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Dental fulcrum

Patent Number: 8465285
Publication Date: 2013-06-18
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A dental fulcrum composed of soft material, such as foam, containing a slit for the insertion of incisors, and used as a pivot for scaling, or other treating, teeth by an oral hygienist or dentist. The dental fulcrum protects the fingers of an oral hygienist or dentist from calluses, or loss of sensitivity over time, while at the same time providing friction to reduce the risk of injury caused by fingers slipping on wet incisors. The device may be disposable or reusable, depending on the ...

Dental methods, compositions, and kits including acid-sensitive dyes

Patent Number: 8465284
Publication Date: 2013-06-18
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Methods and compositions including an aqueous liquid that includes an acid-sensitive dye are disclosed for use in dental and orthodontic procedures. The aqueous liquid can be useful for providing a visible color change to indicate contact with acidic materials including, for example, etching compositions, self-etching adhesives, and self-adhesive ...

Dental implant

Patent Number: 8465283
Publication Date: 2013-06-18
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The invention provides dental implants for fixed and removable prosthetic devices, and for other devices such as orthodontic devices, and has application to single tooth replacement, e.g., caps and crowns, and multiple tooth replacement using one or more implants, e.g., bridges, and multiple implants for full and partial prosthetic devices. Dental implants according to embodiments of the invention comprise a post or posts inserted into the jawbone and a base that is loaded, in the general ...

Oral implant placement system and method

Patent Number: 8465282
Publication Date: 2013-06-18
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An oral implant system and method. The system includes a positioning tool, a transfer band, a transfer screw, and a transfer drill to provide for accurate placement of a dental implant parallel to other implants and or existing teeth and at predetermined depths. A model is made of the patient's maxilla and mandible. The model is marked for implant position, depth and size. Holes are drilled in the model for implant analogs using the positioning tool. The analogs are installed into the model ...

Impression tray

Patent Number: 8465281
Publication Date: 2013-06-18
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Disclosed is an impression tray (1) with a concave tray body (2) for taking an impression of at least one jaw part, in which at least one implant body (12) is situated, which body has a receiving aperture into which an impression post (11) may be inserted, it being possible to fill the impression tray (1) with a free-flowing hardenable impression material (10) to produce a mold for a model of the jaw part, which when used reduces the time spent in ...

Method and system for integrated orthodontic treatment planning using unified workstation

Patent Number: 8465280
Publication Date: 2013-06-18
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A method and workstation for orthodontic treatment planning of a patient. The workstation is based on a computing platform having a graphical user interface, a processor and a computer storage medium containing digitized records pertaining to a patient including image data (3D image data and/or 2D image data). The workstation further includes a set of software instructions providing graphical user interface tools which the user marks a midline and an aesthetic occlusal plane in a two- or ...

Orthodontic bracket

Patent Number: 8465279
Publication Date: 2013-06-18
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An orthodontic bracket mountable on a tooth for use in retraction mechanics to facilitate movement of teeth along an arch, which includes an archwire-receiving member rotatably mounted on a base and structured to freely rotate when tipping a tooth during sliding of the bracket along an archwire thereby minimizing friction between the archwire and bracket to significantly decrease the required retraction force, and treatment time, thereby minimizing the possibility of root resorption and ...

Pinless dental articulator and method of using same

Patent Number: 8459995
Publication Date: 2013-06-11
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A pinless dental articulator includes a work tray, a retention pocket, and a monorail formed by a plurality of upwardly tapering cylinders which allow jelly or stone to slide out of the retention pocket when the work tray is turned upside down. The work tray has a ledge which stabilizes a rotatable arm that retains the jelly or stone in the retention pocket. A method of using the articulator includes the steps of installing the locking arm onto the stabilizing ledge of the work tray, ...

Immediate implant system

Patent Number: 8459994
Publication Date: 2013-06-11
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An implant system including a substructure, a suprastructure, abutments and an implant. The suprastructure is preferably fabricated of a light polymerized resin material having reinforcements such as fibers or fillers. The suprastructure is fabricated before the substructure. The use of resin materials that exhibit less shrinkage and the fact that the process begins with the suprastructure fabrication prevents distortion of the prosthesis when the suprastructure is bonded to the ...

