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US 2022/0023014 A1Published application
Light curing impression system
AssigneeDENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.
InventorsPaul Pierson, Naim Karazivan, Xin HUO, Dustin Gaidos, Leonid Silverman
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Abstract
A light curing dental system comprising a light emitting tray that precisely distributes an optimal amount of curing light energy to internal, external and extra oral portions of the dental arch to cure a dental material. The light curing dental system generally includes a light source, a light emitting dental tray, an activation module and a photocurable dental material.
Claims20
A reusable dental impression tray, comprising:
- a body having a channel for receiving a disposable inner tray lining,
- at least one illuminator placed in the body of the impression tray,
- wherein the disposable inner tray lining is pre-loaded with an impression material,
- wherein the at least one illuminator is a light source or the at least one illuminator is a light conductor that transmits light energy from a separate light source not found in the reusable dental impression tray,
- wherein the impression tray further includes a liner that is pre-filled with the photocurable dental impression material and the liner is placed into the channel, and wherein the liner has at least one mechanical retention feature capable of retaining a majority of the impression material upon exposure to light and curing.
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