Patent ID: 11925522
Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A custom tool for forming a dental restoration in a mouth of a patient, the custom tool comprising:
a first mold body providing for a customized fit with at least two teeth of the patient, wherein the first mold body includes a portion corresponding with at least a first surface of a tooth of the at least two teeth and an interproximal portion corresponding with an interproximal surface of a tooth of the at least two teeth,
wherein the first mold body is configured to combine with a tooth of the at least two teeth of the patient to form a mold cavity encompassing a portion of missing tooth structure of at least a tooth of the at least two teeth, and
the custom tool further including a port and a plug, wherein the plug includes a tip surface corresponding to a surface of the tooth, and wherein a dental restoration material may be injected into the mold cavity through the port.