Cover and holdback element for permitting disturbance-free dental operations to be performed on teeth

Patent Number: 8459993
Publication Date: 2013-06-11
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A cover and holdback element for permitting disturbance-free dental operations to be performed on a patient's teeth includes an expandable sheet operable to cover at least a portion of the mouth volume of a patient and an intra-oral spanner and an extra-oral spanner. The sheet is turned around the at least one of the spanners and is displaceable relative ...

Prophy angle and adapter with latch

Patent Number: 8459992
Publication Date: 2013-06-11
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A dental system comprises a dental prophy angle and an adapter. The prophy angle includes a housing and a latch mechanism. The adapter is configured to drive the prophy angle. The latch mechanism includes a lever and a first latch element, which are both defined by a pair of opposing U-shaped slots within the housing, such that free ends of one of the pair of opposing U-shaped slots are disposed between free ends of the other of the pair of opposing U-shaped slots. The adapter includes a ...

Oral implant placement system and method

Patent Number: 8459991
Publication Date: 2013-06-11
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Dental apparatus and method for dentures

Patent Number: 8459990
Publication Date: 2013-06-11
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A dental apparatus and method of use for producing edentulous dentures, each including a lower dental tray having a removable modular contact plate with an upwardly extending shoulder surrounding a tapered opening, a ball nut retained in the tapered opening, and a post adjustably secured to the ball nut. A modular striking plate may be removably attached to an upper dental tray or an integrated striking sector on a bottom surface of the upper dental tray is utilized to accurately obtain an ...

Orthodontic activator

Patent Number: 8459989
Publication Date: 2013-06-11
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An odontological device to guide occlusion of an individual. The device contains a U-shaped arch with concaves on the side of both the lower jaw and the upper jaw. The bottom surfaces of the concaves form an isthmus separating the concaves from one another. The isthmus includes blanks for individual teeth and uniform, continuous hollows for at least two teeth. The lower jaw side of the device has a lower wing constricting a tongue at least ...

Orthodontic connector assembly and a method for treating teeth

Patent Number: 8459988
Publication Date: 2013-06-11
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An orthodontic connector assembly 10 including a plurality of substantially identical connecting members, such as members 12, 14 which include a movable but biased portion 20 which is adapted to selectively and removably receive a pocket portion 44 which is deployed on at least one bracket, such as bracket 40. In an alternative embodiment, the members, such as member 12, 14 each include a ridge, such as ridge 212, which is selectively, ...

Orthodontic appliance

Patent Number: 8459987
Publication Date: 2013-06-11
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An orthodontic appliance 1 for promoting development of a dental arch form in a patient. The appliance 1 includes an arch-shaped base member 2 that is made of a resiliently flexible material, and a teeth engaging member 5 that encloses at least part of the base member 2. The teeth engaging member 5 defines upper and/or lower dental arch receiving channels 46, 47 and is made of a resiliently flexible material that is deformable. The appliance ...

Digital dentistry

Patent Number: 8454365
Publication Date: 2013-06-04
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The systems and methods disclosed herein employ a scanning system for capturing highly detailed digital dental models. These models may be used within a dentist's office for a wide array of dental functions including quality control, restoration design, and fitting. These models may also, or instead, be transmitted to dental laboratories that may, alone or in collaboration with the originating dentist or other dental professionals, transform the digital model into a physical realization of ...

Method for preparing a physical plaster model

Patent Number: 8454364
Publication Date: 2013-06-04
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The invention provides a method for creating a physical teeth model. The method comprises the following steps: providing a virtual three dimensional (3D) representation of a patient's dentition that comprises at least a region of the teeth that includes a tooth stump on which a crown is to be fitted or a region on to which a bridge is to be fitted; and preparing a physical model of the jaws of a subject from a blank, based on information from said virtual 3D ...

Dental implant system

Patent Number: 8454363
Publication Date: 2013-06-04
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The dental implant system includes implants having integral abutments therewith for the removable or fixed attachment of plural or single prosthetic teeth, as appropriate. The system for removable dental prostheses includes a metal housing permanently installed in the removable prosthesis, and a rubber retentive insert installed in the housing. The insert is removably installed over the abutment of the implant to secure the dental prosthesis thereto. The system includes transfer copings for ...

