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7563095 |
Computer-readable medium for automated tooth shade analysis and matching
A method of making a patient's dental prosthetic (e.g., prosthetic tooth, crown, veneer, or bridge) by acquiring an image of the patient's teeth that contains black and white normalization...
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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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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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7393209 |
Tooth shade analyzer system and methods
The invention relates to a computer readable medium comprising one or more programs for carrying out a method for determining a patient's tooth shade. The method generally includes the steps of...
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7338282 |
Single patient package for dental appliances and methods of using
Packages for dispensing dental appliances of the type used in corrective orthodontic treatments, methods of using such packages, and methods of manufacturing such packages. The package generally...
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7326052 |
Dental shade guide having tag with mark indication part
To photograph teeth and dental shade guides including marks indicating color tones of a color samples together in large size and particularly, without making the photographing distance far from the...
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7303391 |
Shade Aide—determination apparatus and method for determining the different shades to be added to a base shade in a porcelain crown
In a shade determination apparatus for porcelain crowns a set of plastic over-tabs in different shades, sizes and specific areas of the tooth, are provided. Based on the specific base shade...
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7244122 |
Methods for determining optical characteristics of dental objects
Color measuring systems and methods such as for determining the color or other characteristics of teeth are disclosed. Perimeter receiver fiber optics are spaced apart from a central source fiber...
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7139068 |
Methods for determing optical characteristics including subsurface characteristics of dental objects using first and second light source-receiver pairs and first and second critical heights
Optical characteristic measuring systems and methods such as for determining the color or other optical characteristics of teeth are disclosed. Perimeter receiver fiber optics are spaced apart from...
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7128573 |
Device for determining shades of dental restorations
A device for verifying the shade of a patient's teeth for the fabrication of a dental restorative comprising a mold section and a section for holding a shade tab, both of which are disposed on the...
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7128572 |
Method and apparatus for selecting denture teeth
A kit which may be used for anterior tooth selection, the kit including a facial meter for measuring the width of a nose and/or the distance between the eyes, and for correlating the measurement to...
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7118374 |
Enhanced tooth shade guide
The invention relates to an enhanced electronic shade guide that includes addtitional hue-chroma information between the shades of existing shade guides and value information for the measured...
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7097450 |
Methods for determining color or shade information of a dental object using an image generation device without operator identification of the position of a reference implement in the field of view of the image generation device
Color measuring systems and methods such as for determining the color or other characteristics of teeth are disclosed. Perimeter receiver fiber optics are spaced apart from a central source fiber...
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7064830 |
Dental color imaging system
A method for determining visual calorimetric values for an object having particular spectral reflectance characteristics comprises the steps of: (a) photographing an object with an electronic image...
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7018204 |
Methods for determining optical characteristics of dental objects using an imaging element and a spectrometer apparatus
Color measuring systems and methods such as for determining the color or other characteristics of teeth are disclosed. Perimeter receiver fiber optics are spaced apart from a central source fiber...
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7001178 |
Method and apparatus for using a display associated with a dental kiln
An kiln for dental restoration components is provided, and comprises an indicator having an image screen for displaying information. The image screen is provided with at least two, and in...
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6994545 |
Multicolor tooth used as a layering model in preparing veneers
Model tooth for purposes of orientation in dental technical procedures, in which the natural, ordinary layering of neck material, dentin, and enamel is realized using three highly contrasting,...
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6971874 |
Dental restorative formula selector and methods of use
A dental restorative formula selector including a formula matrix is disclosed. The formula matrix includes tooth shade markings and two or more dental restorative formulas correlated to each tooth...
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6964567 |
Dental camera with mouthpiece
A dental camera and a mouthpiece attachment thereon. The camera has a light source and a light receiving element configured for receiving reflected light and producing an image based on the...
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6951459 |
Method and apparatus for communicating tooth characteristics and tooth restoration produced thereby
A method and apparatus for communicating specific idiosyncrasies in tooth appearance to be replicated in the fabrication of tooth restorations, as well as a method for creating reference images of...
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6848904 |
Shade guide for evaluating the optical appearance of a dental restoration
The shade guide ( 1 ) consists of a colored polymerized composite material for evaluating the optical appearance of a dental restoration. The shade guide has a wedge-like shape and the composite...
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6821116 |
System for scanning oral environment
The invention relates to a system and method for scanning a plurality of teeth and gums in a patient's mouth. The system includes a mouthpiece, a camera that fits in the mouthpiece, and an...
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6802714 |
Dental aesthetic guide
A tooth characterization guide includes several sets of tooth samples, each set representing a tooth different characteristic. The guide allows a dentist to compare guide samples in value and...
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6793489 |
Automated tooth shade analysis and matching system
A method of making a patient's dental prosthesis (e.g., a prosthesis tooth, crown, veneer, or bridge) by acquiring an image of the patient's teeth that contain black and white normalization...
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6758670 |
Dental set plates
A dental set plate for supporting therein a set of replacement teeth includes a support body having a channel and a deformable mass disposed in the channel of the support body for releasably...
