Dental pliers for forming and removing bumps on appliances

A system to create a bump without requiring heating, comprising:

• a dental appliance including a polymeric shell having a cavity shaped to receive and resiliently reposition teeth;
• a bump-forming pliers, including:
• a first elongated member having a first jaw portion at one end and a first handle portion at the other end, the jaw portion having a projection mounted at a distal end of the first jaw portion;
• and
• a second elongated member joined to the first elongated member, the second elongated member having a second jaw portion at one end and a second handle portion at the other end, the second jaw portion adapted to receive the projection to create the bump in the dental appliance without healing;
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• eraser pliers for flattening the created bump, including:
• a first elongated member having a first-jaw portion at one end and a first handle portion at the other end, the jaw portion having a first flat surface mounted at a distal end of the first jaw portion;
• and
• a second elongated member joined to the first elongated member, the second elongated member having a second jaw portion at one end and a second handle portion a;
• the other end, the second jaw portion having a second flat surface mounted at a distal end of the second jaw portion, the first and second flat surfaces adapted to engage and flatten the bump.

Eraser system, comprising:

• a dental appliance comprising a polymeric shell having a cavity shaped to receive and resiliently reposition teeth, the appliance having a bump thereon;
• an eraser pliers including:
• a first elongated member having a first jaw portion at one end and a handle portion at the other end, the jaw portion having a first flat surface mounted at a distal end of the first jaw portion;
• and
• a second elongated member joined to the first elongated member, the second elongated member having a second jaw portion at one end and a second handle portion at the other end, the second jaw portion having a second flat surface mounted at a distal end of the second jaw portion, the first and second flat surfaces adapted to engage and flatten the bump.

Dental system comprising:

• a dental appliance comprising a polymeric shell having a cavity shaped to receive-and-resiliently reposition teeth, the appliance having a bump formed thereon;
• an eraser pliers including:
• a first handle having a first tip with a flat surface positioned thereon;
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• a second handle pivotally joined to the first handle, the second handle having a tip with a flat surface adapted to engage the first flat surface to flatten the bump at room temperature.