Mary S Eldreth

US Patent:

59248661, Jul 20, 1999

Filed:

Feb 6, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/019623

Inventors:

Mary Anne Eldreth - Jacksonville FL

International Classification:

A61C 500

US Classification:

433140

Abstract:

A dental appliance is made up of an elongated body having a substantially longitudinal axis with opposite end portions making up substantially flat surfaces extending laterally the axis for being engaged by teeth or endentulous areas of the upper and lower jaws of a patient. A circular opening is provided with in this middle region of the elongated body to allow the tube of a saliva and debris ejector to be positioned slidably therein, and within the mouth of a patient when the apparatus is being used. The elongated body is narrower between the flat surfaces of the bite pads for maximizing the visual field of a mouth to the person performing a dental procedure. The elongated body is deformable to ensure stable engagement between the teeth or endentulous region of the upper and lower jaws of a patient and the corresponding flat surface making up the bite pads of the elongated body.

US Patent:

57696357, Jun 23, 1998

Filed:

Feb 24, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/805135

Inventors:

Mary Anne Eldreth - Jacksonville FL

International Classification:

A61C 1706

US Classification:

433 93

Abstract:

A dental appliance includes a circular ring member and two laterally extending rigid arm members which have bite pads on the ends thereof. The circular ring member includes an opening therethrough sized to slidably mount a saliva ejector. The arm members and the ring member are dimensioned to minimize the obstruction of the field of view of the mouth of a dental professional.