Dental appliance
OwnerDaniel Chasanoff, Myles Z. Schneiderinventors
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Abstract
Dental appliances such as orthodontic apparatus in the form of a coated metal having characteristics including aesthetic appearance highlighted by tooth coloring, resistance to abrasion, low friction, weldability, stability at high temperatures and attachability to dental adhesives. A base metallic material is covered by a coating including a para-oxybenzoyl homopolyester and polytetrafluoroethylene and a pigment for providing the tooth coloring.
Claims6
A dental appliance, for use in the mouth as an improvement over polymeric fluorocarbon appliances, comprising a metallic base material and a coating including a para-oxybenzoyl homopolyester, a polymeric fluorocarbon and a pigment for providing a tooth colored appearance.
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