Dental electrosurgery electrodes and method of use

Claim 1

An electrosurgery tip for dental use for forming a uniform thin groove in the gum groove that is naturally defined about a tooth to receive the margin of crowns or inlays and comprising a metallic tip having on a limited portion of its radiating surfaces an electrical insulation material for providing a non-incinerating contact between the tip and tooth, whereby when the electrosurgery tip is placed in the gum groove the insulation material is in contact with the associated tooth, whereby the incinerating surface or surfaces of the tip can be guided by contact of the non-incinerating surface with and relative to said tooth in a desired path of incineration without causing incineration of said tooth, said incinerating surface or surfaces presenting a radiating surface to the lateral wall of the gum groove to form the uniform thin groove about the periphery of the tooth meant to receive the margin of the crown or inlay, said tip being of about one-quarter millimeter thickness to thus form the uniform thin groove of like width, said radiating and insulating surfaces of the tip being substantially oppositely faced.

Claim 9

A method used in dental applications to form a thin groove in the gum groove naturally disposed about a tooth employing an electrosurgery tip, said uniform thin groove for receiving the margin of crowns, inlays or the like, comprising the steps of, providing a metallic tip having on a limited portion of its radiating surfaces an electrical insulation material for providing non-incinerating contact between the tip and tooth, placing the electrosurgery tip in the gum groove with the tip oriented so that the insulation material is in contact with the associated tooth, concurrently placing the tip so that the radiating surface is presented to the lateral wall of the gum groove, and guiding said tip thus oriented in a path of incineration about the tooth along the gum groove without causing incineration of the tooth itself to thus form the uniform thin groove about the periphery of the tooth.

Claim 10

A method used in dental applications to form a thin groove in the gum groove naturally disposed about a tooth employing an electrosurgery tip, said uniform thin groove for receiving the margin of crowns, inlays or the like, comprising the steps of, providing a metallic tip having on a limited portion of its radiating surfaces an electrical insulation material for providing non-incinerating contact between the tip and tooth, placing the electrosurgery tip in the gum groove with the tip oriented so that the insulation material is in contact with the associated tooth, concurrently placing the tip so that the radiating surface is presented to the lateral wall of the gum groove, and guiding said tip thus oriented in a path of incineration about the tooth along the gum groove without causing incineration of the tooth itself to thus form the uniform thin groove about the periphery of the tooth.