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7611355 |
Manual driver for implant drills and method of dental implantation
A manual driver for a dental implant drill or other dental implant tools and the method of use for preparing for dental implantation are provided. The manual driver includes a handle, an extension...
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7458377 |
Method and apparatus for intra oral myofascial trigger point therapy
A method is provided for relief of head, face and jaw pain by achieving the release of intra oral muscle spasms, trigger points, and myofascial dysfunction. The steps include locating intra oral...
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7367804 |
Endodontic instrument extractor tool manufactured from a shape memory material and related kits and methods
An endodontic instrument extractor tool is configured for removing a fragment of a broken endodontic instrument that has become lodged within a root canal of a tooth. The extractor tool comprises...
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7267548 |
Support for interdental brushes and similar instruments for oral hygiene
The present invention relates to a supporting device for an interdental cleaning means, of the type comprising a handle and a tightening head for an elongated appendix portion of said cleaning...
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7249948 |
Ergonomic dental instruments for small hands
The invention provides systems and methods for ergonomic dental instruments for dental professionals with small hands. In one embodiment, a dental instrument includes an elongated metal handle...
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7241144 |
Method of bone expansion and compression for receiving a dental implant using threaded expanders
A method and devices for bone tissue expansion and compression for receiving a dental implant are disclosed. The method includes the steps of creating an initial osseotomy site in the maxilla or...
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7160109 |
Torque limiting implant drive system
The disclosed drive system and fixture mount self limit the torque that can be applied to an implant during implantation to a value that is nondamaging to the implant. System components include...
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7147470 |
Device for cleaning interdental spaces
A device for cleaning interdental spaces has a tubular guide element having a first profiled open end to allow its positioning at the entry to an interdental space. A cleaning member mounted...
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7144252 |
Dental tool with shear pin handle
A tool is used to limit the torque applied to tighten the threaded connection of prosthesis components placed in skeletal bones, for example dental implants. The device had a handle, a retaining...
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7131840 |
Dental implant installation method and device
A dental implant installation method and device for picking up a prosthetic support implant, transporting it to an osteotomy site, then transmitting rotational force from a drill to the implant to...
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7119515 |
Light polymerization device
A light polymerization device for polymerization of a polymerizable material includes a hand-held device having a multi-branch electrical supply receptacle or a multi-prong electrical supply plug...
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7100476 |
Torque wrench for dental implants
A manually-operated, adjustable dental implant torque wrench employs a screw holding sheath for placing a dental screw in a mouth of a patient. A handle offset to avoid opposite teeth to the work...
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7080981 |
Device for removing a broken instrument, assisting instruments, and the method to retrieve a broken instrument from the root canal
This invention provides a device for removing a broken piece left in the root canal of a tooth comprising a handle to be held by the operator, a portion for fastening the broken piece, and a...
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7067115 |
Process and composition for high efficacy teeth whitening
Disclosed is a process and composition for bleaching teeth made up of two components blended together before each application. The method and composition offers faster results while significantly...
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7059855 |
Dental implant system
A dental implant system includes a dental implant having an external thread for threading into bone and an internal thread for attachment of a prosthesis. The internal thread has a plurality of...
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7018622 |
Structures and compositions increasing the stability of peroxide actives
A peroxide product is provided. The peroxide product includes a package having a headspace, a substrate disposed within the package, and a thin layer of a composition having a peroxide active and a...
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7014463 |
Dental hygiene accessory
A dental hygiene accessory for cleaning a dental scaler or similar dental instrument has a platform member with a multitude of bristles upstanding from a central area of the platform. An annular...
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7011517 |
Apparatus and method for removing a removable tooth positioning appliance from the teeth of a patient
An apparatus, system, and method of removing removable tooth positioning appliances, such as aligners, from the teeth of a patient. In one aspect, the invention is an apparatus for removing a...
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6994548 |
Gingival tissue retractor
A dental tool for retracting gingival tissue is provided that includes a shaft and a working end member, the working end member having an operative end including a first portion sufficiently narrow...
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6976842 |
Device for local sub-gingival applications of dental medications
A device for use at least in conjunction with powdered, time-released, periodontal medication, with a view to improving at least upon problems associated with conditional applicators for such...
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6957959 |
Dental hand tool with ratchet mechanism
A manual dental driving tool adapted to drive a dental implant into the jawbone of a patient. The driving tool includes a handle at the proximal end, a ratchet assembly and a pin assembly located...
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6949240 |
Tooth whitening products
A tooth whitening product is provided. The tooth whitening product includes a strip of material sized to cover the front surface of one or more teeth and soft tissue adjacent the front surface of...
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6939535 |
Method and apparatus for preventing tooth decay
A method for preventing tooth decay by initially treating the tooth surface with a laser with a coherent or noncoherent light source. This process makes the tooth more resistant to acid and more...
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6908607 |
Dental bleaching gel composition and activator
A dental bleaching gel composition having a long shelf life for use with an activator system to cause accelerated bleaching action over a shortened time period of a peroxide bleaching agent in the...
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6902399 |
Cleaning instrument for a tooth root canal
The cleaning instrument ( 10 ) comprises a head portion ( 10 ) and, adjacent thereto, a cleaning portion ( 14 ) having a shank ( 20 ), which is provided with bristles ( 22 ) on its external...
