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US 5,964,587 AGranted
Bite control point and a method to form a projection on tooth surface
OwnerMikio Satoinventor
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Abstract
This invention is a ready-made bite control point which aims at easing the dentist to form the projections on the tooth side without a specialized tool and comprises a swelling to be fitted into a side hollow of a positioner for tooth-straightening employed in the dental treatment of open bite.
Claims10
A bite control point, comprising:
- a first surface to be adhered to a tooth;
- a second surface with a convex shape, said convex shape having a slope at one edge which is gentler than that of the opposite side.
A method of forming a projection on a tooth surface, comprising the steps of:
- preparing a ready made bite control point having a convex shape, said convex shape having a slope at one edge which is gentler than that of the opposite side;
- etching an area for adhesion on a tooth side;
- washing and drying said area;
- putting an adhesive on a surface of said bite control point;
- pressing said surface against said area on said tooth irradiating said adhesive.
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A method of attaching a bite control point to a tooth, comprising:
- applying an adhesive on the surface of a pre-manufactured hard bite control point;
- pressing the bite control point onto the surface of the tooth;
- and
- stiffening the adhesive.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.