{"number":"US12702527B2","kindCode":"B2","documentType":"grant","title":{"original":"Dental wedges and matrix bands for use in direct composite restoration techniques","english":"Dental wedges and matrix bands for use in direct composite restoration techniques"},"abstract":{"original":"A wedge for use in a dental restoration procedure for a tooth. The wedge includes a handle portion, a body portion coupled to and extending outward from the handle portion, the body portion adapted to be at least partially disposed in an approximal space between the tooth and a second tooth adjacent the tooth, a first arm extending from the body, away from the handle portion, a second arm extending from the body portion, away from the handle portion, a gap formed between the first arm and the second arm, and a third arm coupled to the first arm and extending toward the handle portion.","english":"A wedge for use in a dental restoration procedure for a tooth. The wedge includes a handle portion, a body portion coupled to and extending outward from the handle portion, the body portion adapted to be at least partially disposed in an approximal space between the tooth and a second tooth adjacent the tooth, a first arm extending from the body, away from the handle portion, a second arm extending from the body portion, away from the handle portion, a gap formed between the first arm and the second arm, and a third arm coupled to the first arm and extending toward the handle portion."},"applicants":["Burton Dental Innovations, LLC"],"inventors":["Matthew Burton"],"filingDate":"2023-02-21","publicationDate":"2026-08-11","grantDate":"2026-08-11","verifiedWithOffice":true,"pdfUrl":"https://downloadpatent.com/pdf/US12702527B2.pdf","pages":{"en":"https://downloadpatent.com/patent/US12702527B2","zh-Hant":"https://downloadpatent.com/zh-Hant/patent/US12702527B2","ja":"https://downloadpatent.com/ja/patent/US12702527B2"}}