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US 6,182,820 B2Granted
Veneer holder
OwnerJohn F. Rathbauerinventor
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Abstract
A holder for dental implants namely dental veneers. The holder has a bottom tray and a top cover both opaque. The top cover has a recessed portion that is designed to receive a foam sheet. The foam sheet is designed to cover the top cover so that it blocks light from entering the closed holder. The bottom tray has recessed wells that are designed to receive dental veneers. When the cover is closed over the tray, the light is blocked out so that light-sensitive resin placed upon the dental veneers does not harden before the dental veneers are placed upon the patient's teeth.
Claims10
A dental veneer holder comprising:
- a) a top cover;
- b) a foam sheet inserted and snugly fit inside said top cover;
- c) a hinge connected to said top cover;
- d) a bottom tray connected to said hinge;
- and
- e) a series of recessed wells that are molded into said bottom tray wherein said series of recessed wells consist of wells that are designed to receive at least one dental veneer for each of the following teeth:
- a molar;
- a second bicuspid;
- a first bicuspid;
- a cuspid;
- a lateral;
- and a central tooth and wherein the edges of said top cover and said bottom tray are designed to overlap each other and remain flush against each other so that in combination with said foam sheet, they together block light from entering the holder at the edges.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.