Dental gum guards and devices, methods, and systems thereof
AssigneeMavrik Dental Systems, Ltd.
InventorDaniel Sanders
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Abstract
A device, method, and system are provided for aiding in dental treatments. Such devices may include or consist of a dental gum guard. The dental gum guard preferably includes an at least partially arch-shaped flexible drape designed to conform substantially to a gum ridge anatomy. Preferably the dental gum guard has a plurality of holes, such as pre-configured cut-out holes (e.g., of varying diameter). The holes may allow for customized insertion over the teeth. The dental gum guard preferably provides a dry field.
Claims20
A dental gum guard comprising an arch-shaped, elastomeric drape having a cross-section that is contoured to a gum ridge anatomy, and having a plurality of pre-configured holes including holes of different initial diameters for customized insertion of the dental gum guard over a gum with crown portions of teeth penetrating through the holes, wherein the dental gum guard protects a dental gum around the crown portion of each tooth by providing a dry field;
- wherein the elastomeric drape covers at least a portion of an alveolar ridge;
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- wherein the elastomeric drape is a self-retaining drape, wherein the elastomeric drape has a varying thickness including a relatively high thickness in a region for maintaining a shape of the dental gum guard and a relatively low thickness in a region for cut-outs for teeth.
A dental gum guard, comprising an at least partially arch-shaped flexible drape designed to conform substantially to the gum ridge anatomy, and having pre-configured cut-out holes of varying diameter for customized insertion over the teeth which acts to provide a dry field;
- wherein the flexible drape has a varying thickness including a relatively high thickness in a region for maintaining a shape of the dental gum guard and a relatively low thickness in a region for cut-outs for teeth.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.