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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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7601002 |
Dental whitening method
A method for whitening a dental surface comprises nonsimultaneously applying a whitening composition to the surface, the whitening composition comprising at least one orally acceptable peroxy...
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7597103 |
Device and method for improving a user's breathing
In one embodiment, a device for improving a user's breathing includes an upper arch adapted to receive at least some of the user's upper teeth and a lower arch adapted to receive at least some of...
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7581952 |
Dental apparatus and method using ozone and an aqueous medium
Apparatus and method for the treatment of dental caries includes a source of oxidizing gas, an aqueous medium and a handpiece for delivering the gas and aqueous medium to a tooth. A cup attached to...
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7577284 |
Optical detection of dental caries
A method for caries detection uses an image capture device ( 30, 32 ) to obtain fluorescence image data from the tooth ( 20 ) by illuminating the tooth to excite fluorescent emission. A first...
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7566742 |
Phosphoprotein preparations for bioactive metal ion delivery and teeth remineralisation
The invention provides, in one aspect, compositions for delivering a bioactive metal ion to a mammal, the compositions comprising (a) an effective amount of a source of the bioactive metal ion, (b)...
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7547210 |
Universal, multifunctional, single unit, rotary osteotome
A multifunctional surgical rotary instrument with a corrosion resistant wear reducing hard coating, to be used in a surgical dental motor driven handpiece for preparing an osteotomy for implant...
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7537450 |
Interproximal tooth coating applicator
The present invention relates to a tooth coating applicator ( 10 ), typically in the form of a strip ( 11 ), and a method for applying a dental sealant to a surface of a tooth (T), and specifically...
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7530811 |
Automatic crown and gingiva detection from the three-dimensional virtual model of teeth
A method is provided for automatically separating tooth crowns and gingival tissue in a virtual three-dimensional model of teeth and associated anatomical structures. The method orients the model...
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7520747 |
Dental template and method of visually demonstrating an overlay for a dental patient and setting the horizontal plane with an overlay
A dental prosthesis or template ( 10 ) simulates the front surfaces of a patient's teeth and is overlayed over a patient's natural teeth ( 40 ) to provide an indication of what a dental porcelain...
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7499760 |
Automatic control for dental applications
A dental lamp includes a control system adapted to control operation of a light source within the dental lamp. The control system requires that an unexpended light guide including a recordable...
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7497686 |
Bone regeneration
The present invention is based on the discovery that when a tooth primordium is inserted into a mammalian jaw and tooth formation follows, new alveolar bone around the new tooth forms. The present...
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7492470 |
Method for three-dimensional shape measurement of a body
The invention relates to a method for three-dimensional shape measurement of a body or of a part thereof, in particular of a dental object such as a model, by scanning non-contact distance...
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7481653 |
Preshaped thin-walled dental trays and methods of manufacturing and using such trays
Pre-shaped, non-custom dental trays are either preloaded with a dental treatment composition (e.g., in the form of a gel) or filled with a dental treatment composition just prior to placement over...
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7477391 |
Miniaturized system and method for measuring optical characteristics
A miniaturized spectrometer/spectrophotometer system and methods are disclosed. A probe tip including one or more light sources and a plurality of light receivers is provided. A first spectrometer...
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7473097 |
RFID tracking of patient-specific orthodontic materials
Techniques are described for using radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags to track patient-specific materials throughout the manufacturing of indirect bonding trays. A series of RFID tags may...
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7463757 |
Tooth locating within dental images
In a method, computer program, and system a dental target, such as a tooth, is located within a digital dental image. A reference object that was placed in the patient's mouth is segmented within a...
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7448871 |
Apparatus and method for storing and transporting teeth
A device for storing and transporting a tooth includes a basket having two halves, each half including at least one net. When the halves of the basket are in abutment, the nets together form one or...
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7445448 |
Method for identifying tooth-colored tooth filling residues
A tooth is irradiated with light ( 5 ), in particular with visible light for identifying tooth-colored tooth filling residues ( 3 ) of the tooth. The light with which the irradiation procedure is...
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7442041 |
Three-dimensional occlusal and interproximal contact detection and display using virtual tooth models
A method for monitoring tooth wear and a method for monitoring tooth wear and gingival recession and erosion by comparing three-dimensional virtual models at different times are described, as well...
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7435764 |
Prepreg and its use
The invention relates to a prepreg comprising a base part, said base part comprising fibers and a matrix, said matrix being at least partially uncured. The prepreg is characterized in that it...
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7396232 |
Periosteal distraction
Devices and methods for gradual displacing of the soft tissues covering bones. The gap developing between the bone and the displaced soft tissue will be filled with bone callus as it is in...
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7387774 |
Method of enhancing fluoridation and mineralization of teeth
Disclosed are methods of enhancing fluoride incorporation into teeth and mineralization of teeth by use of oral care compositions comprising the combination of one or more fluoride ion sources and...
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7377782 |
System and method for reimplanting avulsed teeth
A system for reimplanting avulsed teeth includes a dental splint having a pre-shaped channel that releasably engages a dental arcade having one or more avulsed teeth. The avulsed teeth are...
