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7455521 |
Interproximal devices and methods of using same
A loop is formed by a bow having across one side a strip or blade. The bow has flexure and memory. The flexure and memory of the bow are imparted to the strip, enabling the strip to be either taut...
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7322822 |
Apparatus and method for removing enamel from a person's tooth
According to one embodiment, an apparatus for removing enamel from a person's tooth includes a blade portion and a handle portion. The blade portion includes an abrasive surface adapted to remove...
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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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6821121 |
Consumer usable chipped and/or fractured tooth dental instrument
A dental instrument consisting of a handle having first and second opposing ends, and a metal bur at at least one of the ends, which includes a diamond-chip coating, and of given shape and...
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6640815 |
Consumer usable popcorn kernel and/or husk removing dental instrument
A dental instrument including a plastic handle with a generally planar pick at at least one of its ends, with the pick being of a plastic or emery board composition of given shape and angulation,...
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6533580 |
Self-use dental instrument
An inexpensive instrument for locating and remediating sites of a removable dental appliance causing sore spots on the wearer's gums includes a rigid shaft handle elongated between first and second...
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6508649 |
Dental tool
In a dental tool in the form of a strip for the abrasion of a tooth and/or tooth filling material, a diamond coating provided on at least one lateral face of the strip, and a tooth system being...
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6439885 |
Device for removing tooth stain
A device for removing tooth stain comprises a handle; a first tool disposed at one end of the handle; an extension removably secured to the other end of the handle; a second tool disposed at the...
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6386874 |
Hygiene instrument for cleaning and polishing the surface of the teeth and the composite materials of dental filings, in the shape of a rod
Hygiene instrument for cleaning and polishing the surface of the teeth and the composite materials of dental fillings, in the shape of a rod. The structure of the rod is made up of fibers and...
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6267594 |
Medical or dental-medical instrument for material-removing working of body tissue and tool for such an instrument
The invention relates to a medical or dental-medical instrument (1) for the material-removing working of body tissue or a substitute material, having an elongate handpiece (2), a holding device (4)...
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6168434 |
Oral hygiene appliance
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5836810 |
Abrading or polishing device
A device for abrading or polishing primarily uneven objects, comprising an abrasive section in the form of a strip which is preferably essentially in-elastic and which is coated with an abrasive or...
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5816808 |
Instrument for periodontic treatment and related method
The invention relates to an instrument for periodontal treatment, consisting of a connection piece (4) and of a blade (1), wherein said blade (1) has an abrasive part exhibiting two sectors (10,...
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5775346 |
Interproximal dental appliances
Interproximal dental appliances in the form of a floss-type linear media, a pick-type interproximal dental cleaner/tissue stimulator and an interproximal brush, include an elongated base and a...
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5759031 |
Dental air abrasive and laser system
Improvements are provided for a dental air abrasive system of the type which utilizes a compressed gas or air which creates a gas stream. Abrasive particles are introduced into the gas stream and...
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5634792 |
Denture repair kit
A kit whose contents permit a denture wearer to repair their own dentures. The kit contains replacement teeth, a liquid monomer and a powdered polymer which when added together form a putty-like...
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5476381 |
Interproximal dental disk
A dental interproximal disk formed of rigid sheet material as a unitary or integrally formed handle portion and blade portion with an arcuate cutting edge. The handle portion includes a plurality...
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5334016 |
Combination air abrasive system and laser system for dental applications
A combination air abrasive system and laser system are provided for dental applications. The air abrasive system creates an abrasive material laden gas flow and then directs this gas flow towards a...
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5290170 |
Ablator for use in dentistry
The ablator is made with synthetic resins reinforced so as to resist the mechanical stresses of flexion and abrasion. The resins are reinforced with metallic or non-metallic fibers totally...
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5211560 |
Rotary dental abrasive polishing applicator
A dental polishing applicator for use with a rotary dental handpiece and method of using the same which is characterized by a collet portion and a removably mounted, disposable single use tip...
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5118291 |
Instrument for removing deposits and stains on teeth
An instrument for removing deposits and stains on teeth is provided with a handle having an end-piece which carries a working tool, the tip of which is intended to be applied on the teeth to be...
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5032082 |
Device for removing adhesive from the palate
A denture adhesive removing head is affixed to one end of an elongated handle. The head has several lines of projections extending from a common surface. The outer ends of the projections lie on a...
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4998978 |
Tooth cleaning strip
A flat flexible strip has a length by means of which it can be reciprocated longitudinally in rubbing engagement with tooth surfaces. The strip is constructed of crossed strands forming cross...
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4946389 |
Applicator and tips for stain removal
An applicator with attachable tips for tooth stain removal. The applicator can be used manually or in conjunction with the dentist's drill. The tips are generally disposable.
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4913133 |
Hand held periodontic tool
A hand held periodontical tool preferably including a switch for adjusting the frequency of vibration, tabs accessible from the exterior of the housing for adjusting the vibration amplitude, and...
