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Dental tool for cleaning teeth interproximally

  • US 4,522,595 A
  • Filed: 05/27/1983
  • Issued: 06/11/1985
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/27/1983
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A dental tool for the cleaning of the subgingival interproximal concave surfaces of teeth comprising:

  • an elongate cylindrical shank having a longitudinal axis and a narrow end; and

    a resilient and deformable tip located at the narrow end of said shank and larger than said shank, said tip being integrally formed and sized to be deformably insertable and rotatable interproximally, said tip also having a pear-shaped cross section when viewed in a plane containing the axis of said shank with the larger end outermost and having a maximum diameter of between 0.5 mm and 2.0 mm whereby after deformably inserting said pear-shaped tip interproximally said tip is rubbed along the concave surfaces to clean these surfaces of plaque and to polish these surfaces.

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