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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 1987
Filed:
Sep. 19, 1985
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ikuo Kyotani, Kitamoto, JP;
Kentaro Tomioka, Chofu, JP;
Assignee:
G-C Dental Industrial Corp., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
433 72 ;
Abstract
A dental contact gauge used for the examination of the proximal contact relation of adjacent two teeth, in which a gauge plate having a constant thickness is formed of a shape-memory alloy. As the shape-memory alloy, use is made of an alloy which is not harmful in the oral mouth, and is restored to the stored shape at a temperature of no lower than 40.degree. C. used for sterilization in dental clinics.