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US 2020/0046464 A1Published application
Assemblies, methods, and kits including a compressible material
Assignee3M Innovative Properties Company
InventorDavid K. Cinader, JR.
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Abstract
The present invention provides assemblies, kits, and methods including a compressible material. Optionally, a hardenable dental composition (e.g., an adhesive or primer) is in contact with the compressible material for bonding a dental article (e.g., an orthodontic appliance) to a tooth structure. Removal of excess hardenable and/or hardened dental composition, if desired, can be facilitated for embodiments in which the hardenable dental composition is an unfilled or a lightly filled composition.
Claims2
An article comprising:
- a dental article having a surface for bonding the article to a tooth structure;
- and
- a compressible material bonded to the surface of the article.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.