Device for placing a dental splint

A placing device (1) for placing a dental splint (2), the splint being in the form of one of a flexible wire, tape or grid out of a flexible metallic, a synthetic material or a composite material, the splint (2) being intended to be fixed at the level of the lingual, palatal or vestibular surfaces of at least two adjacent teeth (10) in order to immobilize the at least two adjacent teeth (10) with respect to one another,

• wherein the placing device (1) comprises at least one flexible and elongated guiding support (3) carrying the splint (2),
• at least one positioning element (4, 4′), mounted so as to slide on the guiding support (3) behind the splint (2), and arranged for being positioned substantially in front of an interproximal gap (9) between the at least two adjacent teeth (10),
• pressing means (5, 5′) coupled to the positioning element (4, 4′) and arranged to bring the positioning element (4, 4′) close to the at least two adjacent teeth (10) to be interlocked when pressed in order to bring the splint (2) in contact with the lingual, palatal or vestibular surfaces and fit to their shape and
• the positioning element (4′) comprises two enlarged end sections (4a, 4b) connected together by a narrow central section (4c) which comprises a slot (4d) for the passage of the splint (2), the positioning element (4′) is arranged to adopt a retracted rest position in which the end sections (4a, 4b) are close to each other and a stretched active position in which the end sections (4a, 4b) are spaced from one another so that the central section (4c) passes in the interproximal gap (9) in order to bring the splint (2) in contact with the lingual, palatal or vestibular surface of the teeth (10).