JP2000325308A - Dental mirror - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a dental mirror capable of reducing dust. SOLUTION: This dental mirror has a handle 1, a supporting part 2 projected from the handle 1 and fitted to the handle 1 so as to be detachable, and a mirror surface 31; and the mirror is provided with a mirror part 3 detachably fitted to the supporting part 2. After use, the mirror part 3 is removed from the supporting part 2, and only the mirror part 3 is dumped.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a dental mirror mainly used by a dentist for dental treatment.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A dental mirror generally has a handle and a supporting portion projecting from the handle and supporting a mirror having a mirror surface. In this dental mirror, blood bleeding from gums and the like adheres well during treatment, so to prevent diseases such as AIDS and hepatitis B that may be transmitted by blood, heat by autoclave after use for each individual, It must be disinfected by boiling.

In order to eliminate the trouble of this disinfection work,
Disposable dental mirrors are also used. This disposable dental mirror generally has a handle and a support portion having a mirror portion integrally formed of plastic, and is convenient when disinfection is not possible at the time of disaster or caries checkup.

[0004]

However, since the disposable dental mirror disposes everything including the handle, the amount of garbage increases, which is not preferable from the viewpoint of recycling resources caused by the recent garbage problem. Also, discarding a large amount of used medical equipment must be avoided from environmental pollution.

[0005] Therefore, there is a dental mirror in which a support unit having an integrated mirror unit is detachably attached to a handle. In this dental mirror, the support portion is removed from the handle after use, and the support portion with the mirror portion is discarded as it is, so that the amount of dust can be reduced as compared with the case where the entire handle including the handle is discarded. However, even if only the support portion is discarded while leaving the handle, the amount of dust is still large, and further reduction of dust is required.

The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and has as its object to provide a dental mirror capable of reducing the amount of dust.

[0007]

To achieve the above object, a dental mirror according to claim 1 of the present invention comprises a handle,
And a support portion projecting from the handle and supporting a mirror portion having a mirror surface, wherein the mirror portion is detachably attached to the support portion. In this dental mirror, since the mirror portion is detachable from the supporting portion, only the mirror portion can be discarded after use, and the amount of dust can be reduced.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to embodiments. FIG. 1 shows a front view of a dental mirror according to one embodiment, and FIG. 2 shows a rear view thereof. This dental mirror includes a handle 1, a support 2, and a mirror 3. The mirror 3 has a mirror surface 31 and is detachably attached to the support 2, and the support 2 is also detachably attached to the handle 1.

The handle 1 has a slender cylindrical shape as a whole, and has a tapered tip 11 as shown in FIG. 3, and a female screw is formed inside. The surface 12 is knurled (streaks in this case) as an anti-slip. As shown in FIG. 4 (side view) and FIG. 5 (view as seen from the arrow A in FIG. 4), the support portion 2 includes a shaft 21 and a semi-annular engagement piece provided at the tip of the shaft 21. 22. The engaging piece 22 is attached to the shaft 21 by welding or the like at an angle θ (for example, 135 °). The inner diameter r of the engagement piece 22 is set to, for example, 12 mm. This engagement piece 22
Has some elasticity from its shape, and can be expanded to slightly increase the inner diameter r. On the other hand, the rear end 2 of the shaft 21
3 is formed with a male screw. If this rear end 23 is screwed into the front end 11 of the handle 1, the support 2 can be attached to the handle 1. Note that the angle θ and the inner diameter r are merely examples, and may be changed as appropriate. Further, the engaging piece 22 and the shaft 21 may be integrated from the beginning, and are formed to have rounded corners and edges because they are inserted into the oral cavity.

The mirror portion 3 has a disk shape as shown in FIG. 6 [a perspective view (a) on the front side, a perspective view (b) on the back side, and a side view (c)]. I have. The mirror surface 31 is, for example, a mirror-finished metal surface. A semicircular groove forming wall 32 is provided on the back side of the mirror portion 3 with a slight gap from the rear surface, and the groove forming wall 32 and the rear surface have a semicircular shape having a depth in a direction parallel to the mirror surface 31. Groove 33 is formed. The mirror portion 3 may be made of plastic other than the mirror surface 31 or may be made of corrosive, rust-resistant and non-toxic metal.

