Dental instrument
AssigneeAdDent, Inc.
InventorRichard Trushkowsky
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Abstract
A dental instrument for assisting in the filling and curing of a dental restoration with light activated resin composite material(s) having a handle with an elongated body of triangular shape, a first and second end section extending from the elongated body at each opposite end thereof and a first and second opening in each end section in combination with a first and second insert member removably engaging said first and second opening respectively in each of the opposite ends of the handle. Each insert member has a shaped body tapered at one end thereof and indicator means to monitor the depth of the restoration to the pulpal floor and to provide alignment of the preparation relative to the marginal ridge of an adjacent tooth.
Claims16
A dental instrument for assisting in the filling and curing of a dental restoration with light activated restorative material(s) comprising:
- a handle having an elongated body of triangular shape with a first opening at one end thereof adapted to receive a first removable and disposable insert member and a second opening at the end of the elongated body opposite said first opening with said second opening adapted to receive a second removable and disposable insert member, said first and second insert member being interchangeable with one another for facilitating mesial and distal contact with an adjacent tooth and having a notch adjacent the location of each opening, said notch having a geometry forming a rest stop for the placement of a light guide against either insert member to establish a substantially concentric relationship therewith when curing the light activated restorative material in the filling.
A dental instrument for assisting in the filling and curing of a dental restoration with light activated restorative material(s) comprising:
- a handle having an elongated body of triangular shape, a first and second end section extending from the elongated body at each opposite end thereof and a first and second opening in each end section in combination with a first and second insert member removably engaging said first and second opening respectively in each of the opposite ends of the handle with each insert member having a shaped body tapered at one end thereof and indicator means to monitor the depth of the restoration to the pulpal floor and to provide alignment of the preparation relative to the marginal ridge of an adjacent tooth.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.