ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,390,302, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to NEOBIOTECH Co. LTD. (Gangwon-do, South Korea).

"Dental stent" was invented by Chaeheon Heo (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dental stent according to an embodiment includes handles and clamps which are decouplably coupled to main stent bodies depending on a purpose of use, the handles and the clamps enabling dental treatment and surgery to be performed safely and accurately. The dental stent is configured to include main stent bodies that are located in a maxillary or mandibular arch except for a treatment-target and surgical site in the same maxillary and mandibular arch an...