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Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2025

Filed:

Mar. 21, 2025
Applicant:

King Saud University, Riyadh, SA;

Inventor:

Salwa Omar Bajunaid, Riyadh, SA;

Assignee:

KING SAUD UNIVERSITY, Riyadh, SA;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 8/00 (2006.01); A61C 5/77 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 8/0048 (2013.01); A61C 5/77 (2017.02);
Abstract

A dental apparatus includes a central component. The central component includes an elongated member having a first end, a second end, and a body extending between the first and second ends thereof. The dental apparatus also includes a first holding assembly movably coupled to the body of the elongated member and a second holding assembly movably coupled to the body of the elongated member. Each one of the first and second holding assemblies is configured to releasably hold dental articulating paper. The dental apparatus, loaded with two pieces of articulating paper that are separated from one another by a certain distance, can be moved via one hand to position the two pieces of articulating paper between two adjacent teeth to assist the dentist in determining the fit of a prosthetic crown that will be cemented over a prepared natural tooth or over an implant.


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