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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2018
Straumann Holding Ag, Basel, CH;
Stéphane Courvoisier, Basel, CH;
Eric Jeanbourqin, Basel, CH;
Jean-Pierre Pauchard, Basel, CH;
Stefan Müller, Basel, CH;
Frederik Panse, Basel, CH;
Steffen Kühne, Basel, CH;
STRAUMANN HOLDING AG, Basel, CH;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a dental drill () formed of titanium or a titanium alloy having a hardness greater than pure titanium, said drill extending along a central axis (A) from a proximal end () to a distal end (). The drill comprises a shank () arranged in a proximal end region of the drill () and extending along the central axis (A), a flute portion () arranged distally to and running coaxially with the shank (), said flute portion () comprising two or more flutes () extending along the flute portion () and being interposed by lands (), the flute portion further comprising a central solid web and a drill tip () directly adjoining the distal end () of the flute portion () and comprising two or more flanks () which taper radially inwardly from the distal end of each land in the distal direction toward the central axis (A), each flank () comprising a cutting edge (). According to the invention, at the distal end of the drill point () at least one groove () is formed in the web such that the distal most end () of at least one of the flanks () is located radially remote from the central axis (A).