Patent ID: 7326052
Filing Date: 2008-02-05
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
1. A dental shade guide comprising: a color sample modeling a form of an artificial tooth of an anterior tooth; a tag having a mark indication part bearing a mark indicative of the color of the color sample; and a plate-shaped handle part, wherein said color sample, said tag and said handle part are rotatably attached at a common axis passing through said color sample, said tag and said handle part, such that said color sample, said tag and said handle part can rotate about said common axis independently of one another, and wherein said tag is attached at a lingual surface side of said color sample, and said mark indication part protrudes 1 to 15 mm at a maximum from a tooth root directional end or a side of said color sample so that it can be confirmed when said mark indication part is seen from a labial surface side of said color sample.