US4915630A
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Dental splint
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1989-05-15
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Granted: 1990-04-10
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Expires: 2009-05-15
Abstract
Abstract A dental splint comprises a body member having a generally planar lower contact surface which establishes a bite plane. The body member is bonded to a single tooth along a side surface. A ligation wire is inserted through a hole extending through the body member to tie the splint to the tooth and to other splints.
Inventors
- 👤 Gordon C. Honig
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 21:36
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61C; A61C5/00; A61C5/007
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
70 words
A dental splint for attachment to a tooth to establish a bite plane comprising a body member, said body member having a generally planar lower contact surface, an anchoring front surface extending upwardly and inwardly from said contact surface, and said anchoring surface being of a size and shape to fit snugly lingually against a single tooth and to be bonded to the tooth by application of an adhesive thereto.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
70 words
A dental splint for attachment to a tooth to establish a bite plane comprising a body member, said body member having a generally planar lower contact surface, an anchoring front surface extending upwardly and inwardly from said contact surface, and said anchoring surface being of a size and shape to fit snugly lingually against a single tooth and to be bonded to the tooth by application of an adhesive thereto.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
The splint of claim 1 including a ligation wire hole extending through said body member whereby said splint may be tied to other splints by a wire extending through said hole and through other splints around corresponding teeth.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
The splint of claim 2 wherein said body member is made of a plastic material and has rounded contours.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
13 words
The splint of claim 3 wherein said contact surface is generally triangularly shaped.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
52 words
The splint of claim 4 wherein said body member has an upper edge, said anchoring front surface sloping inwardly toward said upper edge, said body member having a pair of side surfaces, and said side surfaces being generally triangularly shaped and inclined toward each other and merging together at said upper edge.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
34 words
The splint of claim 1, in combination therewith, a plurality of said splints, and said splints being tied together but spaced from each other by a ligation wire extending through said ligation wire holes.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
52 words
In a method of establishing a bite plane, the improvement being in bonding a splint to the lingual side of a single maxillary tooth with the splint having a generally planar contact surface extending inwardly into the mouth to provide a bite plane for corresponding lower teeth moving toward the maxillary tooth.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
52 words
In a method of establishing a bite plane, the improvement being in bonding a splint to the lingual side of a single maxillary tooth with the splint having a generally planar contact surface extending inwardly into the mouth to provide a bite plane for corresponding lower teeth moving toward the maxillary tooth.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 7 including inserting a ligation wire through the splint, and securing the ligation wire to the upper tooth.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method of claim 8 including bonding a plurality of splints to a corresponding number of maxillary teeth with the splints spaced from each other, and tying all of the splints together by the ligation wire.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 9 wherein four splints are mounted to the maxillary central and lateral incisors.
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