Dental treatment system

Abstract

A dental treatment system can include a console, a tooth coupler, and an interface member that provides at least one of fluidic, electrical, mechanical, and data communication between the tooth coupler and the console. The tooth coupler (which may comprise a handpiece or a treatment cap) can act as a working end of the system to administer a suitable treatment procedure, such as a cleaning procedure, an obturation procedure, a restoration procedure, etc. The tooth coupler can removably engage the interface member such that the clinician can easily engage and disengage the tooth coupler and interface member.

1 . (canceled) 
     
     
         2 . A dental treatment system comprising:
 a plurality of fluid reservoirs for holding a plurality of fluids to be supplied to a dental treatment apparatus configured to treat an oral condition;   a mixing system configured to mix the plurality of fluids to form a fluid mixture;   a degassing system configured to remove dissolved gases from the plurality of fluids supplied by the plurality of fluid reservoirs or from the fluid mixture;   a pump to pressurize the mixed fluid, wherein the mixing system and degassing system are positioned along a flow path between the plurality of fluid reservoirs and the pump.   
     
     
         3 . The dental treatment system of  claim 2 , wherein the degassing system is positioned along the flow path upstream of the mixing system between the plurality of fluid reservoirs and the mixing system, the degassing system configured to remove dissolved gases from the plurality of fluids supplied by the plurality of fluid reservoirs. 
     
     
         4 . The dental treatment system of  claim 2 , wherein the degassing system is positioned along the flow path downstream of the mixing system between the mixing system and the pump, the degassing system configured to remove dissolved gases from the fluid mixture. 
     
     
         5 . The dental treatment system of  claim 2 , further comprising a console, wherein the fluid reservoirs, the mixing system, the degassing system, and the pump are housed in or on the console. 
     
     
         6 . The dental treatment system of  claim 2 , further comprising the dental treatment apparatus, wherein the dental treatment apparatus comprises a pressure wave generator configured to generate pressure waves in the mixed fluid to treat the oral condition. 
     
     
         7 . The dental treatment system of  claim 2 , further comprising one or more monitoring sensors configured to monitor properties of the plurality of fluids or the mixed fluid, wherein the one or more monitoring sensors are configured to measure at least one of concentration and temperature of the plurality of fluids upstream of the mixing system. 
     
     
         8 . The dental treatment system of  claim 7 , further comprising a control system in data communication with the plurality of fluid reservoirs and the one or more monitoring sensors to control and measure the plurality of fluids supplied by the plurality of fluid reservoirs. 
     
     
         9 . A dental treatment system comprising:
 a fluid supply;   a pressurizing pump to pressurize one or more fluids supplied to the pressurizing pump from the fluid supply;   a fluid pathway between the pressurizing pump and an interface configured to provide fluidic communication with a dental treatment apparatus configured to perform a dental treatment procedure, the fluid pathway including a fluid supply line to deliver the pressurized one or more fluids to the dental treatment apparatus and a suction line to convey waste fluid away from the dental treatment apparatus;   an evacuation system comprising:
 a waste reservoir; and 
 a vacuum pump in fluid communication with the fluid supply and the fluid pathway, the vacuum pump configured to apply a negative pressure to draw fluid from the fluid supply and waste fluid from the dental treatment apparatus to the waste reservoir. 
   
     
     
         10 . The dental treatment system of  claim 9 , wherein the fluid supply comprises a plurality of reservoirs and a plurality of fluid supply lines to supply the one or more fluids from the plurality of reservoirs to the pressurizing pump for pressurization of the one or more fluids. 
     
     
         11 . The dental treatment system of  claim 10 , wherein the evacuation system further comprises a backflush line separate from the plurality of fluid supply lines, the backflush line supplying fluid from at least one of the plurality of fluid reservoirs to the pressurizing pump to flush the materials in the pressurizing pump to the waste reservoir. 
     
     
         12 . The dental treatment system of  claim 9 , wherein the evacuation system further comprises a vacuum system manifold in communication with the vacuum pump, wherein the vacuum pump is configured to apply negative pressure to the dental treatment system via the vacuum system manifold. 
     
     
         13 . The dental treatment system of  claim 12 , wherein the vacuum system manifold is in communication with the pressurizing pump and configured to apply a negative pressure to the pressurizing pump. 
     
     
         14 . The dental treatment system of  claim 12 , further comprising a degassing system configured to remove dissolved gases from the one or more fluids supplied by the fluid supply. 
     
     
         15 . The dental treatment system of  claim 14 , wherein the vacuum pump is in communication with the degassing system and configured to apply a negative pressure to the degassing system. 
     
     
         16 . The dental treatment system of  claim 9 , further comprising a purge system configured to be activated to flush fluids through the dental treatment system before the dental treatment procedure. 
     
     
         17 . A dental treatment system comprising:
 a console;   one or more conduits coupled to the console;   a reader in data communication with the console; and   a dental treatment apparatus configured to removably couple to the one or more conduits, wherein the one or more conduits is configured to provide at least a fluid communication between the console and the dental treatment apparatus when coupled to the dental treatment apparatus for the dental treatment, the dental treatment apparatus comprising a memory device, the memory device comprising a communications chip, the memory device configured to communicate information about at least one of the treatment procedure and the dental treatment apparatus to the reader;   wherein the reader is configured to write, before, during, or after an initial treatment procedure, to the communications chip data indicating that the dental treatment apparatus has been used in a treatment procedure;   wherein the system is configured to determine a number of treatment procedures performed by the dental apparatus; and   wherein the system is configured to prevent use of said particular dental treatment apparatus if it is determined that the said particular dental treatment apparatus has been previously used in a predetermined number of treatment procedures.   
     
     
         18 . The dental treatment system of  claim 17 , wherein the communications chip comprises a wireless chip, the wireless chip configured to wirelessly transmit the information to the reader, wherein the wireless chip comprises a radio frequency identification (RFID) chip, and wherein the reader comprises a RFID reader. 
     
     
         19 . The dental treatment system of  claim 17 , wherein the communications chip is configured to communicate identifying information regarding the particular dental treatment apparatus to the reader, wherein if the identifying information indicates that the dental treatment apparatus is an unauthorized apparatus, the reader is configured to communicate with the console to prevent the dental treatment apparatus from being used in a treatment procedure. 
     
     
         20 . The dental treatment system of  claim 17 , wherein the dental treatment apparatus comprises a pressure wave generator configured to product pressure waves across a broad spectrum of frequencies. 
     
     
         21 . The dental treatment system of  claim 17 , wherein the predetermined number of treatment procedures is one.