Patent ID: 6299449
Filing Date: 2001-10-09
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
A method of constructing a dental bridge in situ, said dental bridge when completed occupying an edentulous space between a first abutment tooth and a second abutment tooth in a mouth of a patient, comprising the steps of:applying an initial lamination of a dental composite material onto an attachment surface of the first abutment tooth, across the edentulous space, and onto an attachment surface of the second abutment tooth;curing the initial lamination of the dental composite material;applying additional laminations of the dental composite material onto an attachment surface of the first abutment tooth, across the edentulous space onto an attachment surface of the second abutment tooth, and in contact with at least one previously applied and cured lamination of the dental composite material; andcuring each additional lamination of the dental composite material;whereby a dental bridge is constructed entirely within the mouth of the patient.