Uncured pontic material for orthodontic clear aligners or retainers

A kit comprising:

• a pontic material that forms a finger pliable pontic that is free of a curing catalyst and the finger pliable pontic is uncured before use as a pontic within a wearer's mouth, during use within a wearer's mouth and after use within a wearer's mouth;
• and wherein the pontic material used to form the finger pliable pontic consists of a combination of an uncured, uncrosslinked silicone rubber base material in an amount of 99.90 to about 99.99 weight percent of the pontic material and at least one metal oxide pigment mixed therein in an amount of up to about 0.06 weight percent of the pontic material;
• and
• a plastic orthodontic aligner or retainer.

A method of forming a pontic comprising the steps of:

• placing a pontic material into contact with a teeth facing surface of a plastic orthodontic aligner or retainer;
• wherein the pontic material comprises a combination of an uncured, uncrosslinked silicone rubber base material and a metal oxide pigment mixed therein and wherein the uncured, uncrosslinked silicone rubber base material makes up about 99.90 to about 99.99 weight percent of the pontic material;
• wherein the metal oxide pigment comprises titanium dioxide in an amount of about 0.06 weight percent of the pontic material or less;
• and
• wherein the pontic material is opaque at a thickness of 3 mm, mostly opaque at a thickness of 2.5 mm, and at least partially translucent at a thickness of 2 mm or less;
• and
• forming a shape of an entire tooth or a portion of a tooth from the pontic material such that when the plastic orthodontic aligner or retainer is worn the pontic mimics the existence of the entire tooth or a portion of a tooth;
• and
• wherein the pontic material never cures:
• before the pontic material is formed into the shape of an entire tooth or a portion of a tooth;
• while the pontic material is formed into the shape of an entire tooth or a portion of a tooth;
• or
• after the pontic material is formed into the shape of an entire tooth or a portion of a tooth.