Dental device
OwnerPaul Moore, Hazel Hendyinventors
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Abstract
Aspects of the present invention relate to a dental retractor for controlling the position of soft tissue within a mouth, the dental retractor comprising: a lip retractor for controlling the position of a lip; and a cheek retractor comprising a pair of arms for controlling the position of a cheek; and wherein the dental retractor comprises a tongue retractor removably coupled to the dental retractor for controlling the position of a tongue.
Claims11
A dental retractor for controlling the position of soft tissue around and within a patient's mouth, the dental retractor comprising:
- a lip retractor for controlling the position of the patient's lips, wherein the lip retractor comprises a circumferentially continuous annular body and a circumferentially continuous radially extending flange extending radially from a proximal side of the annular body;
- a cheek retractor comprising a pair of arms for controlling the position of the patient's cheeks, wherein the pair of arms form an arch representative of a dental arch in plan view and extend distally from the annular body of the lip retractor;
- wherein the distally extending arms are configured to be located on an exterior of a dental arch of a patient and contact an upper and a lower labial sulcus and an upper and a lower buccal sulcus of the patient when the patient's mouth is both open and closed;
- a tongue retractor removably attachable to the cheek retractor for controlling the position of the patient's tongue, the tongue retractor including a strap for attaching the tongue retractor to the cheek retractor;
- wherein each arm of the cheek retractor comprises a channel arranged to receive the strap, and wherein the channel comprises an over-hanging lip to provide a snap-fit retention of the strap.
A dental retractor for controlling the position of soft tissue around and within a patient's mouth, the dental retractor comprising:
- a lip retractor for controlling the position of the patient's lips;
- a cheek retractor comprising a pair of arms for controlling the position of the patient's cheeks;
- a tongue retractor removably attachable to the cheek retractor for controlling the position of the patient's tongue;
- wherein the tongue retractor comprises a strap for attaching the tongue retractor to the cheek retractor;
- wherein each arm of the cheek retractor comprises a channel arranged to receive the strap;
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- wherein the channel comprises an over-hanging lip to provide a snap-fit retention of the strap.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.