Dentistry – Apparatus – Having absorption means or means to isolate tooth or mouth...
Patent
1994-12-14
1996-03-19
O'Connor, Cary E.
Dentistry
Apparatus
Having absorption means or means to isolate tooth or mouth...
433138, A61C 514
Patent
active
054999170
ABSTRACT:
A dental isolation dam has a plurality of elastic fibers arranged in a rectangular, crisscrossed pattern between impervious films. The fibers enable the dam to be easily placed, and, once released, clinch around necks of isolated teeth to provide enhanced moisture and infection control.
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Burgio Paul A.
Christoff James D.
Erickson Robert L.
Hansen Paul E.
Oxman Joel D.
Christoff James D.
Griswold Gary L.
Kirn Walter N.
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
O'Connor Cary E.
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