Abstract: A mouth-held device is described that can be used by individuals having limited or no use of the hands. The device comprises a V-shaped plastic member having a shaft attached. The V-shaped plastic member must be able to soften at or near the boiling point of water and, at such softening point, to take an impression of the teeth of the individuals having limited or no use of the hands. When cooled to at or near body temperature, however, the V-shaped member must be rigid and non elastic and capable of retaining the impression of the teeth. The shaft attached to the V-shaped member can have various implements fixed to it that allows the individual having limited upper extremity function to perform certain tasks independently.

Abstract: Dental restorations are prepared by preparing a cavity within a carious tooth for receiving a dental amalgam filling;Coating the surfaces of the cavity with a layer of an adhesive-metal lining composition, the metal of the composition being characterized by the capability of being amalgamated by diffusion of the mercury from a subsequently applied dental amalgam filling, and which is further characterized by a corrosion resistance which is higher than the corrosion resistance of the subsequently applied dental amalgam filling; and packing the remaining adhesive-metal coated cavity with Ag-Hg-Sn dental amalgam, whereby free mercury present in the amalgam is diffused into, and amalgamates with the metal of the adhesive-metal lining coating, so as to form an integral restoration of the dental amalgam and the coating, and the adhesive effectively promotes bonding between the integral restoration and the cavity surfaces.