Claims
- 1. In a dental scaler or curette having a handle to which a cutting blade is mounted by way of an intermediate shank and wherein the cutting blade includes an outer tip, a cutting edge along the length of said cutting blade and an upper surface spaced inwardly of the cutting edge, the improvement comprising a groove formed in the upper surface of the cutting blade, said groove extending along a portion of the length of said cutting blade and having an outer portion terminating inwardly of and spaced from the tip so that material scraped by the cutting edge may be collected within said groove and retained in spaced relationship from said tip.
- 2. The dental instruments of claim 1 in which said groove is generally concave in configuration.
- 3. The dental instruments of claim 1 in which said groove is generally V-shaped in configuration.
- 4. The dental instruments of claim 1 in which said groove is at least 2 millimeters in length.
- 5. The dental instruments of claim 1 in which the cutting blade includes a lower surface, said lower surface tapering inwardly relative to and away from the upper surface thereby forming a wedge.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/470,784, filed Jan. 26, 1990, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,127,833.
US Referenced Citations (8)
Non-Patent Literature Citations (1)
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Hu-Friedy Catalog, 1989, pp. 18E, 19E, 20E, 21E, 2B, 3B, 4B, 5B, 6B and 7B. |
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