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US 2014/0234805 A1Published application
Composite edentulous space filler for dental applications
OwnerCotesworth Fishburneinventor
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Abstract
A device that is useful in forming an occupation for an edentulous space, and a method of forming the device. The device is formed by filling a tube with an ultraviolet (UV) light curable composite, and subsequently curing the light curable composite in situ. The tube is transparent, or substantially transparent, to ultraviolet (UV) light. The tube may be open at each end thereof.
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A method of producing a device for filling an edentulous space, comprising the steps of:
- filling a tubular member with a light curable composite material;
- forming the tubular member to a desired length that fits within the edentulous space;
- positioning the tubular member in the edentulous space;
- exposing the tubular member and the light curable composite material to a light having a wavelength that hardens the light curable composite material until the light curable composite material is hardened.
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