Patent ID: 9668835
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: A61C

Claim:
1. A method of treating a person, the method comprising: preparing at least one tooth for a dental impression, inserting an applicator tip of a dental dispenser into a sulcus of the person to a depth of from about 1 mm to about 3 mm, dispensing a tissue management impression material through the applicator tip into the sulcus using the dental dispenser comprising a cylinder having an outer sleeve, a cartridge, an extrusion tip, a retainer cap, and the applicator tip, wherein the cylinder includes at least one plunger rod therein that interacts with at least one barrel of the cartridge, the cartridge is connected to the extrusion tip, and the retainer cap is secured to the sleeve such that no portion of the cartridge is dislocated from the extrusion tip during the step of dispensing, placing an impression material onto an impression tray, applying the impression material in the tray to the at least one tooth after the tissue management material is applied, curing and bonding the impression material in the tray and the tissue management impression material in the sulcus resulting in a formed, single impression of the at least one tooth, and removing the formed, single impression from the person.