Interproximal reduction guides apparatuses and methods of making and using them are described herein. These interproximal reduction guides apparatuses may include a body that fits over the patient's dental arch and one or more guide slots formed in them configured to limit the motion of an interproximal reduction cutting tool in a defined manner.

Methods of making metal bond abrasive articles via powder bed jetting are disclosed. Metal bond abrasive articles prepared by the method include abrasive articles having arcuate or tortuous cooling channels, abrasive segments, abrasive wheels, and rotary dental tools.

The present invention provides a dental treatment assisting tool which allows various foreign materials generated when teeth are being polished or plaque is being removed during dental treatment to be easily withdrawn to the outside without having to swallow and also allows breathing through the mouth. Specifically, the dental treatment assisting tool comprises: a base plate (1) having a generally circular shape on plane, having a concave upper side so that saliva or foreign materials can be easily collected to the center thereof, and having an elliptical spatial part (12) formed on one side thereof for a tongue to be seated therein; and an air supply pipe (2) which is a soft resin pipe connected to a hole (14) bored in the center of the base plate (1). Accordingly, during the dental treatment, the entire throat may be sealed in a breathable state for a patient. The present invention has the many advantages of being capable of completely preventing the backflow of solid foreign materials to the throat by filtering the same by means of a blocking plate made of a soft material during treatment and ensuring a comfortable and pleasant treatment as nasal breathing through the nose and also oral breathing through the mouth can be freely performed.

The present invention provides a dental treatment assisting tool which allows various foreign materials generated when teeth are being polished or plaque is being removed during dental treatment to be easily withdrawn to the outside without having to swallow and also allows breathing through the mouth. Specifically, the dental treatment assisting tool comprises: a base plate (1) having a generally circular shape on plane, having a concave upper side so that saliva or foreign materials can be easily collected to the center thereof, and having an elliptical spatial part (12) formed on one side thereof for a tongue to be seated therein; and an air supply pipe (2) which is a soft resin pipe connected to a hole (14) bored in the center of the base plate (1). Accordingly, during the dental treatment, the entire throat may be sealed in a breathable state for a patient. The present invention has the many advantages of being capable of completely preventing the backflow of solid foreign materials to the throat by filtering the same by means of a blocking plate made of a soft material during treatment and ensuring a comfortable and pleasant treatment as nasal breathing through the nose and also oral breathing through the mouth can be freely performed.

The present invention for the first time discloses a method and a kit of parts for treating a periodontal disease, such as periimplantitis, gingivitis, periodontitis and/or periimplant mucositis, caused by microorganisms that colonize a tooth and/or implant surface at, above and/or below the gingival margin, and which reside in a biofilm either subgingival and/or supragingival, characterized by employing a surgical process leading to substantively removing, destroying, killing and/or disrupting and/or inhibiting growth and/or regrowth of a pathogenic biofilm at a site of a microbial infection in a patient suffering from a periodontal disease. Said method comprises, and said kit of parts comprises the means for; cleaning disinfecting and/or debriding the site of microbial infection mechanically and sequentially using first at least one cleaning and/or disinfecting agent with an immediate bactericidal effect, such as a NaCIO solution, and thereafter at least one cleaning and/or disinfecting agent with a sustainable bactericidal effect, such as a CHX solution.

The present invention for the first time discloses a method and a kit of parts for treating a periodontal disease, such as periimplantitis, gingivitis, periodontitis and/or periimplant mucositis, caused by microorganisms that colonize a tooth and/or implant surface at, above and/or below the gingival margin, and which reside in a biofilm either subgingival and/or supragingival, characterized by employing a surgical process leading to substantively removing, destroying, killing and/or disrupting and/or inhibiting growth and/or regrowth of a pathogenic biofilm at a site of a microbial infection in a patient suffering from a periodontal disease. Said method comprises, and said kit of parts comprises the means for; cleaning disinfecting and/or debriding the site of microbial infection mechanically and sequentially using first at least one cleaning and/or disinfecting agent with an immediate bactericidal effect, such as a NaCIO solution, and thereafter at least one cleaning and/or disinfecting agent with a sustainable bactericidal effect, such as a CHX solution.

Interproximal reduction guides apparatuses and methods of making and using them are described herein. These interproximal reduction guides apparatuses may include a body that fits over the patient's dental arch and one or more guide slots formed in them configured to limit the motion of an interproximal reduction cutting tool in a defined manner.

A dental polishing tool for use in dental procedures. The polishing tool comprises an elongate polishing strip having an abrading surface. The polishing strip has a leading end and a trailing end. Extending from the leading end of the polishing strip, is a thin, flexible tail which comprises a flexible portion and a rigid tip at the end of the tail. The tail is designed to be inserted into a gap between two adjacent teeth. This tail facilitates positioning of the polishing strip into a position between the teeth. The tail is pulled through to draw the polishing strip into a position between the teeth. The user could then apply the polishing strip against the tooth in a conventional manner.

A dental polishing tool for use in dental procedures. The polishing tool comprises an elongate polishing strip having an abrading surface. The polishing strip has a leading end and a trailing end. Extending from the leading end of the polishing strip, is a thin, flexible tail which comprises a flexible portion and a rigid tip at the end of the tail. The tail is designed to be inserted into a gap between two adjacent teeth. This tail facilitates positioning of the polishing strip into a position between the teeth. The tail is pulled through to draw the polishing strip into a position between the teeth. The user could then apply the polishing strip against the tooth in a conventional manner.

A 3-dimentional strip for stripping a tooth is provided. Some or whole of at least one side of both sides includes a abrasive face to abrade an interdental area, an upper portion includes a predetermined thickness along a longitudinal direction, and a lower portion includes a thickness decreased toward an end of the longitudinal direction and increased toward the other end of the longitudinal direction. The thickness on the other end is greater than the thickness of the upper portion.