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6755646 |
Tooth color approximating system
A dental color matching system. A series of translucent films are printed with a variety of colors that closely approximate the colors found in human teeth. The films, or sections of the films, may...
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6743014 |
Shade determination apparatus and method for specifying and determining colors for teeth and dental restorations
In a shade determination apparatus for teeth and dental restorations, a set of reference templates for comparing to a patient's tooth is provided. Based on the coloration of the reference template,...
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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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6623271 |
Mouth simulator apparatus
A mouth simulator apparatus that simulates the atmosphere of the oral environment so that a dental restorative material can be viewed after manufacture and prior to insertion in the patient's...
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6540513 |
Apparatus for simulating the ambient color and translucence conditions in the oral cavity of a patient
The present invention suggests an apparatus for simulating the ambient color and translucence conditions present in the oral cavity of a patient for the purpose of checking the color stimulus...
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6415916 |
Blister pack for artificial teeth of prosthetic use
A blister pack ( 10 ) for artificial teeth of prosthetic use comprises: a first layer ( 11 ) containing the artificial teeth ( 3 ), having a plural of raised regions ( 13 ) in correspondence with...
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6382978 |
Gum health guide
A guide ( 1 ) for assessing the general health of the oral cavity comprises at least one indicator ( 8 ), characterised in that the indicator ( 8 ) is capable of being compared with gums to provide...
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6354835 |
Tooth shade guide
A tooth shade guide device and package combination comprises a device frangibly attached to the package.
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6328567 |
Method, apparatus and system for automated tooth shade analysis and matching
Methods, apparatuses and systems for tooth shade analysis and matching are disclosed. A method embodiment according to the invention includes acquiring at least one image, the image including one...
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6328563 |
Dental shade system
A dental shade system that includes one or more triangular pillars on three faces of which many different color samples are arranged and by which the natural tooth color can be compared with the...
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6315554 |
Dental restorative shade guide and method of selecting a dental restorative shade
A shade guide (10) has a base (11) and a plurality of indicia tabs (15) carried by stems (14). Base (11) also includes a shade calculation table (20) containing at least the necessary recipe...
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6276933 |
Dental translucency analyzer and method
The invention relates to a dental device which measures the translucency of the anterior tooth that is adjacent to the tooth to be restored and gives the translucency factor that is used for the...
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6244863 |
Dental color comparator scope
A dental comparator scope for comparing a dental shade to a natural tooth. The scope comprises an L-shape body which includes a sight applying to the tooth and a handle for holding the scope, and a...
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6210159 |
System and methods for analyzing tooth shades
A digital camera connects to a tooth shade analyzer subsystem, e.g., a digital video processor, and a color display monitor for the electronic determination of the color of patient's teeth....
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6182820 |
Veneer holder
A holder for dental implants namely dental veneers. The holder has a bottom tray and a top cover both opaque. The top cover has a recessed portion that is designed to receive a foam sheet. The foam...
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6139318 |
Color key
A color key for selecting a proper color for artificial teeth has a base with receiving sockets and insert members having a first end and a second end. The first end is receivable in the sockets....
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6082531 |
Device and method for displaying deciduous teeth and molars
Device and method for displaying lost teeth and molars, in particular tooth and molars of the human deciduous dentition. The device comprises at least one holder member having a deformable portion...
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6030209 |
Method for accurately preparing the color of a dental restoration
The present invention relates to a method for preparing the color of a dental restoration using a spectrophotometer and a unique color system for porcelain dental restorations which enables a...
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6008905 |
Method and apparatus for determining the appearance of an object
A method for determining the appearance of an object to be replicated and an apparatus therefor are described herein. The method consists in providing a controlled illumination to illuminate a...
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6007332 |
Tooth color matching system
A method and system for determining the color characteristic of a tooth, particularly in a mouth in which restorative dentistry is contemplated, employs the photographic imaging of the tooth of the...
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5989022 |
Shade matching device for artificial teeth and crown restoration
The present invention provides a shade matching device for an artificial teeth and a crown restoration in order to correctly adjust the artificial teeth to the natural teeth in shade, which...
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5967775 |
Dental color comparator device
A dental comparator device includes a body, a polychromatic light emitter within the body, and a magnifying lens and holder for a dental standard coupled to the body. The standard holder is either...
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5951291 |
Cosmetic accessory device for teeth
A cosmetic accessory device for teeth that simulates the appearance of an assemblage of teeth and gum. The device includes a gum portion and a tooth portion shaped and dimensioned to cover the...
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5904481 |
Samples of artificial teeth and gums of display unit for dental surgeons
A sample of artificial teeth and gums of a display unit for dental surgeons arranges plural artificial tooth samples forming the anterior teeth along the natural arch of the teeth. The artificial...
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5800164 |
System to select the form and color structure of teeth
The present invention deals with a system for the selection of form and color structure of teeth, in particular for application in the preparation and production of ceramic or plastic-composition...
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