Customized dental prosthesis for periodontal- or osseointegration, and related systems and methods

Patent Number: 8454362
Publication Date: 2013-06-04
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A customized dental prosthesis for periodontal or osseointegration is disclosed having a manufactured implant portion shaped to substantially conform to the three-dimensional surface of a root of a tooth to be replaced. Furthermore a CAD/CAM based method of and a system for manufacturing a customized dental prosthesis replacing an extracted tooth is disclosed, where the extracted tooth is scanned regarding its three-dimensional shape and substantially copied using (a) an imaging system ...

Swaggering endodontic instruments

Patent Number: 8454361
Publication Date: 2013-06-04
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Endodontic instruments are described which have at least a section with a center of mass offset from an axis of rotation so that when the instrument is rotated, the section bends away from the axis of ...

Liquid droplet interproximal cleaning apparatus with gas stream protection

Patent Number: 8454360
Publication Date: 2013-06-04
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The interproximal cleaning apparatus includes a gas reservoir (12) containing a compressed gas, such as CO₂, in both liquid and gaseous states. A siphon tube (20) extends down into the liquid region of the gas reservoir when the apparatus is in an upright position. The siphon tube connects the reservoir to a metering valve (18) which has a metered volume to accommodate an amount of liquid compressed gas which is sufficient for good liquid droplet cleaning ...

Method of forming an orthodontic transfer tray

Patent Number: 8454359
Publication Date: 2013-06-04
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An orthodontic bracket having an opening for receiving a wire, but without a base to create a lever arm when the bracket is oriented in free space at a customized angle relative to a tooth surface. The bracket can be embedded into or encapsulated by an adhesive that is bonded to the tooth. A clip is provided for holding the bracket in position and occluding the opening while the adhesive is applied. And indirect methods of attaching the brackets to teeth are provided wherein the brackets ...

Tooth positioners, method of making the same, and method of positioning teeth using the same

Patent Number: 8454358
Publication Date: 2013-06-04
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A method for forming a tooth positioner for repositioning at least one tooth of a patient includes providing a dental arch cast of a patient, separating at least one tooth from the dental arch cast, fixing a pin in a stump part of the at least one separated tooth, and in any non-separated teeth, reconstructing the dental arch cast of the patient by aligning the separated teeth to correspond to the alignment in the patient's mouth and holding the pins in a material that may be softened by ...

Dental implant for insertion into a jawbone and for fastening a tooth replacement

Patent Number: 8449297
Publication Date: 2013-05-28
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A dental implant inserted into a jawbone in order to fasten a tooth replacement is characterized by a shape corresponding to two partially overlapping cylinder-like members (29, 30) that have significantly different diameters. The axis of symmetry (14) of the first member (29) having the larger diameter extends perpendicular to the cortical bone (4) of the jawbone, while the axis of symmetry (15) of the second member (30) having the smaller diameter ...

Dental appliance

Patent Number: 8449296
Publication Date: 2013-05-28
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An appliance fabricated to improve the appearance of a patient's smile includes a plurality of simulated teeth. The interior surfaces of each of the teeth closely fits and conforms to the surface of a patient's real teeth while the outer surfaces of each of the simulated teeth has an ideal surface configuration. The dental appliance provides the patient with the appearance of a perfect set of teeth and an ideal smile without a need to alter the dental structure of the patient's ...

Oral irrigation and/or brushing devices and/or methods

Patent Number: 8449295
Publication Date: 2013-05-28
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An oral hygiene device having, in one implementation, a unique, peristaltic pump water streaming or jet action; and in another implementation, a multi-headed toothbrush may also be disposed on the end of a handle on which the jet nozzle or nozzles are ...

Dental impression tray

Patent Number: 8449294
Publication Date: 2013-05-28
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A dental impression tray is provided having a wall including at least one retaining element. The retaining element at least partially overhangs an associated passageway, wherein the passageway extends between first and second wall surfaces that face in different directions Further, methods and molds to form a dental impression tray according to the invention are provided and a kit including a plurality of such dental impression ...