Dental treatment appliance
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1. A dental treatment appliance comprising:
- a handle;
a datum component for engaging the teeth of a user, the datum component being moveable relative to the handle; and
a dental treatment system comprising a contact member for engaging the teeth of the user, the contact member also being moveable relative to the handle, and a control circuit for actuating the treatment of the teeth of a user depending on relative movement between the contact member and the datum component as the appliance is moved along the teeth of a user, wherein the datum component comprises a sleeve that surrounds the contact member.
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Abstract
A dental treatment appliance includes a handle, a nozzle for engaging the teeth of the user and for delivering a burst of working fluid to the teeth of a user, and a datum component also for engaging the teeth of the user. Each of the nozzle and the datum component is moveable relative to the handle. A control circuit detects relative movement between the nozzle and the datum component as the appliance is moved along the teeth of a user, and actuates the delivery of working fluid to the teeth of the user depending on the detected relative movement.
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1. A dental treatment appliance comprising:
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a handle; a datum component for engaging the teeth of a user, the datum component being moveable relative to the handle; and a dental treatment system comprising a contact member for engaging the teeth of the user, the contact member also being moveable relative to the handle, and a control circuit for actuating the treatment of the teeth of a user depending on relative movement between the contact member and the datum component as the appliance is moved along the teeth of a user, wherein the datum component comprises a sleeve that surrounds the contact member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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