. A drill head with a drill alignment arm is provided to the dentist for fixation to a dental drill hand piece. The kit of parts provided to the dentist includes the stent with its incorporated locating barrel. The drill alignment arm provided to the dentist for attachment to the drill head and a plurality of drills. By using the stent with its incorporated locating barrel, the dentist's drill is guided into the desired location by interaction of the pin of the drill alignment arm with the locating barrel in the stent. By additionally controlling the length of the drills, the location, axis and depth of the drill hole made by the dentist will exactly coincide with the designed location, depth and orientation of the implant.

A dental drill (10) defining a bore diameter and a drill stop sleeve (22) which is transparent or translucent, thereby improving the view of the drilled hole formed by the drilling during the operation. The drill stop sleeve (22) comprises an uninterrupted circumferential lip (34), which interacts with a groove (24) formed in the shank part (16) of the dental drill (10) and thus fixes the drill stop sleeve (22) on the dental drill (10). The drill stop sleeves (22) of equal length are held in a blister of a set, the blister having, for each drill stop sleeve (22), a specific receiving recess that is closed in a sterile manner. Each blister comprises several drill stop sleeves with sleeve diameters corresponding to the bore diameters.

An improved system and method for the design, creation and installation of implant-supported dental prostheses is provided. A network accessible portal facilitates communication among a dental professional, a scanning center, a manufacturing center and others in the design and production of a dental drill guide and prosthesis, utilizing cone beam imaging, a rotatable 3-dimension representation of a patient's jaw, virtual placement of one or more implants and virtual testing prior to manufacture. Dental professionals may access the portal on a subscription or non-subscription basis.

The invention discloses a method for designing and preparing a guide plate for dental implant surgery, wherein the method includes the following steps: S1, obtaining patient oral CBCT data; S2, carrying out comprehensive assessment of conditions of a patient whole body and oral cavity; S3, reconstructing a tooth and skeleton three-dimensional model of the oral cavity part of a patient; S4, makinga corresponding implant plan, carrying out strength analysis of an implant, and determining the type of the implant; S5, designing a standardized template, combining the standardized template with thepatient tooth and skeleton three-dimensional model, to obtain an initial guide plate model, selecting the type of the implant, and processing the initial guide plate model into a customized surgicalguide plate three-dimensional model; and S6, according the tooth and skeleton three-dimensional model of the oral cavity part of the patient, determining the size of a guide hole, combining with the customized surgical guide plate three-dimensional model, designing and printing a customized surgical guide plate corresponding to the guide hole, and mounting and fixing a dental drill sleeve for positioning on the guide hole of the customized surgical guide plate. According to the three-dimensional processing data of the surgical guide plate, a personalized base and transitional false teeth can selectively continue to be prepared.

The invention discloses a disposable turbine dental drill hand machine which comprises a plastic molded handle, a machine head, an aqueous vapour quick bayonet joint, a main air duct, an auxiliary air duct and a water pipe, wherein a plastic turbine shaft, a turbine and bearings sleeved at both ends of the turbine are arranged in the machine head, and a wind-resistant round cushion is arranged between the turbine and either bearing sleeved at one end of the turbine; the output end of the plastic turbine shaft is a machine needle jack, and an internal spline is arranged in the plastic turbine shaft. The invention has simple structure, reliable performance and low manufacture cost and can truly realize the disposable aim.

The invention relates to a mandibular gingival flap stretching fixation clamp which has simple structure, is convenient to use and is used in gingival flap implant operation. When in use, a left alveolar bone fixing arm and a right alveolar bone fixing arm clamp the alveolar bone from the left and right sides, a left gingival flap stretching arm and a right gingival flap stretching arm can move oppositely, gingival flap stretching plates on the left and right gingival flap stretching arms stretch the gingival flap to the left and right sides so that the surgical site on the top of the alveolar bone can be fully exposed for operation, the dental drill for holing and the implant can not contact the gingival soft tissue, and the soft tissue can not be carried into the cavity to affect synosteosis; and after the gingival flap is stretched by the stretching fixation clamp, the hands of the doctor can be free and the operation can be performed smoothly. The mandibular gingival flap stretching fixation clamp is mainly used to stretch and fix the gingival flap after gingival is flapped in the mandibular teeth implant operation and can also be used in the mandibular teeth alveolar ridge trimming and forming operation.

The present invention relates to a wireless remote control for dental equipment, such as dental scaler tools, dental drills, prophy angles and other rotary instruments. The wireless control switch can control the on and off state of the dental tool, or it can also be programmed to control the speed of the tool by a switch on the tool. The wireless control switch can be in the form of, for example, a foot switch, and replaces manual and foot operated controls formerly connected by cables to the dental tools. This removes a potential safety hazard in the dentist's office and makes the equipment control more versatile and easier to adapt to various office conditions. The wireless control can be battery powered, further eliminating the need for cables.

