Powdering attachment for applying powder to tooth surfaces

A tooth powdering applicator system for applying reflective powder to the various surfaces of a tooth comprising:

• A. a tooth powdering applicator comprising:
• a container for holding reflective powder to be applied to the tooth for form a reflective coating thereon, said container having a air inlet, a powder outlet, and a means for adding powder to the container;
• B. a dry air syringe comprising:
• i. a syringe body with a pistol type grip;
• ii. an air hose adapted for connection to a pressurized air source, the air hose connected to the syringe body;
• iii. a moisture filter within the syringe body, the moisture filter having an inlet and an outlet, the inlet to the moisture filter in fluid communication with the air hose;
• iv. a syringe body air outlet;
• v. a path from the outlet of the moisture filter to the syringe body air outlet;
• and
• vi. a control valve mechanism for selectively blocking the path from the outlet of the moisture filter to the syringe body air outlet wherein the control valve mechanism controls the amount of air sent to the syringe body air outlet;
• and
• C. a rigid inlet tube connecting the air outlet on the body of the air syringe to the air inlet of the container.

A dry air syringe comprising:

• A. a syringe body with a pistol type grip;
• B. an air hose adapted for connection to a pressurized air source, the air hose connected to the syringe body;
• C. a moisture filter within the syringe body, the moisture filter having an inlet and an outlet, the inlet to the moisture filter in fluid communication with the air hose;
• D. a syringe body air outlet;
• E. a path from the outlet of the moisture filter to the syringe body air outlet;
• F. a control valve mechanism for selectively blocking the path from the outlet of the moisture filter to the syringe body air outlet, wherein the control valve mechanism controls the amount of air sent to the syringe body air outlet;
• and
• G. a rigid tube with a first end and a second end, the first end adapted for reversible connection to the syringe body air outlet, the second end adapted for connection to a dental accessory.

A method of applying a powder to a tooth comprising the steps of:

• A. Preparing the tooth powder applicator system, the step of preparing the tooth powder applicator system comprising the acts of:
• Place a quantity of powder into a cavity in a tooth powdering applicator;
• Connect a removable, rotatable, rigid outlet tube to an outlet of the tooth powder applicator, the outlet of the tooth powder applicator in fluid communication with the cavity;
• the rigid and outlet tube having a first end connected to an outlet of the tooth powdering applicator and a distal second end, the second end not aligned with the first end;
• and
• Inserting an end of a syringe outlet tube into an air inlet of the tooth powder applicator, the air inlet in fluid communication with the cavity so that operation of a control valve mechanism on the dry air syringe sends dry air out the end of the syringe outlet tube into the inlet of the tooth powder applicator, into the cavity where the dry air agitates the powder and transports a portion of the powder out the outlet of the tooth powder applicator, through the rigid outlet tube towards the tooth;
• B. Holding the dry air syringe with a first hand and applying a controlled flow of dry air and powder to a tooth surface;
• and
• C. Altering the direction of the controlled flow of dry air and powder by rotating the rigid outlet tube relative to the outlet of the tooth powder applicator with a second hand while continuing to hold the dry air syringe with the first hand.