Compressible composite shaping instrument
OwnerBrian D. Viscomiinventor
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Abstract
A compressible dental instrument to non-impressively adapt restorative material through compression comprises a handle portion (2), having a docking aperture (4) to interface with a highly compressible foam insert (10) with a docking extrusion and a tip holder (14) having highly compressible tip (16). A user can dock both to compressively adapt composite resin to a tooth's surface by first applying a restorative to a tooth and second applying the compressible portion to the restorative. Applied pressure compresses the tip to non-impressively micro manipulate composite resin.
Claims7
A compressible composite dental shaping instrument to compressively adapt a restorative material to a tooth surface comprising:
- a. a gripping handle having a docking aperture at its proximal and distal terminations, and
- b. removable elongated compressible insert for each of said docking aperture having a first portion which is a rigid insert body interlocked with said docking aperture of said gripping handle, wherein the first portion having a taper point generally at a mid-point of the rigid insert body which signals diameter reduction that terminates with a rounded hemispherical end, wherein the taper point designate a stopping point when the first portion is inserted into the docking aperture and a second portion terminating in a abruptly flared platform having a flat circular face to serve as a bonding surface for a cylindrical foam applicator;
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- c. a cylindrical foam applicator bonded to each of said flat circular face whereupon said applicator allows for minimal adherence to a restorative material upon interaction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.