Patent ID: 7331450

Claim:
A dental material holding and dispensing device comprising: a tray for containing a readily flowable dental material used by dentists for effecting various tooth restoration procedures, and an associated dental applicator for use therewith, said tray including a top planar surface, a depending side wall circumscribing said top planar surface forming a base, at least one material well formed in said top planar surface, said at least one material well having a frustroconical inlet portion defining an opening in said top planar surface, said inlet portion converging inwardly from said top planar surface, and a generally cylindrical portion having a closed bottom wall connected to said inlet portion whereby the depth and lateral width of said cylindrical portion are such that the surface tension of a readily flowable dental material contained in said cylindrical portion prohibits the readily flowable dental material from spilling out of said at least one material well if inverted, and said dental applicator having an elongated handle and an applicator end portion connected to one end of said elongated handle, said applicator end portion being sized so as to be received in said cylindrical portion of said at least one material well, said dental applicator being supportable within said cylindrical portion in a generally upright position to facilitate the grasping thereof by a user, and said cylindrical portion having a width not greater than three times the width of said applicator end portion.