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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 1997
Filed:
Oct. 23, 1995
Roger S Wolk, Malibu, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A disposable resin applicator is used for applying a small, precise mound of resin to hold an orthodontic wire to the teeth of a patient. The disposable resin applicator assists an orthodontist to bond curing resin to the teeth to retain the wire used to stabilize the teeth after or during orthodontic movement. The resin applicator has a translucent wire bonder tip which has two opposite wire slots through which the orthodontic wire can be inserted therein. An alignment guide runs the length of the wire bonder tip on either side so that it is easy to visually view where the wire slots are to place on the orthodontic wire. The curing resin is placed in a tiny cup on the wire bonder tip and then it is placed over the orthodontic wire on the tooth so that the wire fits in the two wire slots such that the wire bonder tip can be held by a dental tool. Then a curing light is shined on the resin through the translucent wire bonder tip so that the resin becomes hardened and holds the orthodontic wire to the teeth.