The invention relates to a dental drill comprising a shaft as well as a head being provided with a plurality of cutting edges extending lengthwise of the head, wherein the cutting edges are provided with at least one cross-cut at a middle portion of the head.

A device is operatively associated with a drill used in connection with forming a hole in which a dental implant is to be installed. The device is made in multiple sizes suitable for accommodating differences in spacing between existing teeth between which one or more new prosthetic teeth are to be installed as well as accommodating differences in the bucco-lingual alveolar ridge width and the mesio-distal alveolar ridge length between the existing teeth where the implant is to be installed. The device is formed in such a way as to aid correct placement of the dental drill during implant surgery. The device permits the size of the proposed implant to be evaluated by visual comparison with the size of the selected implant site. The device further permits locating the dental implant pilot drill correctly so as to achieve successful implant placement.

The invention relates to a disposable high speed turbine dental drill handpiece with a light producing device which is characterized in that a place of a front operating handle close to a handpiece isconnected with a lamp socket for installing a light-emitting diode, the head of the light-emitting diode is exposed from a hole of the lamp socket and opposites to a cutting position of a dill point,two electrodes at the tail part of the light-emitting diode are respectively connected with two light-emitting diode lead wires; a rear operation handle is provided with a battery bin which is provided with a battery bin cover, a space containing a illuminating gas switch is arranged below the battery bin, the bottom of the space is communicated with an air passage of the illuminating gas switchin the rear operating handle, the air passage of the illuminating gas switch is parallel to the air passage of a driving drill point and the two air passages are both communicated with a gas pipelineat the tail part of the rear operating handle, a button battery is put in the battery bin, the positive pole of the button battery is communicated with a lead wire of the light-emitting diode, and thenegative pole of the button battery is connected with the other lead wire of the light-emitting diode by the illuminating gas switch. The dental drill handpiece is characterized by low cost, safe andconvenient use, and good illuminating effect, and is applicable to be arranged in various dental units.

The invention includes a method and apparatus to guide a dental drill to drill a bore into which a dental implant may be inserted at a particular axis. The dentist first takes an impression of a selected patient's dental arch. The cast dental arch is then formed from the impression. A dental professional then determines the desired location of the desired axis. A proxy implant having a proxy axis is placed in the cast dental arch with the proxy axis co-incident with the desired location of the desired axis. A stent is then formed of the tooth crowns from the cast dental arch. The stent has incorporated into it a locating barrel. A drill head with a drill alignment arm is provided to the dentist for fixation to a dental drill hand piece. The kit of parts provided to the dentist includes the stent with its incorporated locating barrel. The drill alignment arm provided to the dentist for attachment to the drill head and a plurality of drills. By using the stent with its incorporated locating barrel, the dentist's drill is guided into the desired location by interaction of the pin of the drill alignment arm with the locating barrel in the stent. By additionally controlling the length of the drills, the location, axis and depth of the drill hole made by the dentist will exactly coincide with the designed location, depth and orientation of the implant.

An extender for a dental apparatus comprises a distal connecting portion, a proximal connecting portion, and an elongated portion disposed between the distal connecting portion and the proximal connecting portion, wherein the distal connecting portion is configured to connect to a dental drill bit or the proximal connecting portion and wherein the proximal connecting portion is configured to connect to a dental hand piece or the distal connecting portion.

Set of dental drills having two or more dental drills (10, 10′), each of dental drills (10, 10′) having a cutting portion (20, 20′) that has an end-face drilling end (22, 22′) and a shank portion (30, 30′) that has a receiving region (32, 32′) intended to be received in a drill holding device. The shank portions (30, 30′) of the dental drills each have a substantially circular-cylindrical guide region (40, 40′) for guiding the dental drills, the guide regions (40, 40′) of the two or more dental drills being of the same diameter.

The invention relates to an antisuction device for a high speed turbine toothdrill handpiece. The antisuction device is mounted on one side, where the drill point is arranged, of the handpiece body; the antisuction device further comprises an elastic shaft seal cover, a non-elastic shaft seal cover and a metal ring, wherein the elastic shaft seal cover, the non-elastic shaft seal cover and the metal ring are sequentially connected, at the moment the toothdrill handpiece stalls, the elastic shaft seal cover is pressed towards the cone-shaped braking surface of a rotor shaft, so that prompt braking is realized, and antisuction is prevented; as the metal ring in the center of the elastic shaft seal cover is inflexible and higher in inner hole precision, the defect that the circulation area is decreased due to arc deformation of the elastic shaft seal cover after being inflated is overcome, the rotating speed and the output power losses are reduced, and the non-elastic shaft seal cover can prevent the elastic shaft seal cover from losing the elasticity due to excessive inflation; when braking is carried out, as the rotating speed of the rotor is quite low, the service life of the elastic shaft seal cover can be prolonged by adopting an elastic material with better abrasive resistance; besides, the antisuction device can effectively prevent antisuction to prevent tooth particles and liquid in the oral cavity from entering the toothdrill handpiece, so that the service life of the bearing in the toothdrill handpiece can be greatly prolonged.

