Interim Provisional Restoration Placement Instrument-#1

Abstract

This invention is a classic dental cow horn explorer that has been fitted with dycal style balls on the ends, for a completely new instrument designed to facilitate exacting placement of cavity liners and bases, spreading flowable composite underneath fillings by the Dentist, and placing Interim Therapeutic Restorations (ITR) such as fluoride releasing glass ionomer by the Dentist or Registered Dental Hygienist Expanded Functions (RDHEF).

Doctors then can reach over matrix bands and apply dental bases and liners, or spread flowable composite directly to the axial wall and pulp floor of their preps, and RDHEF's can access hard to reach interproximal, root and furcation areas to apply glass ionomer or other Interim Therapeutic Restorations where incipient caries have been hand excavated.

Claims

1. A dental hand instrument comprising: a handle (2) two tips (3) fixedly mounted on said handle at each end thereof: and 7.3 mm balls (4) fixedly mounted to the tips of the ends

2. The instrument as claimed in claim 1 characterized in that a handle (2) having threads (5) on an inner surface thereof for threadedly engaging said threads (6) on the outer surface of said two tips (3) with the 7.3 mm balls fixed on the tip ends.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0006] FIG. 1 is a side view illustrating the preferred embodiment of the dental instrument according to the present invention. The ends of the instrument sprout 30 mm on either side of a 100 mm handle, resulting in a total length of 160 mm. The handle is 6 mm in diameter. The ball on the tip of the ends measures 7.5 mm.

[0007] FIG. 2 is a frontal view illustrating the curvature of the tips and the opposite angulation on either side. It is a cow horn style curved tip which begins with a 30 degree bend horizontally, then up to a 45 degree angle as it curves, ending 80 degrees to the handle short of vertical. The straight line distance from the beginning of the hook to the ball is 12 mm. The instrument is made of surgical grade medical stainless steel.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0008] The Interim Therapeutic Restoration Placement instrument facilitates the placement of flowable composite, dental cavity bases and liners and Interim Therapeutic Restorations of glass ionomer or other such fluoride releasing temporary materials onto prepped and hand excavated teeth. The angulated design of the instrument helps to access difficult to reach posterior areas, incipient decay areas interproximally up or down deep reaching root surfaces, and into furcation areas The length of the instrument is especially welcome for patients with special health needs in cases where conventional restorative care is not available or needs to be deferred.