Patent ID: 7878807

Claim:
An apparatus for removing enamel from a person's tooth, comprising: a blade portion comprising: an abrasive surface adapted to remove enamel from the tooth in response to reciprocating movement of the abrasive surface against the enamel of the tooth; a plurality of apertures formed through the blade portion and adapted to channel away from the tooth debris resulting from the removal of enamel from the tooth, each aperture extending from a first surface of the blade portion to a second surface of the blade portion, the first and second surfaces of the blade portion disposed on opposite sides of the blade portion from one another; and a handle portion coupled to the blade portion, the handle portion having a substantially solidly filled cross-section perpendicular to a central axis of the handle portion, the handle portion adapted to be inserted into a corresponding opening in a driver mechanism that is adapted to drive reciprocating movement of the blade portion to provide the reciprocating movement of the abrasive surface.