Patent ID: 9707051
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: A61C

Claim:
1. A depth limiting bur for removing tooth material in preparation for applying a dental restoration comprising: a depth cut limiter comprising a convex surface and having a depth cut limiter diameter; a cutting head having a length, comprising a maximum diameter of at least two millimeters and extending immediately from the convex surface at a distal end of the depth cut limiter, the maximum diameter being less than that of the depth cut limiter diameter, and said cutting head having a plurality of blades extending from the surface of the cutting head along the length of the cutting head; and a rod affixed to the depth cut limiter at an opposite end of the depth cut limiter from the cutting head, said rod having a diameter that is substantially the same as the maximum diameter of the cutting head, said rod having a length which is greater than the length of the cutting head, said rod adapted to be attached to a rotating dental handpiece.