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Dental wedge for utilization in dental restoration

US6074210A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 27, 1998
Grant dateJun 13, 2000
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 27, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61C5/88
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The dental wedge includes a generally tetrahedral body having a central longitudinal apex flanked by a pair of resilient side walls, connecting a narrow distal point and a wider proximal end, and having an open underside opposite thereto, as well as a protuberance extending axially from the proximal end and adapted for gripping by a dental implement.

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