WO2007142630A1 - Dental filing tool - Google Patents
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- This invention relates to dental filing tool, more particularly to a dental filing
- crowns crowns, bridges, onlays, inlays and fillings.
- restorations involves the dental
- the metal filing strip is inserted
- the strip by holding it taunt at opposite ends with fingers from both hands.
- Another method employed is that of a thin metal strip coated with fine
- abrasive material is fastened to a removable bow which is attached a handle.
- object of the present invention to provide a tool that has a body that secures a filing
- the main object of the present invention is to provide a filing tool which
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a filing tool that inflicts
- the present invention is comprised of a handle made of a
- strip has a middle portion with a reinforcing raised flat segment on both sides of
- the horizontal arm that increases thickness to achieve rigidity.
- first and second vertical arms of the handle also taper in thickness from the outside
- the outside wider edges of the first and second vertical arms have a flattened
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment constructed
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of two components
- FIG. 3 is a spreaded inside-out view of two components before engagement.
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the ends of the components of a vertical arm
- FIG. 5 is a elevation view depicting the insertion of the filing tool
- the dental filing tool 1 shown as preferred embodiment in FIG. 1 comprises
- handle component 10 made of a formable material not limited to but like plastic,
- the dental filing tool 1 shown as preferred embodiment in FIG. 1 and 2 is a dental filing tool 1 shown as preferred embodiment in FIG. 1 and 2 .
- the cylindrical male snaps 31 are projected on the inside surface 34 of the
- first vertically divided half 30 and the cylindrical hole like snaps 33 are on the inside surface 35 of the second vertically divided half 32 of the handle component
- the each cylindrical projection snap 31 protrudes towards the second
- the each cylindrical projection male snap 31 locates at the each end of the
- first 12 and second 13 vertical arms and at the first and second end of the
- the filing strip 15 has hole like openings 19 at each of its ends in the
- each opening 19 at each of its ends of the filing strip 15 is placed over each
- the second vertically divided half component 32 is placed over the first vertically divided half component
- the filing strip 15 is fastened securely between the
- the one or both lateral sides of the filing strip 15 are coated with some
- FILING STRIP 15 IS COATED WITH ABRASIVE MATERIAL ON ITS
- the filing strip 15 utilized in the dental filing tool 1 is of
- restorations and/or crowns, bridges, onlays, or inlays, generally referred to as restorations.
- the outside edges of the vertical arms 12, 13 have identical flat surface areas
- the dental filing tool 1 is used in the following manner as depicted in FIG.
- handle 10 is used to firmly insert the filing strip 15 into the interproximal space
- strip 15 still allows the user to manipulate it with directional pressure applied
- filing strip 15 gently removes enamel or restoration material in whatever
Abstract
A dental filing tool having a handle easy to hold between fingers which arches over and secures at both ends of a thin filing strip coated with some superfine abrasive material, especially but not limited to diamond dust, or alternatively a sharp cutting system along the edge or lateral surface. From hole-like openings at each end, the strip is fastened between each end of the handle with sufficient tension in the strip to create a rigid filing and grinding surface. The handle is made of two pieces with male and female from formable materials not limited but like plastics injected into mold which can be snapped together into one piece with a filing strip inserted. On the outside edge of each vertical arm of the handle is a smooth flatten surface where to place fingers to hold the handle.
Description
Dental Filing Tool
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to dental filing tool, more particularly to a dental filing
tool that holds a thin filing strip coated with superfine abrasive material or has a
sharp cutting edge for efficient filing of the interproximal area and fitting of dental
crowns, bridges, onlays, inlays and fillings.
The current conventional method for fitting dental crowns, bridges, onlays
and inlays, herein referred to generally as restorations, involves the dental
practitioner sliding colored carbon paper, the thickness of which is the
recommended measured distance between teeth, in between the interproximal area
of the tooth and the restoration. The carbon paper marks with carbon ink the
proximal contact area where the two surfaces of the teeth and/or restoration are too
close, and then the practitioner grinds the restoration with a rotary instrument to
remove excess material. This method is tedious, inefficient, and inexact The dental
practitioner has to continually remove the restoration and grind the heavy proximal
contact surface until the fitting surface and shape is achieved. The practitioner first
must insert the carbon marker to gauge the distance between the restoration and
tooth, withdraw the carbon marker, remove the restoration, and then grind the
surface of the restoration marked by the carbon ink with a separate rotary
instrument or a freestanding grinding machine which often is in another area away
from the patient. Then return to the patient to fit the restoration, and then start the
process all over again until the desired distance between the restoration and the
adjacent teeth is achieved. It is a time consuming process and there is possibility of
over-grinding, in which case a whole other replacement restoration must be
reconstructed which involves an expensive lab fee for the practitioner and wasted
time for the patient and the practitioner, not to mention it is inconvenient for the
patient who suffers for the delay and pain.
