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An apparatus for applying dental bonding agents to tooth surfaces. The apparatus includes a syringe-type dispenser for holding a quantity of bonding agent and an applicator tip having short bristles at one end. The applicator tip is curved to accommodate access to tooth surfaces undergoing restorati

An apparatus for applying dental bonding agents to tooth surfaces. The apparatus includes a syringe-type dispenser for holding a quantity of bonding agent and an applicator tip having short bristles at one end. The applicator tip is curved to accommodate access to tooth surfaces undergoing restorative dental procedures. The short bristles are in communication with the syringe-type dispenser, thereby allowing the bonding agent to be continuously applied to the tooth surfaces without the need to stop the procedure and rewet the applicator in a bonding agent source. The syringe-type applicator permits accurate control over the amount of bonding agent applied to the tooth surface. In this way, the tooth surface receives neither an excessive nor an insufficient amount of the bonding agent. Moreover, the short bristles permit the bonding agent to be applied to the tooth surface without damaging the fragile crystalline structure produced during acid etching.

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An apparatus for controlled application of a dental agent to a predetermined tooth surface, comprising: reservoir means for holding a quantity of dental agent, said reservoir means being constructed of a chemically inert material with respect to the dental agent and said reservoir means being suffic

An apparatus for controlled application of a dental agent to a predetermined tooth surface, comprising: reservoir means for holding a quantity of dental agent, said reservoir means being constructed of a chemically inert material with respect to the dental agent and said reservoir means being sufficiently opaque to prevent light-initiated activation of the dental agent; means for applying the dental agent to a desired location on the tooth surface, the proximal end of the applying means being in communication with the reservoir means such that the dental agent is applied under hydraulic pressure by the distal end of the applying means, said applying means being generally tubular in shape and curved to facilitate application of the dental agent to the tooth surface; brush means slidably secured within the applying means and comprising a first portion which is slidably adjustable and which extends sufficiently beyond the distal end of the applying means in order to provide for application of the dental agent to the predetermined tooth surface using either a pinpoint-type application to the tooth surface or a fanned out, broad brush type application to the tooth surface, and a second portion which extends into said distal end of the applying means so as to contact said dental agent and so as to permit flow of said dental agent through said brush means; and means for controlled dispensing of the dental bonding agent from the reservoir means to the distal end of the applying means in order to control the flow of the dental agent onto the predetermined tooth surface.