Dental device having an improved deformable material and method

Details Dental device having an improved deformable material and method Dental device having an improved deformable material and method

1996-05-24

1998-09-15

O'Connor, Cary E.

Dentistry

Apparatus

Having static product shaping surface

433214, 128862, A61C 900

Patent

active

058071008

ABSTRACT:
A dental device (10, 11) includes an arch (12, 14) adapted to receive one or more of a user's teeth (16). A deformable material (20, 32) is coupled to the arch (12, 14) and includes an aliphatic polyester. The aliphatic polyester may be a polycaprolactone polymer and may have the formula: ##STR1## where R is an aliphatic hydrocarbon.

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