US 12,605,229 B1Granted

Dental apparatus including a prop and a rubber dam and a method of using the same

AssigneeKing Saud University

InventorMohammed Hazaa Alshamrani

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Abstract

A dental apparatus includes a body made of a first elastomeric material; and a reinforcing member made of a stiffer, second elastomeric material, and a rubber dam covering a through opening in a base of the body. The body of the dental apparatus includes the base, a first plurality of sidewalls protruding from a first side surface of the base and a second plurality of sidewalls protruding from the second side surface of the base, opposite to the first plurality of sidewalls. The plurality of sidewalls includes a posterior sidewall that can be used as a mouth prop. The base includes a groove to direct fluid away from base and away from the rubber dam. The second plurality of sidewalls include a pair of sidewalls that align the dental apparatus on a row of teeth.

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Dependent claims

A dental apparatus, comprising:

a body made of a first elastomeric material;
and
a reinforcing member disposed at least partially inside of the body,
wherein the body of the dental apparatus includes:
a base having a first side surface and a second side surface opposite to the first side surface,
wherein a periphery of the first side surface and a periphery of the second side surface define:
a posterior side of the body,
an anterior side of the body, spaced apart from the posterior side;
a buccal side of the body, connecting the anterior side and the posterior side to one another;
and
a lingual side of the body, connecting the anterior side and the posterior side to one another, the lingual side being spaced apart from the buccal side;
a first plurality of sidewalls protruding from the first side surface of the base;
and
a second plurality of sidewalls protruding from the second side surface of the base, opposite to the first plurality of sidewalls,
wherein the first plurality of sidewalls includes:
a posterior sidewall extending along the posterior side of the body;
an anterior sidewall extending along the anterior side of the body, the anterior sidewall protruding by a lesser distance from the first side surface of the base than the posterior sidewall;
a first buccal sidewall extending along the buccal side of the body;
and
a first lingual sidewall extending along the lingual side of the body;
wherein the second plurality of sidewalls includes:
a second buccal sidewall extending along the buccal side of the body;
and
a second lingual sidewall extending along the lingual side of the body,
wherein the base of the body includes a through opening, said through opening connecting the first and second side surfaces of the base to one another, the through opening extending between the first plurality of sidewalls and between the second plurality of sidewalls;
and
a dam covering the through opening of the base,
wherein the reinforcing member is made of a second elastomeric material, and
wherein the second elastomeric material of the second reinforcing member has a greater stiffness than the first elastomeric material of the body of the dental apparatus.

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A method of using a dental apparatus, comprising:

obtaining a dental apparatus, the dental apparatus including:
a body made of a first elastomeric material;
and
a reinforcing member disposed at least partially inside of the body,
wherein the body of the dental apparatus includes:
a base having a first side surface and a second side surface opposite to the first side surface,
wherein a periphery of the first side surface and a periphery of the second side surface define:
a posterior side of the body,
an anterior side of the body, spaced apart from the posterior side;
a buccal side of the body, connecting the anterior side and the posterior side to one another;
and
a lingual side of the body, connecting the anterior side and the posterior side to one another, the lingual side being spaced apart from the buccal side;
a first plurality of sidewalls protruding from the first side surface of the base;
and
a second plurality of sidewalls protruding from the second side surface of the base, opposite to the first plurality of sidewalls,
wherein the first plurality of sidewalls includes:
a posterior sidewall extending along the posterior side of the body;
an anterior sidewall extending along the anterior side of the body;
a first buccal sidewall extending along the buccal side of the body;
and
a first lingual sidewall extending along the lingual side of the body;
wherein the second plurality of sidewalls includes:
a second buccal sidewall extending along the buccal side of the body;
and
a second lingual sidewall extending along the lingual side of the body,
wherein the base of the reinforcing body includes a first through opening, said first through opening connecting the first and second side surfaces of the base to one another, the first through opening extending between the first plurality of sidewalls and between the second plurality of sidewalls;
and
a dam covering the first through opening of the base;
placing the dental apparatus in a mouth of a dental patient, the dental apparatus being positioned in the mouth of the dental patient between teeth in an upper jaw of the patient and teeth in a lower jaw of the patient, with the buccal side of the body of the dental apparatus coinciding with a cheek side of the patient and the lingual side of the body of the dental apparatus coinciding with a lingual side of the patient;
and
fastening a second through opening in the dam around a tooth of a patient to expose said tooth and cover other teeth of the patient on a same jaw as the exposed tooth.

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A dental apparatus, comprising:

a body made of a first elastomeric material;
and
a reinforcing member disposed at least partially inside of the body,
wherein the body of the dental apparatus includes:
a base having a first side surface and a second side surface opposite to the first side surface,
wherein a periphery of the first side surface and a periphery of the second side surface define:
a posterior side of the body,
an anterior side of the body, spaced apart from the posterior side;
a buccal side of the body, connecting the anterior side and the posterior side to one another;
and
a lingual side of the body, connecting the anterior side and the posterior side to one another, the lingual side being spaced apart from the buccal side;
a first plurality of sidewalls protruding from the first side surface of the base;
and
a second plurality of sidewalls protruding from the second side surface of the base, opposite to the first plurality of sidewalls,
wherein the first plurality of sidewalls includes:
a posterior sidewall extending along the posterior side of the body;
an anterior sidewall extending along the anterior side of the body, the anterior sidewall protruding by a lesser distance from the first side surface of the base than the posterior sidewall;
a first buccal sidewall extending along the buccal side of the body;
and
a first lingual sidewall extending along the lingual side of the body;
wherein the second plurality of sidewalls includes:
a second buccal sidewall extending along the buccal side of the body;
and
a second lingual sidewall extending along the lingual side of the body,
wherein the base of the body includes a through opening, said through opening connecting the first and second side surfaces of the base to one another, the through opening extending between the first plurality of sidewalls and between the second plurality of sidewalls;
and
a dam covering the through opening of the base,
wherein the base includes a groove on the first side surface of the base, the groove extending between the through opening and the posterior sidewall, between the through opening and the first buccal sidewall, between the through opening and the first lingual sidewall, and between the through opening and the anterior sidewall.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.