Dentsply Research & Development Corp.

Pentron Clinical Technologies, LLC

Ultradent Products, Inc.

Cornelis H Pameijer

Dan E Fischer

Steven D Jensen

Weitao Jia

Steven R Jefferies

Daniel Fortin

A device for verifying the shade of a patient's teeth for the fabrication of a dental restorative comprising a mold section and a section for holding a shade tab, both of which are disposed on the shaft or rod of the device. A shade tab is formed in the mold section by applying composite material in the mold and curing it. The composite material is selected by the dentist based on the shade of the patient's teeth. After the composite material is cured, the resultant shade tab is removed from the mold and placed in the holder for the shade tab. This enables a dentist to effectively match the shade of a patient's teeth in order to provide a restoration that matches the patient's teeth.

Device for determining shades of dental restorations

A method of restoring a tooth using a dental construct of the type wherein the construct is placed onto the tooth using a dental cement to bond the construct to the tooth. After placement of the construct onto the tooth, excess cement is removed with a soft, pointed brush. The dental margins are then brushed with a photocurable dental resin cement which is the same as or different from the dental cement used to bond the construct to the tooth. The resin cement is then light cured.

Method for removal of dental cement

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Simsbury, CT, United States of America

Cornelis H Pameijer