Patent ID: 6186786
Filing Date: 2001-02-13
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
A dental instrument for assisting in the filling and curing of a dental restoration with light activated restorative material(s) comprising: a handle having an elongated body of triangular shape with a first opening at one end thereof adapted to receive a first removable and disposable insert member and a second opening at the end of the elongated body opposite said first opening with said second opening adapted to receive a second removable and disposable insert member, said first and second insert member being interchangeable with one another for facilitating mesial and distal contact with an adjacent tooth and having a notch adjacent the location of each opening, said notch having a geometry forming a rest stop for the placement of a light guide against either insert member to establish a substantially concentric relationship therewith when curing the light activated restorative material in the filling.