Patent ID: 8721844
Filing Date: 2014-05-13
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
1. A dental curing method, comprising: positioning a perforated plate between a light source and a dental composite, wherein the perforated plate comprises a plurality of perforations configured to convert a curing light beam into multiple curing light beams, further wherein the diameter of the perforations is in the range 0.8 millimeters to 1.2 millimeters inclusively, and their distance apart in the range 0.8 millimeters to 1.2 millimeters inclusively; projecting a first curing light beam from the light source toward the perforated plate to simultaneously expose the dental composite to multiple curing light beams; removing the perforated plate; and projecting a second curing light beam from the light source toward the dental composite for additional curing.