KR100853476B1 - Explorer instrument for dental surgery - Google Patents

Abstract

A dental explorer device is provided to be used for the purposes of diagnosis as well as treatment and to make the end of an operation portion approach to a desired position inside a patient's mouth easily. A dental explorer device includes a handle portion(20) in the shape of a rod, a first periodontal treatment operation portion(30) and a second periodontal treatment operation portion(40). The first periodontal processing operation portion forms one end of a handle portion and has the shape of a curved line bent along the shape of a hoof as a whole. The second periodontal processing operation portion forms the other end of the handle portion, and has a bent shape having at least two bending points. An imaginary circle connecting the outer ring of the second periodontal processing operation portion internally comes in contact with the imaginary circle that forms the entire shape of the first periodontal processing operation portion.

Description

Explorer Instrument for Dental Surgery

1 is an image showing various examples of a conventional explorer having a conventional utility,

2 is a side view of a dental explorer mechanism having utility according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a schematic view for explaining the use of the dental explorer mechanism having the utility shown in FIG.

4A to 4C are schematic views for explaining various design examples of the first periodontal treatment action portion in the dental explorer mechanism having the utility shown in FIG. 2, respectively;

5A to 5C are schematic diagrams for explaining various design examples of the second periodontal treatment action portion in the dental explorer mechanism having the utility shown in FIG. 2, respectively,

6 is a side view of a dental explorer mechanism having utility according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

7 is a side view of a dental explorer instrument having utility according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

* Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings

10: Dental Explorer Apparatus with Effectiveness

20: handle part

30: first periodontal treatment action portion

40: second periodontal treatment action portion

The present invention relates to a dental explorer mechanism having utility, and more particularly, due to the improvement of the structure, the end portion of the action portion can be disposed at a desired position in the oral cavity, and is easily accessible from various angles, periodontal, etc. It can be used for therapeutic purposes such as the treatment of periodontitis in addition to the diagnostic purpose of the dental explorer can be combined with the diagnosis and treatment as a tool, in addition to the dental explorer mechanism with the utility to implement a more efficient and various functions for dental care It is about.

In general, dental instruments are divided into diagnostic instruments, periodontal instruments, surgical instruments, and the like, depending on the purpose of use.

Various images of the periodontal instrument, among others, are disclosed in FIG. 1. The images shown in FIG. 1 are so-called periodontal instruments called Explorers.

The explorer mechanism is a form which can be held by a user, and usually has a long handle portion in the form of a stick, and is provided at both ends of the handle portion with an action portion contacting the actual processing portion. Here, the actual treatment portion refers to the tooth or the portion between the tooth and the tooth.

The acting portion also has various forms as shown in FIG. 1 in its form. Conventional explorer mechanism equipped with a variety of shapes as shown in Figure 1 is usually used for diagnostic purposes, such as the depth of the periodontal pocket and attachment height, anatomical shape, gingival hemorrhage measurement rather than therapeutic purposes Is common. This is because, in most Explorer mechanisms, the end of the acting portion has an awl shape.

As the most common example, the conventional explorer mechanism is mainly used to grasp the state of hemorrhoids while grasping the handle and scratching the teeth with an active part while looking at the cavities or other tooth shapes of the patient. Thus, for dentists, the Explorer tool, along with the mirror, is actually the most basic and important tool.

By the way, such a conventional explorer mechanism should be mainly used in a narrow oral cavity, even if the action portion has the shape as shown in Figure 1, since the end region is simply rounded or simply bent state, there is little functionality, existing periodontal treatment Specialty instruments are also difficult to access from various angles due to lack of angulation.

In order to solve this problem, for example, the registration publication of the Republic of Korea Utility Model Registration No. 20-0288962 has proposed a new type of dental instruments having a three-dimensional curved form of utility. However, as described in the above publication, although the three-dimensional structure is possible to properly position the end of the working portion in a narrow oral cavity and, if necessary, the desired position, the three-dimensional structure has a very complicated shape of the working portion. It is difficult to manufacture and causes various problems such as increasing the difficulty of cleaning and storage.

In particular, the conventional dental explorer mechanism known so far, including the above publication, is used only for the purpose of diagnosis, such as measuring the depth of the periodontal pocket and the height of the attachment period, anatomical shape, gingiva bleeding, as described above come. Therefore, for treatment purposes, such as the treatment of periodontitis, it is inevitable to use or inconvenience because it has to rely on another dental instruments.

