Dental instrument for creating natural occlusal anatomy in dental restorations
AssigneeTHE THRIVE Dentists LLC
InventorsGalen Detrik-Hartenberger, David Martin
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Abstract
A dental instrument for shaping an occlusal surface of a dental restoration includes a handle portion and an end member. The end member includes an elongated portion and a working end portion. The elongated portion is coupled with the handle portion and extends to the working end portion. The working end portion includes a concave surface shaped to be interfaced with a dental restoration material to shape the dental restoration material to form a convex occlusal surface of the dental restoration.
Claims18
A dental instrument for shaping an occlusal surface of a dental restoration, the dental instrument comprising:
- a handle portion;
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- an end member comprising an elongated portion and a working end portion, the elongated portion being coupled with the handle portion and extending to the working end portion, the working end portion comprising a concave surface shaped to be interfaced with a dental restoration material to shape the dental restoration material to form a convex occlusal surface of the dental restoration,
- wherein the working end portion comprises a circumferential rim and a distal tip,
- wherein the concave surface extends from the circumferential rim and converges to the distal tip so as to be offset from a line tangent to the circumferential rim and the distal tip, and
- wherein the circumferential rim comprises a circumferential rim convex surface shaped to be interfaced with the dental restoration material to shape the dental restoration material to form a concave occlusal surface of the dental restoration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.