Patent ID: 8152525
Filing Date: 2012-04-10
Classification: A46B,A61C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of removing a maxillary dental prosthesis and a mandibular dental prosthesis comprising: providing a member having a handle portion at a first end thereof, a top portion at a second opposite end thereof, and a transition portion located intermediate said handle portion and said top portion, said top portion having a head portion located at an end of said top portion distal from said transition portion; providing said head portion with a beak portion extending generally laterally from said head portion, said beak portion comprising a maxillary dental prosthesis engaging portion located on a first side of said beak portion and a mandibular dental prosthesis engaging portion located on a second side of said beak portion that is opposite said first side of said beak portion; and removing the maxillary dental prosthesis by orienting the member in a first orientation relative to a user, engaging the maxillary dental prosthesis with the maxillary dental prosthesis engaging portion of said beak portion and pulling said handle downwardly away from a maxillary jaw; and removing the mandibular dental prosthesis, while maintaining the member in the first orientation relative to the user, by engaging the mandibular dental prosthesis with the mandibular dental prosthesis engaging portion on said beak portion and pushing said handle upwardly away from a mandibular jaw.