Patent ID: 11857384
Assignee: DENTSPLY SIRONA INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  H | IPC A  H

Claim 0:
1. A method of controlling a motor driven dental handpiece having a motor control for driving a motor for dental treatment comprising:
applying a tool of the handpiece to a tooth to generate a load,
applying said load to an electric motor of the handpiece,
increasing or decreasing a speed of the tool of the handpiece to a controlled output goal corresponding to said load,
wherein the increasing or decreasing is according to a motor-control profile of the handpiece,
wherein during a period of application of the load to the electric motor, the speed is automatically increased for an increasing load and automatically decreased for a decreasing load without a use of a pedal, and
wherein the load is a torque applied to the electric motor.