To mount the mirror portion 3 on the support portion 2, first, the groove forming wall 32 of the mirror portion 3 is inserted into the space inside the engagement piece 22, and the mirror portion 3 and the support portion 2 are relatively rotated in this state. I just need. Thereby, the engagement piece 22 is fitted into the groove 33, and the mirror 3 is fixed to the support 2. At this time, since the groove forming wall 32 is semicircular and the engagement piece 22 has some elasticity, the mirror portion 3 can be easily attached to and detached from the support portion 2.

In the dental mirror configured as described above,
After use, the mirror 3 is removed from the support 2 and only the mirror 3 is discarded. Of course, if necessary, the support portion 2 and the handle 1 are disinfected by heating or boiling.
After disinfection, a new mirror unit 3 prepared separately in advance is attached to the support unit 2. FIG. 7 (side view) shows a supporting portion of a dental mirror according to another embodiment, and FIG. 8 (side view) shows a mirror portion. Here, the support portion 2 does not have the semi-annular engagement piece 22 but a flat support piece 2 provided with a projection 26.
5 is provided. Correspondingly, the mirror portion 3 has a concave groove 35 on the opposite side of the mirror surface 31 into which the projection 26 fits. Accordingly, the fitting of the projection 26 and the concave groove 35 allows the mirror section 3 to be attached and detached.

FIG. 9 is a side view of a dental mirror according to still another embodiment in a state where a mirror portion is attached to a support portion. Here, a through-hole screw hole (not shown) is formed in the support piece 25 of the support portion 2, and a screw hole (not shown) is also formed in the back surface of the mirror portion 3, so that the mirror portion 3 is supported. The piece 25 is fixed by a screw 27. In the dental mirror of the above embodiment, the support portion 2 is detachably attached to the handle 1, but the handle 1 and the support portion 2 may be integrally formed. The mechanism for attaching and detaching the mirror unit 3 to and from the support unit 2 is not limited to the one shown in the above-described embodiment, but may be any mechanism as long as it is detachable. For example, two pins that expand in a U-shape are provided at the tip of the support portion 2, a pin hole is formed in the mirror portion 3 corresponding to the pin, and the pin is inserted into the pin hole to form the support portion 2. The mirror section 3 may be attached.

[0014]

According to the dental mirror of the present invention, since the mirror is detachably attached to the support as described above, only the mirror can be discarded after use, thereby reducing the amount of dust and saving resources. Can be realized. According to the second and third aspects,
The mirror section can be easily attached to and detached from the support section.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a dental mirror according to one embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the dental mirror.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of a handle in the dental mirror.

FIG. 4 is a side view of a supporting portion of the dental mirror.

FIG. 5 is a view seen from an arrow A in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view (a) on the front side, a perspective view (b) of the back side, and a side view (c) of the mirror portion of the dental mirror.

FIG. 7 is a side view of a supporting portion of a dental mirror according to another embodiment.

8 is a side view of a mirror section corresponding to the support section of FIG.

FIG. 9 is a side view of a dental mirror according to still another embodiment in a state where a mirror portion is attached to a support portion.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Handle 2 Support part 3 Mirror part 22 Engagement piece 31 Mirror surface 33 Groove

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A dental mirror comprising a handle and a support portion projecting from the handle and supporting a mirror portion having a mirror surface, wherein the mirror portion is detachably attached to the support portion. Dental mirror. 2. The dental mirror according to claim 1, wherein said mirror section is fitted to a support section by fitting. 3. The mirror portion has a semicircular groove having a depth in a direction parallel to the mirror surface on a surface opposite to the mirror surface, and the support portion has a semi-annular engagement at a tip thereof. 3. The dental mirror according to claim 2, wherein the mirror is attached to the support by fitting the engagement piece of the support into the groove of the mirror. 4. The dental mirror according to claim 1, wherein said support portion is detachably attached to a handle.