In addition, in the conventional dental explorer mechanism as described above, there is a problem that the functional area is not solved because its end region is simply rounded or simply bent.

The present invention has been made to overcome the disadvantages of the conventional dental explorer mechanism described above, the object of the present invention is that the end of the active part is accessible to the desired position in the oral cavity due to the structural improvement, in particular between the teeth It is easy to access from various angles to the adjacent surface, and can be used for therapeutic purposes such as the treatment of periodontitis in addition to the diagnostic purpose of periodontal, etc., it is possible to combine diagnosis and treatment as a tool, and more efficient for dental care And to provide a dental explorer mechanism with the utility to implement a variety of functions.

The object is a rod-shaped handle portion; A first periodontal treatment action part which forms one end of the handle part and has a curved shape which is generally bent along a horseshoe shape; And a curved shape to form the other end of the handle part, and to have at least two bending points formed when the straight line is bent, and an imaginary circle connecting the outer part forms the entire shape of the first periodontal treatment action part. It is achieved by an effective dental explorer instrument comprising a second periodontal treatment action portion inscribed.

Here, the end region of at least one of the first and second periodontal treatment action portions may be processed into any one selected from a shape that is sharpened in the shape of a tear drop falling backwards, a V shape, or a U shape. .

An end portion of at least one of the first and second periodontal treatment action portions may further include an inserting groove portion recessed from one surface thereof.

The insertion function groove portion has a shape corresponding to the shape of the sharpened (V) or U-shape in the shape of the tear drop falling upside down, respectively, the first periodontal treatment action portion, the first periodontal treatment action portion When creating an imaginary circle forming the entire shape and displaying 12 hours divided at equal intervals on the imaginary circle, the inner cut surface of the shovel groove portion gradually increases from 9 o'clock to 7 o'clock. It may have a form that becomes smaller.

In the first periodontal processing action portion, when creating a virtual circle forming the overall shape of the first periodontal treatment action portion and displaying 12 hours divided at equal intervals in the virtual circle,

An end portion of the first periodontal treatment action portion is disposed between 6 to 8 hours in the 12 hours, and a first neck portion of the first periodontal treatment action portion connected to the handle portion is 3 hours in the 12 hours. May be placed between 5 o'clock.

The position at 7 o'clock and the position at 3 o'clock corresponding to the first neck portion may be flexibly changed left and right and up and down.

In the second periodontal processing action portion, when creating a virtual circle forming the overall shape of the second periodontal treatment action portion and displaying 12 hours divided at equal intervals in the virtual circle, the bending point is 12 The second neck portion of the second periodontal treatment action portion, which is formed between 10 and 12 o'clock and between 2 and 4 o'clock, respectively, and connected to the handle portion, is between 8 and 10 of the 12 hours. Can be formed between hours.

The handle portion, the first and second periodontal treatment action portion may be made of a material selected from titanium (Ti) or titanium (Ti) alloy, reinforced ceramic, stainless steel (stainless steel).

On the other hand, the object, the rod-shaped handle portion; And a periodontal treatment action portion which forms one end of the handle portion and has a curved shape that is generally bent along a horseshoe shape, wherein the end region of the periodontal treatment action portion is sharpened to a drop shape falling backwards, and a V-shape. Or it is also achieved by a dental explorer instrument having an effect characterized in that it is processed into any shape selected from the U-shape.

On the other hand, the object, the rod-shaped handle portion; And a periodontal treatment action portion that forms one end of the handle portion and has a bent shape so that at least two bending points formed when the straight line is bent, wherein the end region of the periodontal treatment action portion is sharpened into a teardrop shape falling backwards ( It is also achieved by an effective dental explorer instrument, characterized in that it is processed into any one selected from sharpened, V-shaped or U-shaped.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the description of the embodiments, the same reference numerals are assigned to the same components.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the dental explorer instrument having utility according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a schematic view for explaining the use of the dental explorer instrument having the utility shown in FIG. 4C is a schematic diagram illustrating various design examples of the first periodontal treatment action portion in the dental explorer instrument having the utility shown in FIG. 2, respectively, and FIGS. 5A to 5C are respectively shown in FIG. 2. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the various design examples of a 2nd periodontal treatment action part in the dental explorer apparatus which is useful.

