DENTAL MARKING PRODUCT WITH VARYING WIDTHS AND THICKNESSES FOR GAUGING AND MARKING OCCLUSAL CLEARANCE TO FACILITATE FABRICATION AND INSTALLATION OF A DENTAL RESTORATIVE ELEMENT
A dental marking product for gauging and marking occlusal clearance between a prepared tooth or teeth and an opposing tooth or teeth or dental restoration to facilitate fabrication and installation of a dental element. The product includes flexible tapes, strips, or paper which include a marking agent. Each strip has a narrow portion at a first end of the strip and a wide portion at a second end of the strip. Each strip has a thickness corresponding to a determined occlusal clearance between the prepared tooth or teeth and the opposing tooth or teeth or dental restoration. The occlusal clearance is determined based on characteristics of the dental element to be fabricated and installed, and the material of which it is formed, on the prepared tooth or teeth. The marking agent marks at least portions of the prepared tooth or teeth or the opposing tooth or teeth or dental restoration which protrude into a gap defined by the determined occlusal clearance.
