Dental splint and splinting method
AssigneeEastflex Corp.
InventorMaris Lans
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Abstract
An apparatus and method are described for splinting teeth. The apparatus of the invention comprises a splint formed from a flat and relatively thin rigid sheet. The splint has two support prongs extending in opposite directions from each other from two shoulders that are connected by an arch portion that extends between the upper ends of the two shoulders. The method for applying the splint, requires that aligned grooves be cut into each of the two adjacent teeth, the groove being large enough to accommodate the splint. The grooves are partially filled, a flowable composite resin and the splint is then embedded in the composite resin in the groove. The groove thus filled is cured, finished and polished to a smooth surface.
Claims6
A dental splint for connecting and supporting adjacent teeth, said splint being formed from rigid sheet material, and comprising two or more prongs, extending from opposing shoulders, connected by an arch portion extending between the upper ends of said opposing shoulders.
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