Patent ID: 7946848

Claim:
A dental material dispenser for use with a dental instrument used in a tooth restoration procedure comprising: a dental instrument having an applicator end; a pliable closed cell foam integral block of material; a single slit opening normally closed and forming a pocket having a bottom formed in said pliable closed cell foam material adapted to receive the applicator end of said dental instrument a longitudinal dimension of said single slit opening being at least three times a dimension of the applicator end of said dental instrument, whereby the applicator end of said dental instrument may be pushed through the longitudinal dimension of said single slit opening; a resin placed within said single slit opening, said resin compatible with an initially viscous and sticky composite or restorative material used in the tooth restoration procedure, whereby the dental material dispenser is capable of holding said resin to be dispensed and the applicator end is cleaned and lubricated with said resin by the applicator end being pushed through the longitudinal dimension of said single slit opening.