Dental insert
US6736639B1 · kind B1 · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 15, 2001 |
| Grant date | May 18, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 15, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61C5/85
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Tooth inserts are described for use in restoring teeth having a proximal surface requiring restoration and an, intact proximal surface not requiring restoration. A tooth insert according to one disclosed embodiment comprises an elongated band having first and second spaced apart central portions. The central portions are positioned so that when the band is wrapped around a first tooth, the first central portion is positioned between the prepared surface of the first tooth and a second adjacent tooth and the second central portion is positioned between the intact surface of the first tooth and a third tooth at the opposite side of the first tooth from the second tooth. An aperture is formed in the second central portion to permit at least partial interproximal contact between the first and third tooth through the aperture to minimize separation between the first and third teeth caused by the thickness of the band.
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