Patent ID: 7112062

Claim:
A method of forming a dental material storage container and dispenser, comprising: molding an elongated handle, the handle formed to have a length, a proximal closed end, a distal open end, and a bore extending therein from the distal open end, with the bore having a tip retention section adjacent a proximal end thereof, and the handle having an annular weakened wall line along or distally from the tip retention section thereof; molding a dental material applicator tip, the tip having a proximal mounting segment, a median bending segment and a distal applicator segment, the proximal segment having a plurality of projections radially projecting therefrom and being formed to be received within the tip retention section of the bore of the handle; inserting the proximal segment of the applicator tip into the tip retention section of the bore through the distal open end, wherein the projections on the tip frictionally engage the bore to nonremoveably fixedly connect the tip to the handle, and wherein the median bending segment of the tip is aligned with or distally from the radially extending weakened wall line of the handle; introducing a desired amount of dental material into the bore through the distal open end after inserting the proximal segment of the applicator tip into the tip retention section of the bore; aligning a cap over the distal open end of the handle; and sealing the cap to the handle to retain the dental material in the bore.