Patent ID: 8905924

Claim:
An illuminated dental prop for insertable into a patient's mouth for lighting an oral cavity, comprising: a body including a first distal end, a second distal end, first and second sidewalls, and first and second teeth engaging surfaces extending between and interconnecting said first and second distal ends, said first and second teeth engaging surfaces being angled relative to each other such that a first distance between said first and second teeth engaging surfaces proximate said first distal end is less than a second distance between said first and second teeth engaging surfaces proximate said second distal end, said body being adapted to be received between upper and lower teeth in the patient's mouth and maintain the patient's mouth in an open position such that the entire dental prop is contained within the patient's mouth; and a lighting assembly attached to said body during use and including a light source and a battery for activating the light source, said light source being disposed between said first and second distal ends and between said first and second teeth engaging surfaces in a direction of said first sidewall which is capable of facing the patient's oral cavity to thereby project light into the oral cavity, said lighting assembly being selectively detachable from said body without disassembling said body.