Dental wedges and methods

Details Dental wedges and methods Dental wedges and methods

2011-07-12

2011-07-12

Rodriguez, Cris L. (Department: 3776)

Dentistry

Apparatus

Hand manipulatable implement

Reexamination Certificate

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07976308

ABSTRACT:
Improved dental wedge having curved elongate body approximating the anatomical curvature of a tooth undergoing repair to hold the matrix in conformity with the anatomical curvature of said tooth. The wedges comprising a curved elongate body having proximal and distal ends and tapering from the proximal end to the distal end, the elongate body further having a bottom surface, an inside surface and an outside surface opposite the inside surface, the curvature of the elongate body being towards the inside surface, and the bottom surface adjacent the insertion portion being curved upwards relative to the remainder of the bottom surface. The elongate body may be generally triangular in cross-section, and the inside surface is concave and the outside surface is convex transversely to the elongate body.

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