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Article: Swiss Inventor Develops synthetic Tooth Root Canal Filling Point

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January 21, 2008
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ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 21 -- Harald E. Nordin of Chernex, Switzerland, has developed a tooth root canal filling point.

According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The tooth root canal point is made of a synthetic material reinforced with glass or carbon fibers and not of the usual gutta percha. When inserted with bone cement, the result is a solid but not completely rigid post that conforms to the contours of the tooth root canal and ensures a high stability of the tooth."

The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. 7,318,726 on Jan. 15. The original application was filed on July 19, 2005, and is available ...

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