Patent ID: 9237938
Filing Date: 2016-01-19
CPC Classification: A61C

Claim Text:
1. A dental shaping strip comprising: a base portion having a first base surface and a second base surface facing in an opposite direction from the first base surface, the first and second base surfaces having prescribed longitudinal lengths and prescribed widths transverse to the prescribed longitudinal lengths, the prescribed longitudinal lengths being larger than the prescribed transverse widths; a shaping portion connected to a longitudinal edge of the base portion, the shaping portion having a first shaping surface connected to the first base surface on a common side of the dental shaping strip, with at least part of the first shaping surface being abrasive; and a fold disposed between the base portion and the shaping portion, the fold extending linearly along the longitudinal edge of the base portion, the first and second base surfaces being at least partially non-abrasive, and the first shaping surface and the first base surface diverging from each other as the first base surface and the first shaping surface approach longitudinal free edges of the dental shaping strip, as viewed in transverse cross-section along a longitudinal direction of the dental shaping strip, such that the first shaping surface is obtuse relative to the first base surface.