Patent ID: 8393897

Claim:
A dental matrix for diastema closure comprising: a curved strip of translucent material, the strip having a length from a first end to a second end sufficient to create a form for molding a restorative material to a surface of a tooth to be restored, the strip having a root end section and a second section that connects with the root end section at a root crown junction, wherein the root end section of the strip is for insertion into the sulcus between the papilla and the gingival portion of the tooth to be restored and is anatomic in shape for conforming to the outer surface of the gingival portion of the tooth to be restored, and wherein the matrix forms a convex inner surface at the root crown junction that extends into the second section thereby forming an outward bulbous bulge for positioning along the gum line of the tooth to be restored for the closure of the diastema.