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5418220 |
Method for treating constipation using dimethicone
The invention disclosed relates to the use of dimethicone as an agent for treating constipation.
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5411396 |
Method of and implement for extraction of dental prostheses
A prosthesis which is affixed to at least one tooth can be extracted from the mouth of a patient by an implement employing two discrete substantially disc-shaped jaws which are to be bonded to...
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5409376 |
Apparatus and process for laser-assisted driling
Apparatus and process of laser assisted drilling includes structure and method for receiving laser energy and projecting it onto an object to produce structural changes within the object. Structure...
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5403187 |
Methods of preparation of a tooth by reduction thereof
Methods of preparation of a tooth by reduction thereof are provided, so as to permit very accurate tooth reduction in preparation for subsequent placement of a crown, onlay, inlay, or other crown...
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5403188 |
Dental crowns and bridges from semi-thermoplastic molding compositions having heat-stable custom shape memory
Dental crowns and bridges are made from thermoplastic molding compositions which are a mixture of thermoplastic material (for example, polycaprolactone), a free-radically polymerizable resin (for...
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5401171 |
Dental laser device and method
A dental laser apparatus and method are disclosed, wherein the laser energy is generated within a handheld handpiece. When the laser is activated, pulsed laser energy generated within the handpiece...
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5401170 |
Measuring device and measuring method of implant structure
In a measuring technique used to restore a tooth with an employment of an implant structure, it is desirable to precisely determine the direction and position of bonding points in which a...
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5382163 |
Method and apparatus for detecting the presence of dental plaque or calculus
A method and apparatus for detecting dental plaque or calculus deposits on a tooth site using a pulse of broad band light to illuminate a tooth site thereby exciting the deposit to luminescence. A...
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5378152 |
Method and apparatus for installation of dental implant
A dental implant shaped like a bottle includes an involute which extends inwardly from the bottom of the implant. The smooth arcuate outer surface of the implant minimizes the likelihood the...
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5374538 |
Method and kit for detection or quantification of streptococcus mutans and streptococcus sobrinus
A method for detecting and quantifying mutans streptococci in the saliva of an individual is provided comprising the steps of (a) collecting a sample of saliva on the surface of a solid carrier...
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5374188 |
Electro-surgical instrument and method for use with dental implantations
An electro-surgical instrument and method is described for exposing gingival areas in preparation for a dental implant. The instrument includes an elongated handle, a leg extending perpendicular to...
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5373034 |
Dentin adhesive containing 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate and esterification product of polyvinyl alcohol and acryloyl chloride
A primer composition has been discovered which improves bonding of dentin and filler resin. The primer composition disclosed in the present invention contains, in weight ratio of 20:1 to 5:1, of...
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5372502 |
Optical probe and method for the three-dimensional surveying of teeth
An optical oral or mouth probe which is utilized for the three-dimensional measurement or surveying of teeth possesses a highly-resoluting two-dimensional point-by-point freely-programmable...
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5364390 |
Handpiece and related apparatus for laser surgery and dentistry
Apparatus is provided for effecting medical or dental surgery, and to a related method. A subject body on which surgery is to be performed has a reference thereon or therein identified, such as a...
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5360341 |
Method and appliance for promoting the healing of oral tissues
A dental appliance promotes the healing of oral tissues, such as bone tissue, cementum, and periodontal ligament destroyed by periodontal disease. The appliance includes a flat piece of elastic...
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5358406 |
Method for adapting and implanting a dental porcelain chip, and the chip
A method is disclosed for adapting and implanting at least one dental porcelain chip (9) in a cavity (2, 3, 4). The cavity and each porcelain chip (9) are subjected to necessary etching,...
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5358405 |
Tooth fixing member and method of fixing teeth with the member
A tooth-fixing member of a shape memory alloy including two pairs of fixing fingers formed on both sides of a band base for engaging teeth, the pair of fixing fingers being processed to open in...
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5354200 |
Temperature gauge for dental drills and method employing same
A temperature gauge for dental drills of the type having a dental head to which a drill bur having a throughbore extending to its drill bur tip is removably mounted includes a temperature sensor...
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5348475 |
Trimodal method of curing dental restorative compositions
A trimodal method of curing dental composite restorative materials involves the use of visible light illumination for the initial curing of the composite resin and a combination of dry heat and...
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5342202 |
Method for modelling cranio-facial architecture
Process for modelling cranio-facial architecture on the basis of a lateral cephalometric X-ray by determining bony points and plotting analysis lines, measuring the angles and comparing them with...
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5340309 |
Apparatus and method for recording jaw motion
A method and apparatus for tracking, recording and analyzing a subject's jaw motion is provided. Cross-haired targets are non-intrusively fixed in relation to the subject's upper and lower jaws....
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5336091 |
Moldable dental material and method
A moldable dental composition for use in forming or repairing dental restorations composed of a mixture of high- and low-fusing temperature metal particles and a volatile binder, composed...
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5330357 |
System for treating periodontal disease
A method of and system for the treatment of periodontal diseases is disclosed wherein a patient, using a delivery device, applies a medicament directly to the infected site. The delivery device may...
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5326685 |
Viscous fluid dispensing apparatus
This is an applicator for applying a viscous fluid to a surface. There is a flexible backing material of a closed-cell material and a flexible dispensing material of an open-celled material...
