DEVICES AND METHODS OF APPLYING DENTAL COMPOSITES
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1. A method of applying a dental composite, comprising the steps of:
- a) placing a quantity of dental composite on a dental surface;
b) contacting said dental composite with an oscillating member, wherein a hand held powered tool comprises said oscillating member; and
c) manipulating said dental composite by said oscillating member until said composite is distributed on said dental surface to a desired geometry, wherein said oscillating member oscillates at a frequency of 50 to 200 cycles per second, and wherein said oscillating member oscillates at an amplitude of 0.2 millimeters to 2 milllimeters.
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Abstract
A device and method for applying dental composite matter to dental surfaces, such as cavities in teeth, gaps in teeth, or other deformations in tooth surfaces, or other applications to teeth, or appliances and devices used with teeth, such as crowns or inlays/onlays. A hand held powered tool provides oscillation of the composite material after the composite material is grossly applied to the dental surface. The oscillation is at a frequency and amplitude that facilitates uniform spreading of the composite material over the dental surface in a desired pattern, while retarding the tendency of the material to stick to the tool.
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1. A method of applying a dental composite, comprising the steps of:
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a) placing a quantity of dental composite on a dental surface; b) contacting said dental composite with an oscillating member, wherein a hand held powered tool comprises said oscillating member; and c) manipulating said dental composite by said oscillating member until said composite is distributed on said dental surface to a desired geometry, wherein said oscillating member oscillates at a frequency of 50 to 200 cycles per second, and wherein said oscillating member oscillates at an amplitude of 0.2 millimeters to 2 milllimeters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus for manipulating dental composite, comprising:
a hand held powered tool, said hand held tool comprising an oscillating member, wherein said oscillating member comprises a foam member on an oscillating outer surface of said oscillating member, and wherein said foam member does not materially adhere to an uncured dental composite when said foam member contacts said uncured dental composite when said oscillating member is oscillating, wherein said oscillating member oscillates at a frequency of 50 to 200 cycles per second, and wherein said oscillating member oscillates at an amplitude of 0.2 millimeters to 2.0 millimeters. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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