Dentistry – Orthodontics – Tool
Patent
1995-02-27
1996-11-19
Hirsch, Paul J.
Dentistry
Orthodontics
Tool
606140, A61C 300
Patent
active
055756433
ABSTRACT:
An orthodontic tool is described wherein an elastic band can be easily stretched into a triangular shape and attached over the hooks of an orthodontic apparatus attached within a mouth. The tool can be operated with a single hand and the rubber band can be stretched and placed over a first hook and then partially released from the tool. The second end of the rubber band is placed over a second hook in the mouth and the rubber band is completely released from the tool which is then removed from the mouth. The tool comprises two stationary L-shaped ends and one L-shaped end movable from the two stationary ends.
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