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4854870 |
Cleaning tool, especially for dental use
A dental cleaning tool comprises a rotatable cleaning body of an elastically yielding material formed in a cuplike concavity extending inward from a rim and where curved ribs having triangular...
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4854867 |
Dental tool for facilitating gingival retraction
A dental tool for facilitating gingival retraction. A shank coupled to a handle terminates in a working end member having a curved edge shaped to generally conform to the curvature of the root...
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4830615 |
Two-grit cutting and polishing instruments
Disclosed herein are embodiments of dental instruments having their surfaces formed with abrasive coatings which are used for both cutting and polishing functions. In each of the instruments...
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4795344 |
Plaque and calculus remover for tissue integrated dental prosthesis
A cleaning instrument for removing plaque and calculus deposits from the titanium anchor cylinders of tissue integrated dental prostheses is disclosed. The instrument, molded from hard plastic,...
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4781590 |
Dental instrument
An instrument usable in the dental field to facilitate smoothing of restorations and cleaning of teeth. The instrument comprises of an elongated handle upon which is mounted a head at one end. The...
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4780083 |
Compound and dental applicator for enamel removal
This invention relates to dentistry, and more particularly to cosmetic dentistry, where for aesthetic objectives it is desirable to remove a small amount of the patient's tooth enamel to modify...
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4738621 |
Hand held dental instrument for cutting interproximal spaces
A hand held abrasive dental instrument for use in cutting the proximal aspect of a tooth's surface to create an interproximal space between abutting tooth surfaces. The instrument features a thin...
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4701128 |
Handheld grinding device for crown preparation
A handheld dental tool for crown preparation, comprises a handle, a grinding burr, and a guard attached to the handle. The guard has a tip solid spherical closely spaced from the tip of the...
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4690642 |
Dental polishing strip
A dental polishing strip includes a substrate formed of a shape-memory alloy which is not harmful in the human mouth and is restored to the stored shape at a temperature of no lower than 40° C....
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4643677 |
Dental instrument
An elongated straight handle portion has a cylindrical plugger element on each end thereof. Each plugger element has a 45° bend adjacent the end of the handle and a 90° bend adjacent the distal...
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4592729 |
Strip-holder for interdental therapy
The present invention refers to a strip-holder which is used in interdental therapy. The main object of the invention is to produce a strip-holder in which the abrasive steel-strip or the...
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4534081 |
Tooth cleaning bristle and holder
A toothbrush comprising an elongate, flexible, one-piece bristle 10 having a rounded end and textured with tooth cleansing elements 14 on the side of the bristle. A free end 18 of the bristle is...
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4522595 |
Dental tool for cleaning teeth interproximally
A dental tool for the cleaning of teeth interproximally is disclosed. The dental tool includes an elongate shank with a resilient tip located around one end of the shank. The tip is designed to be...
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4483676 |
Interproximal dental instrument
A disc of semi-rigid material has side surfaces and a rounded working edge. The disc has minimum thickness allowing it to be forced into the contact areas between teeth for smoothening such areas...
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4435160 |
Method and manufacture for applying and removal of orthodontic bracket
A method and manufacture for orthodontic bracket application and removal, employing an orthodontic bracket adhesive containing a non-toxic, inorganic filler which is insoluble in mouth fluids and...
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4274826 |
Denture adjustment tool
A claw having a sharp edged tip is disposed at the extremity of a handle supported shank. The configuration of the tip provides a cutting edge adapted for removing denture material in confined as...
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4112934 |
Combination alveolar ridge protector and anesthetic administration aid
Apparatus is provided for preventing damage to the alveolar ridge and to any teeth, crowns, or dental prosthesis protruding therefrom during the administration of anesthetic and during insertion of...
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4030198 |
Tooth enamel-stripping apparatus
A hand-held, tooth enamel-stripping apparatus having a handle portion, and a guiding portion extending from the handle portion to a free end. One end of an abrasive metal band is secured to a...
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3902509 |
Disposable device for cleaning teeth
A disposable device for cleaning teeth is disclosed. The device is made of a high wet strength material which is shaped and sealed in the form of a "pocket" or flat thimble. Adhered to the outer...
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3775848 |
PERIODONTAL AND DENTAL CLEANSER AND PERIODONTAL STIMULATOR
A periodontal and dental cleaning and periodontal stimulating device for both interdental spaces of anterior teeth and interproximal tunnels of posterior teeth comprising an elongated body member...
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3771537 |
METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MECHANICAL CLEANING OF TEETH
A method and device for mechanical cleaning of teeth involving the employment of a round-edged, non-cutting, flexible blade having a thickness approximating that of the inter-proximal spacing of...
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3660902 |
APPARATUS FOR CLEANING OR POLISHING OF TEETH
A dental apparatus for home care of teeth is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a wedge-like and pointed tool adapted for insertion into teeth interstices for cleaning the approximate teeth faces,...
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3368553 |
Tooth-cleaning and massaging device
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3267623 |
Abrasive article
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2831249 |
Dental burnishing devices
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