Abstract: An intraoral illumination device for illuminating the interior cavity of a patient's mouth during a medical procedure. The illumination device includes a bite piece adapted to be engaged by a patient's teeth for resting the patient's jaw during the medical procedure and fixing the device within the patient's mouth. A translucent illumination member having an interior wall and an exterior wall is connected to the bite piece and optically coupled to the light source that directs light between the walls. The illumination member is a flexible arcuate member that when inserted into the mouth wraps around a rear part of the interior cavity of the patient's mouth with the interior wall facing into the mouth. The exterior wall is reflective and reflects light through the interior wall into the interior cavity of the patient's mouth.

Abstract: An intraoral illumination device for illuminating the interior of the mouth of a dental patient. The device comprises a flexible container having container defining walls, a portion of the walls being light transmitting. The device is sized for insertion into the mouth and placement against an interior surface of the mouth, e.g., the gum. A pressure-sensitive adhesive layer covers a portion of the walls for adhesively mounting the device to the interior surface of the mouth. A first chamber and a second chamber are within the container. The chambers are connected to each other by a frangible wall. Each of the chambers contain a chemical composition that when mixed together create a chemiluminescent reaction that produces light. When the frangible wall is fractured by flexing the container, it permits the compositions to mix within the container to create a chemiluminescent reaction that emits light through the container walls to illuminate the mouth, permitting dental procedures to be easily performed.

Abstract: An intraoral illumination device for illuminating the interior of the mouth of a dental patient. The device comprises a flexible container having container defining walls, a portion of the walls being light transmitting. The device is sized for insertion into the mouth and placement against an interior surface of the mouth, e.g., the gum. A pressure-sensitive adhesive layer covers a portion of the walls for adhesively mounting the device to the interior surface of the mouth. A first chamber and a second chamber are within the container. The chambers are connected to each other by a frangible wall. Each of the chambers contain a chemical composition that when mixed together create a chemiluminescent reaction that produces light. When the frangible wall is fractured by flexing the container, it permits the compositions to mix within the container to create a chemiluminescent reaction that emits light through the container walls to illuminate the mouth, permitting dental procedures to be easily performed.