Characterizing the performance of dental air-turbine ...
2008-1-1 · The first air-powered dental engine design was patented in 1868 1 although in fact this was not a turbine but effectively a lobe pump operated in reverse. It was intended to be operated by mouth, foot bellows, or a compressed air vessel. The first true turbine dental handpiece, with a 13-bladed rotor, was patented in 1874, 2 with similar ...
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