Patent ID: 7077652

Claim:
A cheek and lip retractor for dentistry, comprising respective cheek portions and lip portions for the upper and lower lip, each of said lip portions comprising a lip shield and a pair of mucous pads which are separate and spaced apart from said lip shield, each said lip shield defining a first curved surface for receiving the lip of a patient therein, each said mucous pad comprising an elongate arm having a first axial end coupled to said lip shield and a second axial end cantilevered from said lip shield for contacting a mucous membrane of the patient, whereby the lip of the patient will be lifted and spaced from the teeth and gingival tissue when installed in the patient's mouth, each of said cheek portions being connected to each of said lip portions by a flexible connecting element between said lip shield and one of said pair of mucous pads, each mucous pad comprising a roll axially slipped on a respective one of said elongate arms.