Dentistry – Apparatus – Jaw – cheek – lip – or tongue positioner
Patent
1994-03-16
1995-11-14
O'Connor, Cary E.
Dentistry
Apparatus
Jaw, cheek, lip, or tongue positioner
433138, A61C 500
Patent
active
054661536
ABSTRACT:
The invention is a device for use as a prop to hold the mouth open which consists essentially of a bite block with an elongated portion that is deflected to provide a turn of about 180.degree. so that the elongated portion extends around the outside of the cheek with the end of the extension pointing backward from the mouth to form a handle by which the bite block is held in position.
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patent: 4992046 (1991-02-01), Sharp
"Shur-Prop" article, May 1984.
Gates Stephen
Hendricks Glenna
O'Connor Cary E.
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