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5320532 |
Method of using ultrasonic dental tool
Method and device for fracturing the interface between dental structures that have been secured together, and for adhesive removal and cleaning of the teeth. The device comprises an ultrasonic tool...
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5320529 |
Method and apparatus for locating an ideal site for a dental implant and for the precise surgical placement of that implant
An apparatus and method for locating and surgically positioning a hole for an implant and holder in a jawbone of a patient includes constructing a model of a jawbone. A structure is located within...
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5320533 |
Fixed prosthodontic tool kit and method for placing and fitting crowns and inlays
Special tools and materials are provided for the fitting and placement of artificial crowns and inlays in a patient's mouth. One version of the kit comprises test ribbons, ribbon gripping forceps,...
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5316473 |
Light curing apparatus and method
A light-curing apparatus for curing polymerizable material in the mouth is provided. In one embodiment the apparatus comprises a wand which is substantially the same size as a quadrant or a full...
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5310344 |
Dental laser system
A dental laser system is disclosed having an erbium doped YAG laser which is excited so that the YAG laser produces a plurality of laser pulses. A novel delivery system for the YAG laser is...
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5292253 |
Method for repairing tooth and bone tissue
An opening in bone or tooth tissue is repaired by at least partially filling the opening with a calcium-containing material in a moldable state and a protein gel; and applying to the gel laser...
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5290172 |
Method for preparing a tooth surface for bonding
A method for treating a tooth surface to make it bondable well enough for dental purposes involves treating enamel and dentin with a primer comprising a) an organic acid, b) an iron, copper or...
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5283057 |
Risedronate in oral compositions
The present invention relates to compositions and methods which are effective against alveolar bone resorption and enhance the ability of a tooth moved in orthodontic therapy to remain in its new...
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5281141 |
Dental laser apparatus and method for treating tooth decay
A dental laser apparatus and method is disclosed for removing tooth decay. A substance which selectively attaches to tooth decay is applied to the tooth. This substance has a predetermined...
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5281135 |
Articulator for cast surgery and method of use
An appliance for the three-dimensional adjustment of the maxillary cast is mounted by means of a screw on an articulated part. The appliance includes a first measuring element whose tip cooperates...
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5275561 |
Method for preparing tooth structure for bonding
The present invention discloses a method for preparing tooth structure, such as dentin and enamel, for bonding with a composite material. The method includes the steps of creating a fluid stream...
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5273429 |
Method and apparatus for modeling a dental prosthesis
A technique for modeling dental prostheses for a selected posterior tooth is provided. The technique involves selecting a standard tooth form for the tooth from a library of standard tooth forms...
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5267856 |
Laser surgical method
A method of ablating or cutting a selected area of a material with a laser, wherein a substance such as water that absorbs the laser radiation is applied to the area in an amount to allow the...
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5267862 |
Intraoral appliance
Dental appliances formed using this method provide projections of the appliance itself which provide the necessary gripping forces rather than extraneous wires or other parts. The projections are...
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5266030 |
Method for manufacturing a dental prosthesis
A method for manufacturing a dental prosthesis, wherein the shape of the prepared part of the teeth in question is established by scanning at least a part of the teeth, or a replica thereof, by...
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5260272 |
Polyanionic polyamino acid inhibitors of mineral deposition and their synthesis
Polypeptides of the formula poly (X) m (Y) n , wherein X is selected from the group consisting of aspartate, glutamate, glutamine, asparagine, mixtures and block polymers thereof, Y is...
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5259761 |
Tooth vitality probe and process
The present invention relates to the use of pulse oximeter technology, and particularly, a pulse oximeter-like probe for diagnosing the pulpal vitality and vascular integrity of a subject tooth....
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5256064 |
Dental prosthesis placement instrument
An instrument employing multiple adhesives for manipulating and placing dental prosthetics includes an autoclavable handpiece and a removable, disposable foam double-stick pad with...
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5252577 |
Methods of desensitizing teeth
A method of desensitizing a hypersensitive tooth by topically applying to the tooth a composition including an amount of a barbiturate effective to desensitize the tooth. This desensitizing...
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5250288 |
Method for desensitizing teeth
A method for desensitizing teeth includes applying an effective amount of charged polymeric particles to the surface of the tooth.
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5249964 |
Method for cutting metal bodies in the mouth
Laser radiation having a selected wavelength and in the form of pulses having a selected pulse duration, repetition rate and energy content per pulse, is employed for performing a variety of dental...
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5246370 |
Dental implant method
A method of attaching a dental implant includes the making of a dental implant having the general shape and size to fit a bone cavity for a removed tooth plus a cylindrical extension prong to fit a...
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5236359 |
Tapping tool and method for implant dentistry
A tool for the tapping of a bone hole and installation of an implant in dentistry has a knob manually rotatable externally of a patient's mouth on one end of an arm and a bit, releasably secured on...
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5236360 |
Optical members for laser transmission
An optical member for transmission of laser radiation, the fiber comprising a light transmitting element containing calcium fluoride.
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5234342 |
Sustained release method for treating teeth surfaces
The present invention discloses high viscosity sustained release dental compositions, such as tooth bleaching or fluoride compositions, for treating tooth surfaces. For maximum results, an improved...
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5232366 |
Cutting physiologic tissues
A method of cutting physiologic tissue in the mouth of a patient, comprising: providing a tunable laser which is tunable to produce laser radiation at any one of at least two different wavelengths,...
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