Patient dentist whitening guide

A tooth shade whitening guide for independent use by a patient to identify the color shade of the teeth of the patient using a mirror, said whitening guide comprising:

• (a) a flat, thin body member having a front side, an opposing back side, and an outer edge;
• (b) a plurality of display tabs projecting from said outer edge of said body member, said plurality of display tabs defining a plurality of notches individually disposed between each of said plurality of display tabs;
• (c) a plurality of distinct tooth color samples individually disposed on each of said display tabs on said front side of said body member;
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• (d) indicia positioned adjacent to each of said distinct tooth color samples identifying each of said distinct tooth color samples, said indicia being printed in a backward configuration so as to be readable in a conventional forward orientation when viewed in the minor as the patient compares by reflection in the mirror said distinct tooth color samples on said display tabs to the teeth of the patient positioned adjacent to said whitening guide.

A tooth shade whitening guide for patient and dentist identification of the color shade of the teeth of the patient, said whitening guide comprising:

• (a) a thin, flat body member having a patient portion and a separable dentist portion, each of said patient portion and said dentist portion comprising:
• (i) a front face, an opposing back face, an outer edge, and an opposing inner edge;
• (ii) a plurality of distinct tooth color samples positioned on said front face, said distinct tooth color samples each matching an industry standard tooth shade;
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• (iii) indicia positioned adjacent to each of said distinct tooth color samples identifying said industry standard tooth shade corresponding to said distinct tooth color samples, said indicia comprising a first set of indicia being positioned in a forward configuration readable in a standard fashion and a second set of indicia being positioned in a backward configuration readable in a conventional forward orientation when viewed in a mirror;
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• (b) detachment means for separating said patient portion from said dentist portion.

A tooth shade whitening guide for patient and dentist identification of the color shade of the teeth of the patient using a mirror, said whitening guide comprising:

• (a) a flat, thin body member comprising a pair of separable portions, said separable portions comprising:
• (i) A patient portion comprising:
• (A) a front side, an opposing back side, an outer edge, and an opposing inner edge;
• (B) a plurality of display tabs projecting from said outer edge of said patient portion, said plurality of display tabs defining a plurality of notches individually disposed between each of said plurality of display tabs;
• (C) a first set of distinct tooth color samples individually overlying each of said display tabs on said front side of said patient portion;
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• (D) indicia positioned adjacent to each of said first set of distinct tooth color samples identifying each of said first set of distinct tooth color samples, said indicia being printed in a backward configuration so as to be readable in a conventional forward orientation when viewed in the mirror;
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• (ii) a dentist portion separably attached to said patient portion and comprising:
• (A) a front side, an opposing back side, an outer edge, and an inner edge;
• (B) a second set of distinct tooth color samples positioned on said front side of said dentist portion and corresponding to said first set of distinct tooth color samples;
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• (C) indicia positioned adjacent to each of said second set of distinct tooth color samples identifying each of said second set of distinct tooth color samples.