Patent ID: 8566993

Claim:
A tooth polishing assembly comprising: a prophy angle comprising: a hollowed prophy angle housing, said prophy angle housing having a polishing end and a connection end; a prophy angle shaft being rotationally assembled within said prophy angle housing, said shaft having a shaft drive attachment end and a shaft polisher propelling end; a re-engageable connection interface integrated into said prophy angle housing connection end, said re-engageable connection interface is designed to mate with a mating interface of a prophy angle drive assembly; a drive engaging feature provided at said shaft drive attachment end for engaging with a respective drive feature of said prophy angle drive assembly, causing said prophy angle shaft to rotate when in use; at least one drive gear carried by said prophy angle shaft at said shaft polisher propelling end at least one drive gear; at least one polisher gear rotationally assembled to a polishing end of said prophy angle housing, said at least one polisher gear is positioned engaging with each said at least one drive gear; at least one polisher, wherein each polisher is individually assembled to respective polisher gear; a splatter guard being formed as a continuous wall encompassing said at least one polisher; and a plurality of axial serrations being formed about a perimeter of said splatter guard, said plurality of axial serrations are cut through a wall of said splatter guard, said serrations starting at an open end of said splatter guard and continuing into a length of said splatter guard forming a series of flexible splatter guard fingers about said open end which entrap any loose material resulting from a polishing process within the splatter guard, wherein said prophy angle is designed to be removably attached to said prophy angle drive assembly at a fixed configuration, said drive assembly then rotates said prophy angle drive shaft, which in turn rotates said at least one polisher assembly, and said splatter guard is designed to have a flexible open end to contour to a contacting surface and retain any spewn material therein.