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6881062 |
Method and product for shaping a fibre product for dental use
The invention relates to a method and silicone product for shaping a fibre product used in dentistry to reinforce a prosthetic appliance or a similar structure under construction to conform to the...
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6860737 |
Instrument for interproximal contact between a plastic filling and an adjacent tooth surface
The invention relates to a tool for establishing correct interproximal contact between a tooth that has been bored out and the cavity filled with plastic filling, and an adjacent tooth with a...
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6814086 |
Orthodontic flossing guide
The invention provides a flossing device to remove debris, food, plaque, and bacteria from in between the proximal surfaces of teeth undergoing orthodontic treatment. In an embodiment of the...
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6796797 |
Device for extracting a dental appliance
An instrument for removing a crown by generating a couple of forces between the occlusal surface of the stump of the tooth and the basal surface of the crown. The instrument has an indented...
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6786718 |
Tool and method for adjusting orthodontic expansion screws
An adjusting tool and associated method of use for turning orthodontic expansion screws are described. The tool or device consists of a contra-angled molded plastic handle or housing with a...
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6783359 |
Orthodontic marginal ridge measurement device
A marginal ridge attachment plate slides onto the center tab of a height gauge to provide more accurate orthodontic bracket placement. In use, vertically-extending legs on the attachment plate rest...
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6746664 |
Multi-part dental bleaching systems and methods for bleaching teeth using such systems
Dental bleaching systems that include a bleaching component and a neutralizing component which, when mixed together, yield a mixed composition having a desired bleaching activity and gel...
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6729877 |
Dental instrument having enlarged handle and glued cone
A dental instrument has an elongated handle, in one embodiment, a molded resin handle which incorporates an elongated metal insert, and in another embodiment, a metal handle. At least one tip...
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6705865 |
Dental hand instrument
A hand-held dental instrument has an elongated handle and a blade shaped like a human foot. The blade has ankle, arch and instep edges that curve inwardly and are of different depth and curvature....
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6672873 |
Implement and method for determining presence of moisture in a root canal
A method of and device for testing for conditions, particularly moisture conditions, in root canals and for drying the root canal. In accordance with the method, a small pointed implement in the...
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6644969 |
Snap-in healing cap and insertion tool
A healing cap is provided for covering of an implant installed in a patient's mouth. The healing cap comprises a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end is adapted to be inserted within a...
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6644323 |
Dental implant floss construction
An improved dental floss construction ( 10 ) for removing plaque and food particles from the periphery of the metal support posts ( 101 ) for a dental implant ( 100 ) wherein the construction ( 10...
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6634051 |
Disposable dental applicator
This disclosure is directed to a double ended applicator principally for use in the dental profession, for the placement of different materials as may be required. The double ended applicator...
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6579094 |
Dental instrument with machined handle and method for forming
A dental use instrument having a handle and a functional element connected to one end of the handle. The functional element is used to perform a dental procedure. A portion of the handle, and...
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6575749 |
Gingival retractor
A dental tool composed of molded plastic for gingival retraction includes an elongate handle and a horseshoe-shaped guard at an operative end of the handle. The guard includes a pair of downward...
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6517349 |
Manual hand ratch reamer for dentist
Disclosed is a manual hand ratch reamer for a dentist, which is used for forming a cylindrical hole in an alveolar bone of a patient upon implementing a dental implantation surgery. The manual hand...
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6511320 |
Dental instruments and method for increasing patient comfort
A dental instrument ( 10 ) has an elongated shaft ( 16 ) and a user grip handle ( 26 ). A dental tool ( 12 ) extends from one end ( 18 ) of the shaft ( 16 ). A rotatable sleeve ( 14 ) is rotatably...
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6471514 |
Ergonomic grip for hand instruments
An ergonomic grip for an instrument or tool handle is provide which reduces upper extremity musculoskeletal disorder (MSDs) by increasing the grip cross-sectional area, reducing the grip force...
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6454567 |
Dental implant delivery and drive tool
A combined internal polygonal and locking drive tool ( 10,10 ′) used to engage a mating external implant mounting and drive fixture ( 12 ). The locking drive has an internal tapered locking drive...
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6419489 |
Arrangement for use in a system with a range of dental screws, and the range of dental screws
A system which provides a range of dental screws. The same screw tightener is used to tighten different screws, of different constructions. Each screw is provided with an internal recess which...
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6409994 |
Preparation for dental treatment
The present invention relates to a two-component preparation for chemical-mechanical treatment of caries. The inventive preparation consists of a two-components: a first component comprising active...
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6409505 |
Centrally rotating periodontal probe
A centrally rotating periodontal probe for measuring the depth of gingival pockets or sulci, including a handle having a handle-engaging end and a head end, wherein the head end includes a tubular...
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6394806 |
Snap-in healing cap
A healing cap is provided for covering of an implant installed in a patient's mouth. The healing cap comprises a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end is adapted to be inserted within a...
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6390818 |
Ergonomic grip for dental instruments
A pliant elastomeric unitary sleeve is adapted to removably fit the elongate shank of a dental tool which extends beyond a longitudinal end of the shank, whereby to ergonomically enhance a finger...
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6382974 |
Curette for deep pocket periodontal curettage
This invention relates to a periodontal instrument and curettage method for separating and removing calculus and diseased granulation tissue from the tooth surface and periodontal cavity in deep...
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