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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2020
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
James D. Hansen, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
Joseph C. Dingeldein, Blaine, MN (US);
Shannon D. Scott, Hudson, WI (US);
Joshua K. Schroeder, Hudson, WI (US);
Bruce R. Broyles, Oakdale, MN (US);
Mary C. Doruff, Stillwater, MN (US);
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A custom tool for forming a dental restoration in a mouth of a patient includes a mold body providing for a customized fit with at least one tooth of the patient. The mold body includes a facial portion forming a facial surface corresponding with a facial surface of the tooth, and a separate lingual portion forming a lingual surface corresponding with a lingual surface of the tooth. The mold body is configured to combine with the tooth of the patient to form a mold cavity encompassing missing tooth structure of the tooth.