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Partial dentin caries excavator

Temple University
posted on 03/04/2009

A dental bur for use in repair of a carious lesion has a working surface including cutting elements which deflect or abrade upon encountering material having a hardness at or above a preselected hardness, wherein said preselected hardness is below the hardness of normal dentin and is generally below a hardness corresponding to the lower limit of hardness of pre-carious dentin to be retained in painless procedures.


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File Number: 349DB1 

Disease: Dental


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Patent Number(s): 6347941

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Daniel Boston Daniel Boston

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