As described above, the acting portion (not shown) of the conventional dental explorer mechanism (see FIG. 1) was weak in functionality because its distal region was simply rounded or simply bent. In particular, the conventional dental explorer mechanism has a problem that the functionality is somewhat inferior because it is difficult to use for therapeutic purposes because the main function was a simple diagnostic purpose.

On the contrary, the dental explorer mechanism 10 having the utility of the present embodiment has the first and second periodontal treatment action portions 30 and 40 as in the prior art, but the first and second periodontal treatment action portions 30, A flat or slender shape (also referred to as a bird's beak, a chicken's beak) that is sharpened in the shape of fine and precise so-called falling teardrops in the tip region of the tip 40). By having sharpening of the function, the functionality was improved. In particular, the tip is sharply tapered, but by having a shape that is flexible and sharply processed to improve its functionality.

That is, when the dental explorer mechanism 10 having the utility of the present embodiment is used, the end portions of the first and second periodontal treatment action portions 30 and 40 may not only be disposed at desired positions in the oral cavity but also various angles. Easy access from

In addition, it can be used for therapeutic purposes, such as the treatment of periodontitis, in addition to the diagnostic purpose, such as periodontal, it can be combined with the diagnosis and treatment as a tool, in addition to implement a more efficient and various functions for dental care.

In particular, the dental explorer mechanism 10 having the utility of the present embodiment is a complex of Explorer, Scaler and Curette used in the dentist, and in particular, the existing Scaler and Curette It is a mechanism to compensate for the problem that Curette lacks access to the narrow, cornered parts.

A dental explorer mechanism 10 having such an effect will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5.

Referring to FIG. 1, a dental explorer mechanism 10 having utility according to a first embodiment of the present invention has a first periodontal treatment action that largely forms a handle portion 20 and one end of the handle portion 20. The part 30 and the 2nd periodontal treatment action part 40 which form the other end of the handle part 20 are provided.

The handle portion 20 is a portion for holding the dental explorer mechanism 10 having the present utility. That is, the dentist grabs the handle 20 and uses the first and second periodontal treatment action portions 30 and 40 formed at both ends thereof as necessary. Therefore, the handle portion 20 may be more effective if it is provided with a means to prevent the slip. As such, a plurality of anti-slip grooves may be processed directly on the surface of the handle portion 20, or a separate anti-slip pad may be attached to the surface of the handle.

The first periodontal treatment action portion 30 is a portion inserted into the mouth of the patient and in contact with a position such as the tooth 1 (see FIG. 3) or the gum (see 4, FIG. 3), or the like, for therapeutic or diagnostic purposes. The first periodontal treatment action portion 30 forms one end of the handle portion 20 but has a curved shape that is bent along a horseshoe shape as a whole.

The second periodontal treatment action portion 40 is also a portion inserted into the oral cavity of the patient and in contact with a position such as the tooth 1 (see FIG. 3) or the gum (see 4, FIG. 3), or the like, for therapeutic or diagnostic purposes. The second periodontal treatment action portion 40 has a bent shape to form the other end of the handle portion 20, but bent to form at least two bending points 40b and 40c formed when the straight line is bent, and connects the outline. The circle has a shape inscribed in an imaginary circle forming the overall shape of the first periodontal treatment action portion 30.

The handle portion 20 and the first and second periodontal treatment action portions 30 and 40 having the above-described configuration may be integrally manufactured, or may be separately assembled and then used separately. If the latter case, there will be an advantage that can be used by combining a variety of periodontal treatment action (not shown) having a variety of shapes for one handle portion 20.

The dental explorer mechanism 10 may be made of a material selected from titanium (Ti), titanium (Ti) alloys, reinforced ceramics, and stainless steel.

The titanium (Ti) alloy is selected from Ti-6Al-4V, Ti-6Al-7Nb, Ti-13Nb-13Zr, Ti-15Mo, Ti-35.3Nb-5.1Ta-7.1Zr, Ti-29Nb-13Ta-4.6Zr It can be either. And the reinforced ceramic may include a material such as zirconium. Of course, since the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, various metals and the like used in the conventional dental treatment apparatus may be used as the material.

