Adjustable dental spacer

摘要

A dental spacer that is adjustable and attaches to a tooth. The dental spacer may include a ring with an inner surface and an outer surface. A screw may be secured to the ring to compress and expand the ring size. A spacer may be attached to the outer surface of the ring and may abut against an adjacent tooth. Therefore, the space between two teeth adjacent to a removed tooth may be preserved.

主权项

1. A dental spacer comprising:
a ring formed of a thin band having a first end opposite a second end, wherein the first end overlaps the second end, wherein the ring comprises an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein the ring is securable around a tooth; an adjuster comprising a first adjusting block attached near the first end of the outer surface of the ring and a second adjusting block attached near the second end of the outer surface of the ring, wherein the first adjusting block and the second adjusting block each comprise a spacer housing, wherein the adjuster is operable to adjust a circumference of the ring; and a spacer secured within and protruding from the spacer housing of the first adjustment block and the second adjustment block.