Patent ID: 8206151
Filing Date: 2012-06-26
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
1. A dental wedge, for use in the inter-proximal space between adjacent teeth, said dental wedge comprising: a tapering section ending at a tip, a body section adjacent to and extending from said tapering section, said body section having an inverted V-shaped cross-section formed by a first and a second flexible spaced sidewall, each of said first and second sidewall having a bottom edge, and each of said first and second sidewall diverging from a ridge and defining an open-sided hollow space therebetween, wherein flexing of said first and second sidewall of the body section allows the wedge to adapt to various contours of the inter-proximal space and allows gingival tissues to extend into said hollow space, and said body section including a first widened section adjacent the tapering section, a narrowing mid-portion adjacent the first widened section, and a second widened section adjacent the narrowing mid-portion, wherein the bottom edge of said first and second sidewall follow a wave-like path through the first widened section, the narrowing mid-portion, and the second widened section, wherein each of the bottom edges defines a profile having a concave shape at the narrowing mid-portion and a convex shape at the first widened section and the second widened section.