On the other hand, the dental explorer mechanism 10 of the present embodiment consisting of the handle portion 20, the first and second periodontal treatment action portion (30, 40) may be used under the name of "Jeeng" However, the position of the mouth in which the dental explorer mechanism 10 of the present embodiment is used will be described with reference to FIG. 3.

3 (A) shows that the tooth 1 is lowering the root 3 in the alveolar bone 2, and the tooth 1 and the tooth 1 are composed of gingiva (4, gums). 3B shows an enlarged cross-sectional view of a part of the internal structure of the tooth 1, wherein the tooth 1 has an inner dentin 1a, and a part projecting in the oral cavity is covered with an enamel 5a. , Alveolar bone (2) and gingival (4) is shown to be covered with white matter (5b). In FIG. 3C, the dental explorer mechanism 10 having the utility of the present embodiment, that is, the first periodontal treatment portion 30 of Jingeng acts between the tooth 1 and the gum 4. Intuitively. Of course, although not shown, the second periodontal treatment action portion 40 also acts at the same position.

 Meanwhile, shapes and detailed structures of the first and second periodontal treatment action portions 30 and 40 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4A to 4C and FIG. 5.

4A to 4C show a imaginary circle forming the entire shape of the first periodontal treatment action part 30 in the first periodontal treatment action part 30, respectively, and divided into equal intervals in the imaginary circle. The figure which shows the case where (clock) is displayed is a figure for demonstrating each position of the 1st periodontal processing action part 30, its characteristic, and action | action with respect to this clock.

As described above, the first periodontal treatment action portion 30 has a curved shape that is bent along a horseshoe shape as a whole. In other words, it may be flexibly designed as a hook type or a hoe type in some cases.

Looking at the shape of the end region of the first periodontal treatment action portion 30, the shape of the end region of the first periodontal treatment action portion 30 is a tear drop falling upside down, as shown in FIGS. 4A-4C, respectively. It may be a sharpened shape in the shape of a drop, a triangular or thick dish-shaped cross-section having a V-shaped or U-shaped tip, or the like.

As shown in FIG. 4A, when the end region of the first periodontal treatment action portion 30 is sharpened to an inverted teardrop shape similar to a bird's beak or a chicken's beak, the bird's beak shape has a thin end. While the protruding part is a protruding part, the end of the protruding part is plumply swollen, such that the bird's beak-like shape can impart a shovel-like function to the dental explorer mechanism 10 having utility. In particular, the tip is sharply tapered, but has a form that is processed to be sharp and flexible to improve its functionality. Thus, the dental explorer instrument 10 having utility according to the present invention may also be used for therapeutic purposes such as plaque removal or periodontitis removal in addition to the use of conventional explorer diagnostic purposes. That is, as a function of the shovel, inflammatory tissue caused by plaque or periodontitis can be pumped out.

Of course, if a function such as shovel is not provided in another form, the function of shovel may be added. That is, in addition to the above basic shapes, an inserting groove 31a formed to be recessed from one surface may be further formed at the end of the first periodontal treatment acting portion 30.

In this case, the plaque or periodontitis, etc. can be spread out due to the inserting groove 31a. However, in forming the shovel groove portion 31a, the shovel groove portion 31a is preferably processed to have a shape corresponding to a sharpened shape, a V-shape or a U-shape in the shape of a tear drop falling backwards. Do.

For example, as shown in Figure 4a, the overall sharpening (sharpening) is a shape that is sharpened (sharpening) in the shape of a flexible but sharp inverted teardrops, it may be formed taper toward the end. . In FIG. 4A, the inner cut surface of the inserting groove 31a has a form in which the inner cut surface gradually decreases from the 9 o'clock direction to the 7 o'clock direction (see FIGS. 4A to 4D). Of course, the insertion function groove portion 31a is not continuously formed to the end portion d, and may be formed only up to the direction c spaced apart from the end portion d by about 1 mm. That is, the position spaced about 1 mm from the end (d) may have a shape like an awl. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. The end d is machined into a substantially round shape. As will be described later, the position of approximately 7 o'clock and the position of approximately 3 o'clock corresponding to the neck portion 30b may be flexibly changed from left to right and up and down in FIG. 4A.

