Dental hygiene device & teeth polishing method
First Claim
1. A method of polishing teeth where a suction tube is placed into an open mouth of a patient, said tube having a dental hygiene device mounted on the tube nearby the open mouth, said dental hygiene device holding a tooth polishing material that is accessed periodically during polishing of the patient'"'"'s teeth, said tooth polishing material being within a container that is held by the device during polishing and then said container is discarded after polishing.
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Abstract
A dental hygiene device comprises a cup member including an attachment member that enables the device to be attached and detached to a suction tube adapted to be inserted into the mouth of a patient during treatment of the patient'"'"'s teeth. The cup member holds a dental material used in connection with the treatment that is accessed by a dental hygienist during treatment of a patient'"'"'s teeth.
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12 Claims
- 1. A method of polishing teeth where a suction tube is placed into an open mouth of a patient, said tube having a dental hygiene device mounted on the tube nearby the open mouth, said dental hygiene device holding a tooth polishing material that is accessed periodically during polishing of the patient'"'"'s teeth, said tooth polishing material being within a container that is held by the device during polishing and then said container is discarded after polishing.
- 4. A method of polishing teeth where one end of a tube segment is placed into an open mouth of a patient and an opposed end of the tube segment is placed in communication with a vacuum source, said tube segment having a dental hygiene device mounted thereon nearby said one end, said dental hygiene device holding a tooth polishing material that is accessed periodically during polishing of the patient'"'"'s teeth, and subsequent to polishing teeth the assembly of the tube segment and attached dental hygiene device is discarded.
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8. A disposable assembly of a tube and a dental hygiene device, wherein
said tube has a length that that does not exceed 7 inches and one end adapted to be inserted into a main suction tube in communication with a vacuum source and an opposed end 16d adapted to be inserted into a patient'"'"'s mouth during polishing of the teeth, said dental hygiene device being mounted on an intermediate portion of the tube between said ends and holding a tooth polishing material that is accessed periodically during polishing of the patient'"'"'s teeth.
- 10. A method of treating teeth where a suction tube is placed into an open mouth of a patient, said tube having a dental hygiene device mounted on the tube nearby the open mouth, said dental hygiene device holding a dental material used in connection with said treatment that is accessed periodically during treatment of the patient'"'"'s teeth.
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