flexible elastic material such as an elastomer or can be another material coated by an elastomer alternatively the pad can be a soft plastically deformable material in yet another alternative the pad material is an elasto viscoplastic material for example the pad material can be a silicone rubber a butyl rubber a chlorinated butyl rubber a fluoroelastomer an acrylate a bromo butyl rubber a transparent natural rubber a tpe a chloroprene rubber an ethylene acrylic rubber an ethylene propylene a fluorocarbon rubber a fluorosilicone rubber a polymer based putty a styrene butadiene rubber a nitrile rubber or a santoprene in one embodiment the pad is fixedly attached to the end of a gripper in an alternative embodiment the pad is removably attached to the first end 14 of a gripper 11 such that it can be removed and replaced after use in one embodiment the material of the gripper or tip 11 is compatible with insertion into the mouth of a patient with a composition of the elastomer that keeps the contact soft and prevents slipping of the contact on the surface of the inlay or onlay 5 or similar dental restoration under a reasonable positive pressure that is applied by the dentist the disposable inlay onlay tips are interchangeable with the veneer styx tips and fit on the same handle as the device outlined in u s patent application ser no 10 651 375 filed aug 28 2003 the subject matter of which is hereby incorporated by reference a reasonable positive pressure is within a range of pressure from nearly zero psi to a pressure less than a pressure that would cause damage to the restoration or tooth or discomfort to the patient more preferably the.