Meaning that the position of about 7 o'clock that ends in the shape of the sharpened teardrops falling backwards in Figure 4a can be flexibly changed left and right up and down. For example, in FIG. 4A, when the position at 7 o'clock is changed to the left, the size of the circle is increased to the left while the other point (position) remains intact. On the contrary, when the position at 7 o'clock is changed to the right, the other point (position) is left as it is. This means that the circle grows to the right. In the same concept, if the position at 7 o'clock is changed upward, the end of the first periodontal treatment action part 30 is shortened (if it is changed downward, it means longer). Therefore, the position of 7 o'clock and 3 o'clock can be flexibly changed from side to side and up and down by this example.

As a similar concept, in the case of FIG. 4B, the shape is tapered with elasticity toward the end. Of course, a sharpening of the shape sharpened to a teardrop shape in which the overall shape is shallow but inverted on the inner surface may be added. The difference from FIG. 4a is that the positions spaced about 1 mm from the end d are formed in a triangular awl. As described above, the position of approximately 7 o'clock and the position of approximately 3 o'clock corresponding to the neck portion 30b may be flexibly changed from left to right and up and down at the end of the sharpened shape of the teardrop falling backward in FIG. 4B. have. In the case of Fig. 4B, the inserting groove 31b is shown in the drawing in a substantially triangular form.

On the other hand, the shape (shape) sharpened in the shape of teardrops falling upside down, as shown in Figure 4c, may be wider as the movement in the 9 o'clock direction. That is, as shown on the left side of FIG. 4C, when viewed from the front, only sharpened areas may be seen. In this case, the tip of the tip portion may be processed into a spoon shape rather than an awl shape as shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B. As a result, Figs. 4A to 4C are merely different in shape and the functions are substantially the same. That is, in the case of FIG. 4C, it is shown by way of example that the insertion function groove portion 31c is flexibly processed in a wider surface than in FIG. 4A.

Meanwhile, referring to FIGS. 4A to 4C, the 9 o'clock direction indicates the size of the first periodontal treatment action portion 30. For example, it may have a size such as 0.6, 0.7, 0.8, 0.9, 1.0, 1.1, 1.2 mm and the like. By having various sizes as described above, it is possible to appropriately cope with different oral structures.

For reference, in terms of size, when implemented in sizes of 0.6, 0.7, and 0.8 mm, it can be used for simple diagnosis, and when implemented in sizes of 0.9, 1.0, 1.1, and 1.2 mm, hardness is strong. It can be useful for periodontal treatment. Of course, the scope of the present invention can not be limited to this size.

As described above, the 9 o'clock position may be a point where the end of the sharpened shape, the V shape or the U shape starts with a teardrop shape falling backwards. Of course, the shape does not have to start at 9 o'clock. Therefore, this starting position can be moved back and forth around the 9 o'clock direction.

On the other hand, the 7 o'clock direction indicates a portion where the end portion of the first periodontal treatment action part 30, which may be a sharpened shape, a V shape, or a U shape, etc. in a teardrop shape falling backwards. The position of this end does not necessarily have to be at 7 o'clock as shown. That is, it may be arranged at 6:30, or may be arranged at 7:30. As a result, the end portion of the first periodontal treatment action portion 30 may be disposed between 6 and 8 hours out of 12 hours.

The first neck portion 30b (neck) of the first periodontal treatment action portion 30 connected to the handle portion 20 is bent to the end of the first periodontal treatment action portion 30 beginning at the end of the handle portion 20. Loss is a toll gate. The first neck portion 30b may be selected between 3 and 5 hours. On the other hand, the length from the 3 o'clock position to the 9 o'clock position may be about 15 mm, and the length from the 12 o'clock position to the 6 o'clock position may have a size of about 17 mm. It is preferable that the first periodontal treatment action portion 30 having a horseshoe shape is processed to be gently tapered at the center.

A second periodontal treatment action portion 40 is shown in FIG. 5 in a manner corresponding to FIGS. 4A-4C. As described above, the second periodontal treatment action portion 40 has a bent shape to form the other end of the handle portion 20 but at least two bending points 40b and 40c formed when the straight line is bent. , And has a shape in which a virtual circle connecting the outside is inscribed in a virtual circle forming the overall shape of the first periodontal treatment action portion 30.

The second periodontal treatment action portion 40 is different in shape from the first periodontal treatment action portion 30 described above. This different bent shape may indicate a different function.

