ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 13397-1 First edition 1995-12-15 Periodontal curettes, dental scalers and excavators - Part 1: General requirements Curettes parodontales, instruments dentaires pour detartrage et excavateursdentaires Partie 1: Prescriptions générales Reference number ISO13397-1:1995(E) Copyright Intermational Organization for Standardization No reproduction or networking permited without license from IHS Not for Resale ISO 13397-1:1995(E) Foreword ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide and non-governmental, in liaison with iSO, also take part in the work. isO collaborates closely with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of electrotechnical standardization. Draft International Standards adopted by the technical committees are circulated to the member bodies for voting. Publication as an International Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the member bodies casting a vote. International Standard ISO 13397-1 was prepared by, Technical Committee ISO/TC 106, Dentistry, Subcommittee SC 4, Dental instruments. Iso 13397 consists of the following parts, under the general title Periodontal curettes, dental scalers and excavators: Part 1: General requirements Part 2: Dental curettes Gr-type Part 3: Dental scalers - H-type - Part 4: Dental excavators It is anticipated that additional types of instruments will form the subject of futureparts. Annex A of this part of ISO 13397 is for information only. ISO1995 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and microfilm, without permission in writing from the publisher. International OrganizationforStandardization Case Postale 56 · CH-1211 Geneve 20 · Switzerland Printed in Switzerland without license from IHS Not for Resale INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO ISO13397-1:1995(E) Periodontal curettes, dental scalers and excavators Part 1: General requirements Scope 4 Classification This part of ISO 13397 specifies the general materia! Periodontal curettes, dental scalers and excavators and performance requirements for periodontal specified in all parts of ISO 13397 are classified ac- curettes,dental scalersandexcavators. cording to the Vickers hardness of the working end: class1:600HV1-700HV1 2 Normative references class 2: 550 HV1 - 620 HV1 The following standards contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions 5 Material of this part of ISO 13397. At the time of publication, the editions indicated were valid. All standards are 5.1 Material of working end subject to revision, and parties to agreements based The working end shall be made of martensitic stain- gate the possibility of applying the most recent edi- less steel complying with IsO 7153-1 or other ma- tions of the standards indicated below. Members of terials providing the instrument made therefrom IEC and ISO maintain registers of currently valid meets the requirements of clause 6. International Standards. ISO 1942-3:1989, Dental vocabulary - Part 3: Dental 5.2 Material of handle instruments. The material of the handle, selected at the discretion ISO 6507-2:1983, Metallic materials - -Hardnesstest of the manufacturer, shall meet the requirements of - Vickers test - Part 2: HV 0,2 to less than HV 5. clause 6. IsO 7153-1:1991, Surgical instruments — Metallic materials - Part 1: Stainless steel. 6 Requirements ISO 13402:1995, Surgical and dental hand instru- ments Determination of resistance against 6.1 Surface finish autoclaving, corrosion and thermal exposure. 6.1.1 All surfaces 3 Definitions All surfaces shall be visibly free from pores, crevices, grinding marks, residual scales, acid, grease and re For the purposes of this part of ISO 13397, the defi- sidual grinding and polishing materials, when in- nitions given in ISO 1942-3 apply spected using normal vision. for Standardizatior No