Hand instrument for detaching orthodontic brackets from teeth

Details Hand instrument for detaching orthodontic brackets from teeth Hand instrument for detaching orthodontic brackets from teeth

2004-12-13

2009-06-23

Lewis, Ralph A (Department: 3732)

Dentistry

Orthodontics

Tool

Reexamination Certificate

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07549860

ABSTRACT:
A hand instrument for debonding an adhesively bonded orthodontic bracket from a patient's tooth includes two jaws, each of which includes a contact pad for engaging opposite sides of the bracket. When the jaws are moved together, at least a majority of the area of each contact pad that contacts the side of the bracket is located beneath the archwire slot of the bracket in a lingual direction in order to facilitate fracture of the adhesive bond and release of the bracket from the tooth surface.

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