Patent ID: 6431864
Filing Date: 2002-08-13
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
A method of placing an object having a substantially planar surface into a channel between a pair of teeth comprising:providing a dental tool having a first arm with a first tip and a first end, a first pressure portion on a first surface, and a pin mounted on a second surface opposite the first surface and a second arm with a second tip and a second end, a second pressure portion on a first surface and an opening that receives the pin, the first end affixed to the second end to form a base, the first tip and the second tip substantially oblique to a plane passing through the base, the first surface of the first arm being opposite the first surface of the second arm; applying pressure on the first pressure portion and the second pressure portion simultaneously to grasp the object; moving the dental tool and the object toward the channel; inserting the object into the channel; and releasing the pressure from the first pressure portion and the second pressure portion to free the object from the dental tool.