Dental wedges, matrix bands, and dental separator rings for use in direct composite restoration techniques
AssigneeBurton Dental Innovations, LLC
InventorMatthew Burton
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Abstract
A dental separator ring for use in a dental restoration procedure in a mouth of a patient. The dental separator ring includes a first arm, a second arm, a central portion coupled to both the first arm and the second arm, a first pad coupled to the first arm, the first pad adapted to be positioned on a lingual side of adjacent teeth in the mouth of the patient, and a second pad coupled to the second arm, the second pad adapted to be positioned on a buccal side of the adjacent teeth in the mouth of the patient. The first pad has a first profile and the second pad has a second profile different from the first profile.
Claims26
A wedge system for use in a dental restoration procedure in a mouth of a patient, the wedge system comprising:
- a first wedge adapted to be disposed in an approximal space between a first tooth and a second tooth adjacent the first tooth, the first wedge including a handle portion, a body portion coupled to and extending outward from the handle portion, a first arm extending from the body portion, away from the handle portion, a second arm extending from the body portion, away from the handle portion, and a gap formed between the first arm and the second arm;
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- a dental separator ring removably coupleable to the first wedge, the dental separator ring comprising:
- a first separator arm;
- a second separator arm;
- a central portion coupled to both the first separator arm and the second separator arm;
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- a first pad coupled to the first separator arm and configured to engage the handle portion of the first wedge when the first wedge is disposed in the approximal space and the dental separator ring is coupled to the first wedge;
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- a second pad coupled to the second separator arm and configured to be at least partially disposed in the gap of the first wedge when the first wedge is disposed in the approximal space and the dental separator ring is coupled to the first wedge,
- wherein when the first wedge is disposed in the approximal space and the dental separator ring is coupled to the first wedge, the body portion of the first wedge is adapted to be at least partially disposed in the approximal space and the handle portion of the first wedge is adapted to be disposed outside of the approximal space.
A method of preparing a patient for a dental restoration procedure, the method comprising:
- providing a first wedge including a handle portion, a body portion coupled to the handle portion, a first arm extending from the body portion, away from the handle portion, a second arm extending from the body portion, away from the handle portion, and a gap formed between the first arm and the second arm;
- inserting the first wedge into an approximal space between a first tooth and a second tooth adjacent to the first tooth in a mouth of the patient, such that the first arm faces the first tooth and the second arm faces the second tooth, the body portion of the first wedge is at least partially disposed in the approximal space, and the handle portion of the first wedge is disposed outside of the approximal space;
- providing a dental separator ring, the dental separator ring comprising:
- a first separator arm;
- a second separator arm;
- a central portion coupled to both the first separator arm and the second separator arm;
- a first pad coupled to the first separator arm;
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- a second pad coupled to the second separator arm;
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- coupling the dental separator ring to the first wedge such that the first pad engages the handle portion of the first wedge, the second pad is at least partially disposed in the gap of the first wedge, and the first separator arm and the second separator arm are partially disposed in the approximal space.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.