In the present embodiment, two bend points 40b and 40c are formed in the second periodontal treatment action portion 40. One may be formed between 10 and 12 hours out of 12 hours and the other between 2 and 4 hours respectively. In the present embodiment, it is bent once at 11 o'clock and again bent at the 3 o'clock position, in which case both an acute angle and an obtuse angle are possible, such as a roof end peak of a single house. The bending points 40b and 40c, which are such bending positions, are not necessarily 11 o'clock or 3 o'clock. In addition, the 11 o'clock direction indicates the size of the second periodontal treatment action portion 40. For example, sizes such as 0.6, 0.7, 0.8, 0.9, 1.0, 1.1, 1.2 mm and the like are possible.

The second neck portion 40b (neck) of the second periodontal treatment action portion 40 connected to the handle portion 20 may be formed between 8 and 10 hours out of the 12 hours. In the case of this embodiment, it starts to bend in the 9 o'clock direction from the edge part of the handle part 20. However, the second periodontal treatment action portion 40 does not necessarily need to be bent at 9 o'clock. That is, the start position is movable back and forth around the 9 o'clock direction. It would also be desirable for all structures from the start position to the end to taper from the center.

In addition, as described above, the shape of the end region of the second periodontal treatment action portion 40 is sharpened into teardrop shapes falling backwards, as shown in FIGS. 5A to 5C, respectively. ), V-shaped or U-shaped. In addition, the position where the end ends are not necessarily four o'clock, as shown, may be increased or decreased than four o'clock. Meanwhile, the length from the 3 o'clock position to the 9 o'clock position may be about 17 mm, and the length from the 12 o'clock position to the 6 o'clock position may be about 15 mm.

In general, dental laboratories require tools such as shovels to remove foreign objects or lesions for the treatment or hygiene of teeth (see Fig. 3) and soft and hard tissues around teeth (1). To this end, the present invention has been developed so that it can be efficiently used while facilitating access to various types of lesions or surrounding tissues at various angles.

Dental explorer mechanism 10, ie 'Jeeng' having the utility of the present invention is a variety of sharpening (such as teardrops, birds, beaks, etc., both ends of the action portion 30, 40 upside down) Sharpening).

Existing dental periodontal treatment instruments have difficulty in accessing complex dental structures in the oral cavity and have complicated sharpening, which requires the need for specialized management tools. Various approaches according to early, middle, late, and periodontal strength There was a problem that this was difficult.

In contrast, the dental explorer mechanism 10 having utility according to the present invention has the following expected utility. In other words, the dental explorer instrument 10 having the present utility has a high expected utility by intermediate step sharpening of the basic instrument.

It is also characterized by its simplicity, which can be applied to a wide variety of conditions with one or two tools. On the other hand, in the present invention, the sharpening (sharpening), such as the tear drop falling upside down or the bird's beak is a function of the shovel, not the awl at the end 1/3 of the dental explorer mechanism (10) having utility depending on the degree or depth It can be expected to create utility in hygiene management around teeth.

Thus, removal of plaque that may remain in the gingival (4) or gingival (4) years, removal of cement that may remain in the gingival (4) age, removal of residual tartar after ultrasonic scaling, and initial hardening for hypersensitivity patients It is sufficient to be used for the purpose of removing tartar.

In particular, the dental explorer mechanism 10 having utility according to the present invention is not only capable of administrative periodontal treatment of patients with difficult periodontal treatment, such as heart disease, diabetes, hypertension, but also periodontal control of patients with difficult pervasive periodontal treatment, The primary periodontal control of patients concerned with excessive bleeding, the gingival inflammation treatment of hypersensitivity teeth and periodontal tissues is not accessible due to the size of the existing Explorer-like dental instrument. It is possible to access difficult and deep periodontal pockets and to treat them.

However, it is clear that the dental explorer mechanism 10 having the utility of the present invention is a newly developed instrument substantially unlike the prior art. However, in order to maintain mechanical characteristics, mechanical strength, and user's hand feeling, it is desirable to adapt and modify only the parts improved from the existing explorer as much as possible. However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, due to the improvement of the structure, the end of the working part may not only be disposed at a desired position in the oral cavity, but also easy to access from various angles, and in addition to the diagnostic purpose such as periodontal treatment, such as treatment of periodontitis. It can also be used in conjunction with the diagnosis and treatment as a tool, in addition, it is possible to implement a more efficient and various functions for dental care.

