Patent ID: 7195485

Claim:
A dental kit for placement of a dental post in a person's tooth comprising: a container having an interior, means for suspending kit components within the container, and a tethered or removable lid; a finishing drill comprised of: a metallic shaft, said shaft having a proximal portion and a distal cutting portion; in use said finishing drill forming a bore at least approximately corresponding to the size, shape, and length of a selected permanent dental post; at least one permanent dental post, comprising a distal insertion portion for insertion into a recess of a tooth and a proximal portion extending beyond the distal insertion portion; and at least one dental post analog, which is separate from the at least one permanent dental post and designed to facilitate verification or determination of a correct size, girth and length of a selected permanent dental post prior to inserting the selected permanent dental post into a recess of a tooth, and which includes one or more properties or features that render it unsuitable for use as a permanent dental post, comprising an analog post body comprising: a distal insertion portion, at least approximately corresponding to the size, shape, and length of the selected permanent dental post, for temporary insertion into a recess of a tooth; a proximal portion extending beyond said distal insertion portion.