Another method employed is the stand-alone use of a metal filing strip
coated with some superfine abrasive material. The metal filing strip is inserted
between the interproximal area to file down the proximal contact area of the crown
for an accurate fit. Since the space between the tooth and the crown, bridge, onlay,
and inlay must not be too close nor too spaced apart the practitioner must file
increments at a time. These steps are repeated until the desired distance between
the tooth and the restoration is achieved. Because the filing strip is extremely thin,
narrow, and malleable, it is necessary for the practitioner to create rigid tension in
the strip by holding it taunt at opposite ends with fingers from both hands.
Unfortunately holding the filing strip in such as manner is cumbersome in the
patient's mouth and impedes the practitioner from achieving desired angles and
restricts range of motion to effectively file. Especially when the patient is receiving
crowns, bridges, onlays, or inlays in the back of the mouth where it is considerably
more difficult to access, it is difficult for the practitioner to file since both hands
are needed to hold tension in the strip and often a patient's mouth is too small and
cannot open wide enough to accommodate comfortably. As a result, the patient
must endure strenuous stretching of the lips and jaw area. Often a practitioner
struggles to find the best placement for fingers to pinch the strip to create sufficient
tension while attempting to minimize the imposing presence of both hands in the
patient's mouth. This method is inefficient, tiresome for the practitioner, and
uncomfortable for the patient. Moreover, because of the difficulty involved
handling the filing strip, often patients sustain suffer small cuts due to the sharp
edges of the strip coming in contact with gums and lips while filing the tooth or
restoration.
Another method employed is that of a thin metal strip coated with fine
abrasive material is fastened to a removable bow which is attached a handle. This
bow and handle are too long to maneuver in the mouth and limit the optimal length
of the abrasive strip for posterior teeth. The strip itself is the important working
surface in interproximal filing and the short length of the strip for posterior teeth in
this method is ineffective because the strip itself is too short to effectuate a sawing
motion to file away material, particularly for posterior teeth. Also in this method, it
is a hassle to replace the filing strip after each use.
In order to solve the existing problems with the current methods for
interproximal grinding and adjustment between restorations and teeth, it is the
object of the present invention to provide a tool that has a body that secures a filing
strip with sufficient tension that can be held by one hand between opposable
fingers. This allows for the practitioner to maneuver within the patient's mouth
with easier reach and greater range of motion for more time efficient and effective
filing and grinding of the interproximal area with greater comfort for the patient for
a quicker fitting of crowns, bridges, onlays, and inlays.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The main object of the present invention is to provide a filing tool which
secures a filing strip with sufficient tension, that is easy to hold and maneuver
while inserted in a patient's mouth to efficiently and effectively file and grind
between teeth and the crown, bridge, onlay, or inlay for an accurate fitting.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a filing tool that inflicts
the least amount of discomfort and injury to patient's gums and lips during filing.
Accordingly, the present invention is comprised of a handle made of a
formable material, not limited to but like plastic, which has a horizontal arm
element with a first vertical arm extending downward from its first end and a
second vertical arm extending from its second end forming an arch. Between the
first and second vertical arms a filing strip is secured at each end tautly with
tension. The horizontal arm which arches above and flush with the filing strip from
its top edge tapers downwards towards the filing strip reducing in thickness to a
fine beveled edge. The horizontal arm which arches above and flush with the filing
strip has a middle portion with a reinforcing raised flat segment on both sides of
the horizontal arm that increases thickness to achieve rigidity. Additionally, the
first and second vertical arms of the handle also taper in thickness from the outside
edge inwards towards the filing strip reducing in thickness to a fine beveled edge.
The outside wider edges of the first and second vertical arms have a flattened
surface area on which opposable fingers may be placed to hold the invention to
facilitate an easy sawing back and forth movement to file.
The above and other objects, features, and advantages of the present
invention will be fully understood from the following description considered in
connection with the accompanying drawings included.
BRIEF DESCRIPTIONS OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment constructed
according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of two components
before engagement.
FIG. 3 is a spreaded inside-out view of two components before engagement.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the ends of the components of a vertical arm
before engagement to fasten an abrasive dental strip .
FIG. 5 is a elevation view depicting the insertion of the filing tool
interproximally.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The dental filing tool 1 shown as preferred embodiment in FIG. 1 comprises
of handle component 10 made of a formable material not limited to but like plastic,
which has a horizontal arm element 11 with a first vertical arm 12 extending
downward from its first end and a second vertical arm 13 extending downward
from its second end forming an arched structure. Between the first 12 and second
13 vertical arms a filing strip 15 is secured at each of its ends tautly with tension.
The dental filing tool 1 shown as preferred embodiment in FIG. 1 and 2 is
assembled by 3 pieces; The first vertically divided half 30 of the handle component
10 with cylindrical projection snaps 31, the second vertically divided half 32 of the
handle component 10 with cylindrical hole like female snaps 33 and the filing strip
15.
The cylindrical male snaps 31 are projected on the inside surface 34 of the
first vertically divided half 30 and the cylindrical hole like snaps 33 are on the
inside surface 35 of the second vertically divided half 32 of the handle component
10.