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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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7365106 |
Cationically curable composition for dental use
A cationically curable composition for dental use containing a cationic polymerization initiator (I) and cationically polymerizable monomers (II), the cationically polymerizable monomers (II)...
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7364430 |
Dental implant system and method
A dental implant system and method are provided. The dental implant system typically includes a boring device for boring a hole in an alveolar bone and leaving a bridge portion separating the hole...
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7354448 |
Dental phototherapy methods and compositions
Methods for dental treatment including applying a non-toxic chromophore to a portion of the oral cavity and delivering a low dose of radiation to the chromophore during a session, the radiation...
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7354270 |
Surgical dental appliance
A dental splint includes upper and lower appliances having cavities shaped to receive teeth on a patient's maxillary and mandibular arches, respectively; and a connection member adapted to fixedly...
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7354268 |
Movement of orthodontic objects along a virtual archwire within a three-dimensional (3D) environment
Techniques are described for moving an orthodontic object (e.g., an orthodontic appliance and/or its associated tooth) in response to input indicative of a desired movement of the object along a...
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7343305 |
Method and system for recording carious lesions
A method and system is provided for charting tooth decay to assist in caries management. Specifically, the invention provides a computer system, a Graphical User Interface(GUI), a method, and...
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7335025 |
Method of tooth whitening including wrapping the teeth
In the inventive method, a tooth whitener having a concentration of hydrogen peroxide significantly lower than the concentration typically used in in-office applications is applied to the teeth in...
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7329126 |
Use of bioactive glass
Bioactive glasses may be used as air abrasive agents in methods for treating or preventing dental hard tissue and pulpal disorders, such as dental pain.
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7328706 |
Therapeutic and protective dental device useful as an intra-oral delivery system
A dental device has a U-shaped carrier with at least one channel for embracing an arch of teeth. The carrier has recessed insets in the channel. Discrete inserts carrying a beneficial agent can fit...
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7326055 |
Method for bleaching teeth and bleaching agent for teeth
The invention relates to a method for bleaching teeth in which a solution of a nitrogen-doped titanium oxide powder is contacted on a surface of the teeth and the surface of the teeth is irradiated...
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7323160 |
Method of treating a patient's teeth using fluoride releasing glass composition
A method of treating sensitive teeth includes (1) attaching a fluoride releasing glass composition to a person's tooth, and (2) allowing fluoride to be slowly released over time in order to reduce...
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7322824 |
Design and manufacture of dental implant restorations
The present invention provides a method of making and aligning digital images from oral tissues, dental implants, healing components, and dental restorations to design and manufacture dental...
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7322821 |
Positioning device for dental implant
A positioning device for dental implant has a post and multiple guides. The post is cylindrical and has a diameter corresponding to a diameter of a hole in a dental model. The guides are mounted...
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7311521 |
Interproximal cavitation detection device and method
The present invention is direct to a device and method for diagnosis of enamel cavitation of an interproximal dental surface. And in particular, the invention is directed to a device and method for...
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7309230 |
Preventing interference between tooth models
Systems and methods are disclosed to prevent interference between two physical tooth models in a physical dental arch model by acquiring the coordinates of a plurality of points on the surfaces of...
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7303397 |
Caries detection using timing differentials between excitation and return pulses
A laser device is disclosed that directs light to a tooth and analyzes scattered light reflected from the tooth. The device measures a time delay between excitation and reflections of light....
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7296998 |
Hydrophilic high density PTFE medical barrier
A medical barrier includes a sheet of unsintered substantially unexpanded hydrophilic polytetraflouroethylene (PTFE) polymer material having a density in a range of about 1.2 gm/cc to about 2.3...
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7294364 |
Method for curing composite materials
A curing light system useful for curing light activated composite materials is disclosed. Various configurations of light emitting semiconductor chips and heat sinks are disclosed, as well as...
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7293988 |
Accurately predicting and preventing interference between tooth models
Systems and methods for preventing interference between two physical tooth models in a physical dental arch model includes digitally representing the surfaces of each of the two physical tooth...
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7285091 |
Assessment of tooth structure using laser based ultrasonics
A means of assessing the internal structure of teeth based upon use of high frequency, highly localized ultrasound (acoustic waves) generated by a short laser pulse is presented. In contrast to...
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7279152 |
Use of polyphosphate as a tooth erosion inhibitors in acidic compositions
The use of polyphosphate in acidic oral compositions, especially acid beverages with a pH between 2.2 and 5.5, to alleviate or prevent the tooth damage associated with the consumption of acid. The...
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7270543 |
Handpiece for caries detection
A dental implement is provided including a housing, a light source, a light detecting device, and a translucent member.
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7264471 |
Methods and kits for bleaching teeth while protecting adjacent gingival tissue
Dental bleaching methods and kits employ a dental bleaching composition, a protective composition and a barrier layer. The dental bleaching composition is positioned so as to contact a person's...
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7217131 |
Method for dental restoration and kit
Methods and kits of materials and supplies for forming a dental prosthesis by an injection molding process in situ in a patient's mouth so as to correct the imperfect teeth of the patient's...
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7201578 |
Method for whitening teeth
A method for whitening teeth which utilizes laser light to activate bleaching agents applied to the teeth. The mouth is first prepared so that the soft tissues of the gums are protected and only...
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