Dentistry – Apparatus – Having means to emit radiation or facilitate viewing of the...
Patent
1992-04-24
1994-05-31
Mancene, Gene
Dentistry
Apparatus
Having means to emit radiation or facilitate viewing of the...
433215, 433229, 433 37, A61C 100, A61C 300, A61C 500, A61C 900
Patent
active
053164733
ABSTRACT:
A light-curing apparatus for curing polymerizable material in the mouth is provided. In one embodiment the apparatus comprises a wand which is substantially the same size as a quadrant or a full dental arch; in a second embodiment, the apparatus is in the shape of a dental tray and is adapted to fit over the outside of a dental tray; and in a third embodiment the light source comprises a portion (substantially the frame) of a double arch impression tray, and has a slide mechanism by which the mesh of a double arch impression tray can be removed from the light source so the light source can be reused. The invention also comprises a method for curing a dental material in the mouth using the apparatus of the invention.
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Dentsply Research & Development Corp.
Hanson, Jr. Edward J.
Lovercheck Dale R.
Lucchesi Nicholas D.
Mancene Gene
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