The each cylindrical projection snap 31 protrudes towards the second
vertically divided half 32 of the handle component 10 and each projection 31 is
located according to the cylindrical hole 33 of the second vertically divided half 32
of the handle component 10.
The each cylindrical projection male snap 31 locates at the each end of the
first 12 and second 13 vertical arms and at the first and second end of the
horizontal arm 11, and the cylindrical hole snaps 33 are located according to the
cylindrical projection male snaps.
The filing strip 15 has hole like openings 19 at each of its ends in the
construction of the dental filing tool 1 according to FIG.l, 2 and 3. The hole-like
each opening 19 at each of its ends of the filing strip 15 is placed over each
cylindrical projection male snap 31 at the inside surface of the each end of the
vertical arms of the first vertically divided half 30 of the handle component 10.
The second vertically divided half component 32 is placed over the first vertically
divided component 30, and the projections 31 and holes 33 are aligned to snap on,
according to FIG. 1, 2 and 3. The filing strip 15 is fastened securely between the
ends of the first 12 and second 13 vertical arms of the handle component 10 with
sufficient tension creating a rigid filing and grinding surface.
The one or both lateral sides of the filing strip 15 are coated with some
superfine abrasive material 16, especially but not limited to diamond dust. THE
FILING STRIP 15 IS COATED WITH ABRASIVE MATERIAL ON ITS
ENTIRE SURFACE 16. The filing strip 15 utilized in the dental filing tool 1 is of
the appropriate thickness to be inserted into the interproximal area between teeth
and/or crowns, bridges, onlays, or inlays, generally referred to as restorations.
The outside edges of the vertical arms 12, 13 have identical flat surface areas
14 on which opposable fingers may be placed to adeptly hold the dental filing tool
1 to facilitate an easy sawing back and forth movement to file, eliminating the
cumbersome need to grip with both hands.
The dental filing tool 1 is used in the following manner as depicted in FIG.
4. Initially the user holds the handle 10 placing opposable fingers on each flat
surface area 14 of the vertical arms 12, 13 and aligns the filing strip 15 portion
above the interproximal space between the tooth 20 and the restoration 21. The
handle 10 is used to firmly insert the filing strip 15 into the interproximal space
until stopped by proximal surface contact between tooth 20 and restoration 21. At
which moment the user may, with applied pressure, commence a back and forth
sawing motion with the slight movement of the opposable fingers or wrist to file
down the proximal surface to create the appropriate interproximal distance.
It should be noted that while the handle component 10 maintains sufficient
tension in the filing strip 15 to create a rigid surface, the slight malleability of the
strip 15 still allows the user to manipulate it with directional pressure applied
through the handle 10 to form to any concavities along interproximal surfaces OF
ANATOMICAL CONTOUR of teeth. As the filing tool 1 is pulled back and forth
between the area of proximal surface contact the abrasive lateral surface of the
filing strip 15 gently removes enamel or restoration material in whatever
conservative or aggressive increments desired by the user in relation to the
repetitive filing motions and applied pressure.
It should also be appreciated that the beveling of the horizontal arm element
11 and vertical arm elements 12, 13 of the dental ruing tool 1 is angled to such a
degree to allow optimal access to the interproximal area between teeth and/or
restorations. But while still maintaining adequate thickness to help prevent against
the filing strip 15 slipping too deep inflicting undesirable cuts, nicks, and other
injuries against gums.
Moreover, it should also be appreciated that the handle component 10
contains the filing strip 15 within a protective frame shielding the patient from
suffering ambient cuts and nicks of the gums, lips, and cheek walls while the user
is repositioning, re-angling, or moving the dental filing tool 1 within the mouth.
It will be understood that each of the elements described above, or two or
more together may also find useful application in other types of methods differing
from the types described above.
While the present invention has been described with reference to specific
embodiments, it should be understood that it is not intended to be limited to the
details described above. Those skilled in the art understand that various alterations,
modifications, substitutions, or omissions of the forms and details of the preferred
embodiment may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of this
prevent invention. Therefore, it should be clearly understood that the descriptions
and illustrations of the preferred embodiment are only to facilitate a clearer
understanding of the invention and not used to unduly limit the scope of the
present invention.
Applicant; Kim, Daniel Sung-Yul
Claims
1. (Current) A dental filing tool which comprises an arch shaped handle
component and a strip.
2. (New) The arch shaped handle component comprises two vertically
divided components.
3. (New) The first vertically divided component has cylindrical projections
from its inside surface towards the second vertically divided component and
the second vertically divided component has cylindrical holes according to
the projections of the first vertically divided component.
4. (New) The first vertically divided component projects male snaps from its
inside surface and the second vertically divided component has sockets to
receive the male snaps projected from the first vertically divided component.
5. (Current) The strip has hole-like openings at the first and second ends.
6. ( New) The openings of the strip engage on the male snaps between the
first and second vertically divided component.
6. (Current) The strip is secured between the end of the first vertical arm and
the end of the second vertical arm.
7. (Current) The first and second vertical arms of the handle component have flat and smoothed surface on the outside of the arms for
finger rest.
Applicant; Kim, Daniel S.Y.
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