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US 2024/0374438 A1Published application
Subdividable dental absorbent block
OwnerGary Housemaninventor
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Abstract
An absorbent block of a length greater than a single tooth extraction site, the block subdividable into selected customized widths for application to a dental extraction site. The block may have a longitudinal notch in the surface pressed against the extraction site, or two opposed notches where corresponding upper and lower teeth are extracted. Pre-cut lines or surface marked lines indicate available widths for block subdivisions. The block may be curved as appropriate to align with partial or full arch teeth extraction procedures.
Claims16
An absorbent block for use in post-extraction dental care, the absorbent block comprising:
- a length sufficient to cover at least two adjacent dental extraction sites on a dental arch;
- the absorbent block subdividable into a plurality of portions of defined widths;
- one or more of the portions selectable to cover a target dental extraction site;
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- the one or more of the portions configured for removal together from the absorbent block as a block division of selected total width and for application to and pressuring against the target dental extraction site.
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