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8057226 |
Customized orthodontic bracket system
A customized orthodontic bracket system is provided. The system can include a bracket having a customized bracket bonding pad for bonding the bracket to a tooth of a patient and a bracket slot...
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7837467 |
Robot and method for bending orthodontic archwires and other medical devices
A robotic bending apparatus for bending archwires and other types of elongate, bendable medical devices into a desired configuration includes a first gripping tool and a moveable gripping tool. The...
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7758785 |
Fiber reinforced composite and methods of forming the same
A fiber reinforced composite is formed using a shrinkable die. A composite of fiber and resin is placed in the die and is compressed by shrinking the die to form a desired transverse cross-section....
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7704073 |
Orthodontic archwires of various colors and their preparation methods
This invention provides orthodontic archwires with more than one colors, which can be prepared by subjecting the orthodontic archwires to an anodizing treatment.
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7661955 |
Dental appliance
A removable dental appliance having a base adapted for locating inside of an arch of teeth of a wearer and an arch wire coupled to the base, wherein an outer surface of the base is contoured for...
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7354267 |
Tubular orthodontic arch wire
A length of tubular material of unitary construction is formed into the approximate shape of a human dental arch for use as an orthodontic arch wire. The tubular material is composed of a...
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7252506 |
Arch member for an orthodontic brace
A brace for an orthodontic patient includes a set of appliances fixed to the patient's teeth and an arch member connected to the appliances. The arch member has a series of notches presenting...
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7244121 |
Torqued titanium-based archwire
A torqued archwire for use in an edgewise orthodontic bracket system. The archwire is substantially rectangular in cross-section, is made of titanium-based alloy and has a plurality of segments,...
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7234936 |
Orthodontic systems with resilient appliances
Systems for moving teeth of a patient's dental arch from a first tooth arrangement to a second tooth arrangement include a plurality of resilient appliances such as positioning trays or elongated...
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7037107 |
Orthodontic archwire, archwire elements and wire cutting tool
The posterior segment 20 of the orthodontic archwire of the present invention has the connector 30 provided in advance on the free end 23 of a loop 22 formed by bending one end of the segment. The...
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6811397 |
Three segment orthodontic arch wire having uniform flexural rigidity
An orthodontic arch wire has a generally parabolic shape. The arch wire includes a curved anterior segment and a pair of posterior segments connected to and extending from respective ends of the...
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6736637 |
Premarked orthodontic arch wire
An orthodontic arch wire composed of stainless steel or other bendable alloy formed into an arc is provided with lines permanently etched, or otherwise permanently marked, across its long...
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6733288 |
Orthodontic appliance
The use of a prepreg containing at least one fiber and a matrix to be cured during application, for the production of a fiber-reinforced composite, for active orthodontic therapy. An active...
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6722878 |
Lingual archwire forming appliance
A lingual archwire forming appliance for adapting a wire to the lingual surfaces of a patient's teeth during the construction of a bonded lingual archwire retainer. The appliance is composed of a...
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6679700 |
Archwire system
The present invention is directed to selection of individual patient archwires by examining the patients inner arch rather than the patients teeth. In particular, a method of archwire selection...
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6431861 |
Orthodontic archwire
An inventive orthodontic archwire and method of use is described. The inventive archwire includes a central curved portion and first and second end portions extending from opposing ends of the...
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6390813 |
Dental and orthodontic articles of reactive metals
Dental and orthodontic articles comprising alloys of a material selected from the group consisting of Ti, Zr, Si, Mo, Co, Nb and Be. The alloys may further include at least one secondary alloying...
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6375458 |
Medical instruments and devices and parts thereof using shape memory alloys
Fabrication of metal medical instruments and devices from a shape memory alloy which provides greater flexibility in design and avoids the need for substantial cold working of the alloy which is...
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6358043 |
Orthodontic appliance
In an orthodontic appliance fit into the mouth, at least either one of an orthodontic bracket or an arch wire is composed of a composite resin. A reinforcing member is provided at a slot of the...
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6332774 |
Retainer wire and tooth row retaining device using retainer wire
An object of the present invention is to provide a retainer wire which can solve problems of a conventional retainer wire and improve the extractive strength of the joint portion of a plastic...
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6280185 |
Orthodontic appliance with improved precipitation hardening martensitic alloy
An orthodontic appliance such as a bracket or buccal tube is made of a stainless steel alloy that includes chromium, nickel and precipitates of titanium. The alloy imparts a relatively high...
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6276932 |
Arch wire, method for preparing the arch wire and spherical plate therefor
Monson spherical plate has an arch chart drawn thereon for preparing an arch wire. A maxillary dental arch curve and a mandibular dental arch curve are drawn on concave and convex surfaces of a...
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6267590 |
Antimicrobial dental products
A dental appliance, such as of the orthodontic type, to be placed in the mouth and having an inorganic antimicrobial agent on a surface, the agent preferably being a zeolite. The dental appliance...
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6264468 |
Orthodontic appliance
When an orthodontic appliance is attached to the lingual side (back side) of teeth which is invisible from the outside, a large difference in level of the surface between adjacent teeth requires...
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6190166 |
Orthodontic device
An orthodontic device includes a wire member and a fixing member. The wire member consists of on arch wire fixed through concatenation with a tooth and an engaging part fixed at positions...
