Dentistry – Orthodontics – Bracket
Patent
1995-12-29
1997-12-16
O'Connor, Cary E.
Dentistry
Orthodontics
Bracket
206369, A61C 712
Patent
active
056977808
ABSTRACT:
Apparatus and method for prepasting orthodontic appliances such as brackets with a light-cure adhesive and facilitating the mounting of the brackets in the mouth of a patient. The apparatus includes a kit having a storage box capable of storing a plurality of bond cards on which prepasted brackets are mounted in an organized fashion, a work box for facilitating the initial mounting of the brackets on the bond cards, a bond card cover for protecting the prepasted brackets against curing of the adhesive at the chairside of the patient, and a mouth shield for delaying the curing of the adhesive following initial placement of the prepasted brackets in the mouth of a patient.
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Tuneberg Lee H.
Viglieltti John E.
American Orthodontics Corporation
O'Connor Cary E.
Zickert Lloyd L.
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