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US 2026/0124029 A1Published application
Dental Shade Guide With Plurality of Shade Tabs and Built-In Light Source
OwnerBenjamin JUNGinventor
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Abstract
A dental shade guide comprises a housing with an array of strips carried by the housing. An array of shade samples is carried by the array of strips and extends from the housing. Each shade sample has a different shade corresponding to dental shades. A light source is carried by the housing and oriented to face rearwardly with respect to the housing. A power source is carried by the housing and electrically coupled to the light source.
Claims20
A dental shade guide, comprising:
- a housing;
- an array of strips carried by the housing;
- an array of shade samples carried by the array of strips and extending from the housing and oriented to face forwardly with respect to the housing, each shade sample having a different shade corresponding to dental shades;
- a light source carried by the housing and oriented to face rearwardly with respect to the housing;
- and
- a power source carried by the housing and electrically coupled to the light source.
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A dental shade guide configured to determine a color of a tooth in a mouth of a patient, comprising:
- a housing having a back wall and a front step with a front wall and an intermediate wall between the front wall and the back wall, the front step being intermediate a top and a bottom of the housing;
- an elongated window opening in the back wall of the housing;
- an array of slots in the front step of the housing;
- an array of indicia on the front wall with each indicium associated with a different slot of the array of slots and each indicium indicating a different shade;
- an array of strips carried by the housing and associated with the array of slots;
- each strip of the array of strips having a proximal end received in a different slot of the array of slots;
- an array of shade samples carried by the array of strips and extending from the housing, each shade sample having a different shade and corresponding to an indicium indicating a shade of the shade sample;
- a light source positioned in the housing and aligned with the elongated window opening in the back wall and oriented to face rearwardly with respect to the housing;
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- a power source positioned in the housing and electrically coupled to the light source.
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A dental shade guide configured to determine a color of a tooth in a mouth of a patient to enable creating a restoration, comprising:
- a housing having a back wall and a front step with a front wall and an intermediate wall between the front wall and the back wall, the front step being intermediate a top and a bottom of the housing;
- an interior wall located in the housing between the back wall and the front wall;
- an elongated window opening in the back wall of the housing;
- an array of slots in the front step of the housing;
- an array of indicia on the front wall with each indicium associated with a different slot of the array of slots and each indicium indicating a different shade;
- an array of strips carried by the housing and associated with the array of slots;
- each strip of the array of strips having a proximal end removably received in a different slot of the array of slots;
- the proximal end of each strip of the array of strips having an interference fit between the interior wall and the front wall;
- an array of shade samples carried by the array of strips and extending from the housing, each shade sample having a different shade and corresponding to an indicium indicating a shade of the shade sample;
- each shade sample comprising a dental material comprising one or more of resin, porcelain or zirconia;
- each shade sample having a shape of an anterior tooth;
- an array of tabs associated with the array of strips and positioned below the array of shade samples;
- an array of indicia on the array of tabs corresponding to the array of shade samples and matching the array of indicia on the front wall of the housing;
- a light source positioned in the housing and aligned with the elongated window opening in the back wall and oriented to face rearwardly with respect to the housing;
- a power source positioned in the housing and electrically coupled to the light source;
- a power button carried by the housing and electrically coupled to the light source and the power source;
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- an adjustment button carried by the housing and electrically coupled to electronics in the housing to enable adjustment of warmth of the light source.
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