Dentistry – Apparatus – Having intra-oral dispensing means
Patent
1998-05-08
1999-08-17
Wilson, John J.
Dentistry
Apparatus
Having intra-oral dispensing means
604 1, A61G 1702
Patent
active
059384387
ABSTRACT:
A dental applicator of the present invention is provided for applying a dental compound to a tooth surface. The applicator includes an applicator body having a handle and a neck extending forwardly from the handle. The neck has a forwardly facing socket or socket is formed at the end of the neck to receive an absorbent sponge. The sponge is slidingly received in the socket so that its position in the socket can be selectively changed. The sponge, when prepared for insertion into the socket, has an overall cross-sectional dimension greater than the diameter of the socket. The sponge thus has to be compressed when it is inserted in the socket. Thus, when the sponge is inserted in the socket, the sponge forms an enlarged, ball-shaped or bulbous tip. By selectively altering the amount the sponge extends from the end of the neck, the enlarged sponge tip can be made larger or smaller, to hold larger or smaller amounts of liquid.
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Chipman D. Keith
Grantham Roy
Wilson John J.
Young Dental Manufacturing Company
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