Meanwhile, in the above-described embodiment, the first and second periodontal treatment action portions 30 and 40 are respectively illustrated and described at both ends of the handle portion 20.

However, as shown in FIG. 6, in the dental explorer mechanism 10a having utility, only the first periodontal treatment action unit 30 may be provided alone with respect to the handle 20, and as shown in FIG. The dental explorer mechanism 10b may be provided solely with the second periodontal treatment action portion 40 with respect to the handle portion 20. 6 and 7, even if the form should be considered to belong to the scope of the present invention.

The present invention has been described above with reference to specific embodiments, but the scope of the present invention is not limited to the described examples, and various modifications and variations are possible to those skilled in the art based on the disclosed contents. Therefore, it is pointed out that the scope of the present invention should be interpreted not by the examples described, but by the appended claims.

As described above, according to the present invention, due to the improved structure, not only the end of the action portion can be disposed in a desired position in the oral cavity, but also easy to access from various angles, and in addition to the purpose of diagnosis such as periodontal treatment, treatment of periodontitis, etc. Can also be used for the purpose can be combined with the diagnosis and treatment as a tool, in addition to the effect that can implement a more efficient and various functions for dental care.

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A handle having a rod shape; A first periodontal treatment action part which forms one end of the handle part and has a curved shape which is generally bent along a horseshoe shape; And The other end of the handle portion is formed, but has a bent shape so that at least two bending points formed when a straight line is bent, and an imaginary circle connecting the outer circumference forms an entire shape of the first periodontal treatment action part. A dental explorer mechanism comprising a second periodontal treatment action portion in contact. The method of claim 1, The end region of at least one of the first and second periodontal treatment action portions is processed into any one selected from a shape that is sharpened in the shape of a tear drop falling backwards, a V shape, or a U shape. , Dental explorer instruments. The method of claim 2, And at least one end portion of the first and second periodontal treatment action portion is formed with an inserting groove recessed to be recessed from one surface thereof. The method of claim 3, The shovel groove has a shape corresponding to the shape of a sharpened (sharpened), V-shaped or U-shaped in the shape of the teardrop falling backwards, In the first periodontal processing action portion, when creating a virtual circle constituting the overall shape of the first periodontal treatment action portion and displaying 12 hours divided at equal intervals in the virtual circle, the inner cut surface of the insertion function groove portion The dental explorer mechanism characterized in that it has a form that the inner surface cutting surface becomes gradually smaller from 9 o'clock direction to 7 o'clock direction. The method of claim 1, In the first periodontal processing action portion, when creating a virtual circle forming the overall shape of the first periodontal treatment action portion and displaying 12 hours divided at equal intervals in the virtual circle, An end portion of the first periodontal treatment action portion is disposed between 6 and 8 hours in the 12 hours, And a first neck portion of the first periodontal treatment action portion connected to the handle portion is disposed between 3 and 5 o'clock in the 12 hours. The method of claim 5, The position at 7 o'clock and the position at 3 o'clock corresponding to the first neck portion may be changed in design from side to side and up and down. The method of claim 1, In the second periodontal processing action portion, when creating a virtual circle forming the overall shape of the second periodontal treatment action portion and displaying 12 hours divided at equal intervals in the virtual circle, The bending point is formed between 10 to 12 hours and 2 to 4 hours in the 12 hours, And a second neck portion of the second periodontal treatment action portion connected to the handle portion is formed between 8 and 10 o'clock in the 12 hour period. The method of claim 1, The handle portion, the first and second periodontal treatment action portion is made of a material selected from titanium (Ti) or titanium (Ti) alloy, reinforced ceramic, stainless steel (stainless steel), the dental explorer mechanism . A handle having a rod shape; And Forming one end of the handle portion but includes a periodontal treatment action portion having a curved shape overall bent along the shape of a horseshoe, And the end region of the periodontal treatment action portion is machined into any one of a shape sharpened in an inverted teardrop shape, a V-shape or a U-shape. A handle having a rod shape; And Forms one end of the handle portion but includes a periodontal treatment action portion having a bent shape so that at least two bending points formed when a straight line is bent, And the end region of the periodontal treatment action portion is machined into any one of a shape sharpened in an inverted teardrop shape, a V-shape or a U-shape.

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