Dental implants including radiopaque markers provided therein or thereon. The implant may also include customizable length characteristics. For example, a kit may include implants with different diameters (e.g., 3 diameters), where all of the implants are of a single (e.g., long) length. The appropriate diameter implant may be selected from the kit by the practitioner, and the long length implant may be cut (e.g., with a dental drill) to the appropriate length needed. The implants include radiopaque markers on or within the implant. For example, three series of markers may be provided on different “faces” of the implant, so that the three series of markers serve as reference points when scanning, allowing triangulation of the exact position of the implant in relation to the surrounding hard and soft oral tissues.

The invention discloses a disposable high speed turbine dental drill handpiece which comprises a head and a handle, wherein, the head consists of a head shell, a connecting shaft impeller in the head shell and a rolling bearing arranged between the connecting shaft impeller and the head shell; an aqueous vapor channel in the handle leading to the rolling bearing at the head is common steel material; the head shell, the connecting shaft impeller and the handle are plastic; the rolling bearing comprises an upper rolling bearing and a lower rolling bearing, wherein, the outer surface of the upper rolling bearing is a pyramidal structural surface; a gasket is arranged between the pyramidal structural surface of the upper rolling bearing and a inverted pyramidal structural surface of the head shell; the structure of the corresponding lower rolling bearing, the gasket and the head shell is symmetrical with the structure of the upper rolling bearing; the head shell is cemented by a head shell body and a head shell cover; the physical neck of the head shell body is internally provided with an air intake channel and a return air channel which lead to the interior of the head shell and is also provided with a water spraying channel leading to the lower part of the head; the tail end of the handle is an aqueous vapor quick-connect plug; the physical neck of the head shell body is cemented with the head end of the physical handle; the air intake channel, the return air channel and the water spraying channel in the physical neck of the head shell body and the head end of the physical handle are correspondingly communicated with each other. The disposable high speed turbine dental drill handpiece lowers cost.

The present invention discloses an illuminator for a dental drill, which comprises a body having a front end and a rear end and having an accommodation room thereinside, a drill installed at the front end of the body, and an illuminator having a light-emitting diode (LED). The body further has an opening-located portion, and the opening-located portion has a through-hole. The LED is installed in the through-hole and has a light-emitting portion facing outward from the through-hole. The present invention adopts a LED as the light source and is simpler and cheaper than the conventional illuminator using an electric bulb or optical fibers.

A dental drill (10) defining a bore diameter and a drill stop sleeve (22) which is transparent or translucent, thereby improving the view of the drilled hole formed by the drilling during the operation. The drill stop sleeve (22) comprises an uninterrupted circumferential lip (34), which interacts with a groove (24) formed in the shank part (16) of the dental drill (10) and thus fixes the drill stop sleeve (22) on the dental drill (10). The drill stop sleeves (22) of equal length are held in a blister of a set, the blister having, for each drill stop sleeve (22), a specific receiving recess that is closed in a sterile manner. Each blister comprises several drill stop sleeves with sleeve diameters corresponding to the bore diameters.

The invention provides a zero back suction device for a disposable high-speed turbine dental drill handpiece, which is mounted at two ends of a handpiece head body; at the side where a drill point is mounted on the handpiece head body, the device is composed of an elastic shaft seal cover and a non-elastic shaft seal cover of a center framework of which the center is embedded with a hard substance, and the lip of the elastic shaft seal cover is matched with a rotor shaft of which the end part is conical; at the side of a handpiece head cover of the handpiece head body of the device, an O-shaped seal ring is mounted between a button cover body and a handpiece head cover body, and a ball non-return valve is additionally arranged at the center of the button cover body; and because anti-back suction measures are adopted at two sides of the handpiece head body, the content of back suction substances can be controlled to be very low, namely that an almost zero back suction state is realized.

The disposable high speed turbine dental drill hand piece has one handle made of molded engineering plastic, and the handle has one integrated back part for connection to the dental drill hand piece and the other end made into tail structure suitable for connecting with water pipe and air pipe easily. The handle features its front part in inserting structure with O-ring for sealing the air pipe and water pipe union. The back part of the handle may be in different sizes for fast connection to water pipe and air pipe of different sizes. The handle may have one non-return valve installed to avoid back flow of water. The handle has light weight, high strength, easy manufacture and installation and low cost and is suitable for use in disposable high speed turbine dental drill hand piece.