Patent ID: 8974228
Filing Date: 2015-03-10
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
1. A method of assessing a periodontal tissue of a patient, comprising: providing a dental device comprising a handle portion and at least one flat laminar body located at a first end of the handle portion, the at least one flat laminar body being suitable to be inserted under the periodontal tissue of the patient, the at least one flat laminar body comprising a visual indicator located on at least one face of the at least one flat laminar body, the visual indicator being a color zone comprising a color selected from yellow, red, blue, white, black, and any combination thereof, positioning the at least one flat laminar body of the device under the periodontal tissue in a gap existing between a tooth and a portion of the periodontal tissue covering a neck portion of said tooth, wherein the at least one face with the visual indicator is positioned toward a user, observing the periodontal tissue underneath which the at least one flat laminar body has been positioned and determining to what degree the color of the color zone is apparent through the periodontal tissue, and assessing the periodontal tissue of the patient based upon a degree that the color is apparent.