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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2009
Naim Karazivan, Repentigny, CA;
Naim Karazivan, Repentigny, CA;
Dentsply Canada Ltd., Woodbridge, ON, CA;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a tooth coating applicator (), typically in the form of a strip (), and a method for applying a dental sealant to a surface of a tooth (T), and specifically to the interproximal surface (S) thereof. The applicator () is elongated and is adapted to be typically inserted into an interproximal space (I) defined between a pair of adjacent teeth (T, T') and to be gradually slid against a dental surface of one of the teeth. The applicator () comprises a series of substrates () for generally successively removing debris and deposits from the interproximal dental surface (S), etching () the dental surface (S), washing () the dental surface (S), drying () the dental surface (S), carrying () the sealing agent and applying the sealing agent to the dental surface (S), exerting pressure () on the dental surface (S) during the hardening of the sealing agent, and polishing () the dental surface (S) and its cured sealing agent.