Powder coated malleable hydrophobic orthodontic device shield
AssigneeOrVance, LLC
InventorsMichael Edward Silver, Charles Schryver
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Abstract
A method that includes the step of engaging an orthodontic protection device with a surface within a person's mouth chosen from the group consisting of: a tooth surface; an orthodontic appliance affixed to the tooth surface and a combination of the tooth surface and the orthodontic appliance affixed to the tooth surface. The orthodontic protection device includes an extruded base material that includes an uncured, uncross-linked silicone high consistency rubber base and the extruded base material has at least one dry, powdered hydrophilic polymeric substance on a surface of the extruded base material.
Claims20
A method of covering a tooth surface, an orthodontic appliance, or both the tooth surface and the orthodontic appliance with an orthodontic protection device comprising the step of:
- using a person's fingers to push the orthodontic protecting device into engagement with the tooth surface, the orthodontic appliance or both the tooth surface and the orthodontic appliance, and an orthodontic appliance thereby adhering the orthodontic protection device to the tooth surface, the orthodontic appliance or both the tooth surface and the orthodontic appliance;
- wherein the orthodontic protection device comprises:
- a rod of base material comprising at least one of the following compounds chosen from the group consisting of:
- a product consisting of one or more hydrocarbon-based waxes that may also include inorganic fillers and/or organic fillers;
- an uncured, uncrosslinked silicone high consistency rubber base;
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- a hydrophobic water insoluble solid material that is malleable at 37° C. or lower and safe for a human oral environment;
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- wherein the rod of base material has at least one dry, powdered hydrophilic polymeric substance mechanically or frictionally engaged with and dispersed on one or more surfaces of the rod of base material.
A method comprising the step of:
- applying a finger force to an orthodontic protection device to push the orthodontic protection device into engagement with any of 1) a tooth surface;
- 2) an orthodontic appliance engaged with the tooth surface;
- or 3) both the tooth surface and the orthodontic appliance engaged with the tooth surface;
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- wherein the orthodontic protection device comprises an extruded base material comprising at least one of the following compounds chosen from the group consisting of:
- a product consisting of one or more hydrocarbon-based waxes that may also include inorganic or inorganic fillers;
- an uncured, uncrosslinked silicone high consistency rubber base;
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- a hydrophobic water insoluble solid material that is malleable at 37° C. or lower and safe for a human oral environment;
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- wherein the extruded base material has at least one dry, powdered hydrophilic polymeric substance on a surface of the extruded base material.
A method comprising the step of:
- engaging an orthodontic protection device with a surface within a person's mouth chosen from the group consisting of:
- a tooth surface;
- an orthodontic appliance affixed to the tooth surface and a combination of the tooth surface and the orthodontic appliance affixed to the tooth surface;
- and
- wherein the orthodontic protection device comprises:
- an extruded base material that includes an uncured, uncross-linked silicone high consistency rubber base and wherein the extruded base material has at least one dry, powdered hydrophilic polymeric substance on a surface of the extruded base material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.