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6132209 |
Orthodontic wire
A wire for orthodontically treating patients in the application of corrective forces to teeth made of a titanium-aluminum-vanadium alloy providing a substantially constant significantly lower force...
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6095809 |
Orthodontic archwire having reduced stiffness
An orthodontic archwire with a certain cross-sectional construction has a stiffness that is less than conventional archwires having identical overall dimensions. The archwire has four corner edge...
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6086364 |
Fixation mechanism for post and tube dental appliance
A dental tube and post combination is disclosed, wherein the dental tube and post have, respectively, a mating projection and indentation so that when the mating portions are fitted together, it is...
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6062855 |
Friction-reducing orthodontic appliance
An orthodontic appliance in which friction is reduced between an archwire and its archwire holding element by means of repulsive forces. The repulsive forces are due to magnetic or electrical...
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6056545 |
Mesoporous metal for orthodontic appliances
Orthodontic appliance is made from mesoporous metals are substantially transparent or at least translucent so that they present a cosmetic appearance having a color the same as or similar to the...
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5964589 |
Orthodontic arch stabilization device and method
An orthodontic arch stabilization device comprises a plurality of links connected to form an elongated chain is secured through selected links directly or through bracket bases to a patient's teeth...
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5910008 |
Archwire with posts
An archwire is comprised of an elongated wire of nickel/titanium alloy in a generally arcuate configuration and a pair of tubular metallic sleeves in spaced apart relationship at predetermined...
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5885075 |
Orthodontic arch wire dispenser
A dispenser and method for storing and dispensing orthodontic arch wires of arcuate configuration, having first and second pairs of opposed side walls of generally rectangular disposition closed by...
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5882193 |
Plated orthodontic appliance
The present invention provides an orthodontic metal arch wire having a wire comprising a metal alloy, e.g., "shape memory" alloys, formed into an arch shape, and a metal layer provided on at least...
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5863360 |
Surface treatment of shape memory alloys
A method of treatment of a shape memory alloy involves shot peening of the alloy sample, thereby causing a crystal to amorphous transition of a surface layer of the sample without substantially...
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5842856 |
Release system for treatment of a broken jaw
A release system for treatment of a broken jaw comprises an upper and lower arch bar conformable to the curvature of the dental arches. The upper arch bar presents a series of interaligned loops...
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5820370 |
Preadjusted orthodontic bracket system and method
A preadjusted orthodontic bracket system for applying torque force to a selected tooth. The system comprises an archwire of substantially rectangular cross-section having first and second side...
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5816800 |
Palatal arch expander assembly and method of adjusting
A palatal arch expander assembly provides low, constant expansion forces to the palatal arch and provides individual corrective forces to either the first or second molars. A shape memory or...
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5759029 |
Esthetic orthondontic wire
An esthetic orthodontic wire comprising a composite material which includes a biocompatible inorganic fiber and a thermoplastic resin. The inorganic fiber is glass fiber formed linearly continuous...
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5722827 |
Torqued titanium-based archwire
A torqued archwire for use in an edgewise orthodontic bracket system. The archwire is substantially rectangular in cross-section, is made of titanium-based alloy and has a plurality of segments,...
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5692895 |
Luminescent orthodontic appliances
Luminescent orthodontic appliances, such as brackets, archwires, bands and the like, having a luminescent pigment or mixture of luminescent pigments are described. In a preferred form, the...
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5692899 |
Wire for orthodontic treatment and its manufacturing method
A wire for orthodontic treatment comprises an orthodontic wire made of a Co--Ni based alloy. The orthodontic wire is manufactured by subjecting it to a final cold reduction of 60 to 90%. The wire...
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5683245 |
Shape memory orthodontic archwire having variable recovery stresses
Orthodontic archwires and methods of making such archwires. The archwire includes a shape memory alloy having a preset shape for exerting forces on teeth during orthodontic treatment. The alloy,...
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5624258 |
Orthodontic arch wire and appliance employing the same
An orthodontic arch wire, comprising a continuous wire having a generally parabolic shape defining a principal plane, the wire having a bend extending substantially in the principal plane, the bend...
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5588833 |
System of treatment for use in functional orthodontics
The invention relates to rectangular wires and brackets for use in orthodontic treatment methods as well as to a system of treatment comprising these wires and brackets. The wires according to the...
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5468147 |
Orthodontic wire
An orthodontic wire for applying torque forces to a patient's teeth. The inventive device includes a wire having a substantially rectangular cross section with longitudinal grooves extending along...
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5461133 |
Stain-resistant elastomeric orthodontic force module
An elastomeric orthodontic device such as a ligature, rotation wedge or force module is made of a composition selected from one or more classes of materials, such that the device has certain...
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5456600 |
Coordinated orthodontic archwires and method of making same
Coordinated orthodontic archwires are provided based on a method of designing custom orthodontic appliances based in individual patient anatomy and, based on a plurality of such custom designs,...
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5456599 |
Orthodontic arch wires and brackets
An arch wire of T-shape cross section in the gingival occlusal transverse plane so as to have a labial lingual extending foot and a gingival occlusal extending crossbar is operative with a bracket...
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5454716 |
Aesthetic orthodontic arch wire
An orthodontic arch wire comprises a wire having the same dimensions as previously used orthodontic arch wires. The wire is coated with an opaque coating of a composite material having a thickness...
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