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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2009
Applicant:
David K. Cinader, Jr., Walnut, CA (US);
Inventor:
David K. Cinader, Jr., Walnut, CA (US);
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 3/00 (2006.01); A61C 7/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 7/14 (2013.01); A61C 7/146 (2013.01); A61C 2202/00 (2013.01); A61C 2202/01 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides assemblies, kits, and methods including a compressible material. Optionally, a hardenable dental composition (e.g., an adhesive or primer) is in contact with the compressible material for bonding a dental article (e.g., an orthodontic appliance) to a tooth structure. Removal of excess hardenable and/or hardened dental composition, if desired, can be facilitated for embodiments in which the hardenable dental composition is an unfilled or a lightly filled composition.