Retractor apparatus

An improved retractor apparatus, positionable within either left or right cheeks of a patient, comprising:

• a. a flat main arm portion;
• b. a first end of the flat main arm portion which defines an open loop graspable by a person administering dental care;
• c. a second end of the main arm portion extending at an acute angle from the main arm portion to define a space therebetween, the second end also including an enlarged convex area having superior and inferior projections symmetrically off from the main arm portion for defining a means to engage a commissure of the patient's mouth on either the right or left side within the defined space to facilitate posterior and lateral retraction of the commissure and cheek to provide enhanced access to the buccal surfaces of the bicuspid and molar teeth for orthodontic bonding;
• d. a biconvex end portion of the second end for resting to a rear of a most posterior tooth, to produce an increased volume of space for conducting a dental procedure in a dry field with greater comfort, access and visualization.

An improved retractor apparatus, positionable within either left or right cheek of a patient, comprising:

• a. a flat main arm portion positionable along the outer surface of the cheek;
• b. a first end of the flat main arm portion which defines an open loop graspable by a person administering dental care;
• c. a second end of the main arm portion extending at an acute angle from the main arm portion and defining a space therebetween, including an enlarged convex area having superior and inferior projections symmetrically off from the main arm portion for defining a means to engage a commissure of the patient's mouth on either the right or left side within the defined space to facilitate posterior and lateral retraction of the commissure during a process of orthodontic bonding;
• d. a biconvex end portion of the second end for resting to a rear of a most posterior tooth, the biconvex end portion traversing an anterior part of an ascending ramus of a mandible to produce an increased volume of space for conducting the dental procedure in a dry field with greater comfort, access and visualization, and a part of the second end that intervenes between the part that retracts the commissure and a biconvex part that traverses the ascending ramus of the mandible retracts the cheek laterally and posteriorly to enhance the access and visualization for conducting the dental procedure.