Patent ID: 8986006
Filing Date: 2015-03-24
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
1. A dental obturator for inserting filling and sealing material into a previously prepared root canal comprising: a rod-like carrier having a fixed-diameter portion joined to a tapered portion at a transition, the tapered portion of the rod-like carrier terminating in a pointed tip; two or more projections on an outer surface of the tapered portion, a distal end of at least two projections located at a predetermined same distance back from the tip, said two or more projections being spaced apart around the circumference of the obturator and providing an enlarged tapered portion periphery at said predetermined same distance, said enlarged periphery dimensioned to be insertable in a prepared root canal of a known diameter or taper so as to contact a wall portion within the prepared root canal at a predetermined distance from the root canal terminus.