Patent ID: 6840768

Claim:
A dental device, comprising: a pliers having a pair of handles for operating a corresponding pair of tips, said handles attached together about an axis of pivotal movement, and said handles and tips extending generally horizontally and oriented generally perpendicular to said axis of rotation; a grip attached to a respective end of each said tip, said grips angled downwardly with an obtuse angle with respect to said handles when said handles are oriented in a horizontal plane; each said grip formed as a blade of generally uniform thickness, and each said blade being generally parallel to each other; each said blade terminating with an inwardly turned portion with a blunt edge, the blunt edges of the inwardly turned portions being adjacent each other when the pliers are closed; and the blunt edges of said grips adapted for engaging opposite sides of a tooth without damage thereto when the crown or inlay is positioned between said planar portions of the respective grips, and each said inwardly turned portion of the grips including one corner edge adapted for engagement under an edge of a crown or inlay to apply a lifting force thereto for removing the crown or inlay from the tooth.