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(43) Date of publication: 21.06.2000 Bulletin 2000/25 (21) Application number: 98915339.0 (22) Date of filing: 14.04.1998

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A61C 1/02 (86) International application number: PCT/US9806/875 (87) International publication number: WO 9846/160 (22.10.1998 Gazette 1998/42)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT CH DE DK GB LI SE (30) Priority: 14.04.1997 US 834640 (71) Applicant: DENTICATOR INTERNATIONAL, INC. Sacramento, CA 95828 (US)	(72) Inventor: MENDOZA, José, L. Sacramento, CA 95828 (US) (74) Representative: Colens, Alain  Rue Franz Merjay, 21 1050 Bruxelles 1050 Bruxelles (BE)