WO2005102203A3 - Ball lens for use with a dental curing light - Google Patents

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WO2005102203A3
WO2005102203A3 PCT/US2005/005987 US2005005987W WO2005102203A3 WO 2005102203 A3 WO2005102203 A3 WO 2005102203A3 US 2005005987 W US2005005987 W US 2005005987W WO 2005102203 A3 WO2005102203 A3 WO 2005102203A3
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ball lens
dental curing
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John Kanca
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61C—DENTISTRY; APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR ORAL OR DENTAL HYGIENE
    • A61C19/00—Dental auxiliary appliances
    • A61C19/003—Apparatus for curing resins by radiation
    • A61C19/004—Hand-held apparatus, e.g. guns

Abstract

A ball lens (10) includes a connector body (12) that couples or attaches to a dental curing light (30) so as to capture at least some of the light emitted by the light source (28), an elongate light guide (14) extending from the connector body (12), and a light-emitting ball (16) at an end of the light guide (14) distal to the connector body (12). The ball (16) can be used to hold a matrix band against an adjacent tooth prior to and/or while incrementally curing a light curable composition.
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