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5348470 |
Fiber-optic illuminated dental mirror
A fiber optic cable attached alongside or extending through the handle of a dental mirror to provide a source of illumination to the mirror. An end of the fiber optic cable is projected towards the...
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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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5332389 |
Dental handpiece connecting portion receiving alternative illumination members
A dental handpiece includes a handle portion having at a first end thereof a holder for a driven tool and which at a second end thereof is rotatably connected to a connecting portion which provides...
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5328368 |
Dental cure light cover
A disposable elongate protective sheath for covering the tip of a dental cure light to prevent cross contamination between dental patients.
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5328365 |
System and method for endoscopic subgingival dental procedures
A device and method for removing deposited material from subgingival tooth surfaces, under endoscopic guidance, without surgical cutting of the gingiva. In one embodiment, the invention comprises a...
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5324197 |
Portable power source for dental handpiece illumination
A portable power supply powers the light in a dental handpiece. The portable power supply includes a rechargeable battery for the electric power, and has connectors for connection to the handpiece...
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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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5312249 |
Unbreakable disposable photocuring guide
A disposable dental curing light guide which can be made of a low cost polymer. The light guide can be radioactively sterilized and packed in a sterilized dispensing envelope to maintain it in a...
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5306144 |
Device for detecting dental caries
A device for detecting dental caries has an illumination device which emits radiation of a pre-determined wavelength towards a tooth. A filter accepts radiation returned by the tooth in a...
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5306143 |
Dental hygiene appliance
A dental hygiene appliance for brushing teeth composed of a handle; a brushing head connected to the handle and a set of tooth brushing bristles projecting in a given direction from the head; a...
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5302124 |
Disposable protective sleeve for dental apparatus such as light curing guns
A disposable protective sleeve used for covering dental equipment such as light curing guns has two panels of flexible plastic which are joined together at a top edge and at side edges, the sleeve...
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5290169 |
Optical light guide for dental light-curing lamps
The optical light guide of the present invention is composed of a solid, transparent material selected from the class consisting of glass, acrylic, polystyrene, and polycarbonate. The light guide...
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5290168 |
Electronic video dental camera
An electronic video dental camera is provided which overcomes the disadvantages of both prior art dental mirrors, endoscopes, and video endoscopes. The electronic video dental camera is readily...
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5288231 |
Light shield for dental apparatus
A light shield is provided for dental apparatus which shines light onto light curable material used to repair teeth. The shield is formed of a plastic material which substantially attenuates light...
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5281134 |
Fiber optic illumination system for dental instruments
A fiber optic illumination system for dental instruments of the present invention enables a light source to provide light to the oral cavity using a single continuous polymethyl methacrylate...
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5271734 |
Light-emitting dental probe for measuring gum pockets
A measuring device for measuring the depth of a blind pocket formed around a tooth. A first embodiment of the measuring device has a measuring probe of optical material, such an optical fiber or...
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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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5267857 |
Brightness control system for dental handpiece light
The service life of a lamp used with a dental handpiece light is enhanced by the brightness control system, which provides a reduced lamp intensity during the time the handpiece is moved from its...
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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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5230621 |
Endoscopic method and device for subgingival dental procedures
A device and method for removing deposited material from subgingival tooth surfaces, under endoscopic guidance, without surgical cutting of the gingiva. In one embodiment, the invention comprises a...
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5207575 |
Device for connecting a dentistry handpiece or contra-angle on a support
A support for a dentistry handpiece or contra-angle is connected to a dental unit, such as a motor, including apparatus for the supply of water and air for spraying the working point of the...
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5205734 |
Apparatus for removing ceramic orthodontic brackets and an associated method
Apparatus for removing an adhesively bonded ceramic orthodontic bracket from a tooth to which it is secured includes a body portion which has a handle and a head portion. Bracket engaging jaws are...
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5203696 |
Fiber-optic protectant for heat sterilizable instruments
The light transmissibility of a fiber-optic bundle such as contained in a medical/dental instrument is maintained by the application to the polished and ground end surfaces of the bundle of a thin,...
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5201655 |
Optical light guide for controlling the irradiation of a dental restorative material
A light guide for use in combination with a light source for irradiating a dental restoration. The light guide includes two optical conductors having one end mounted in common for insertion into...
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5199870 |
Process for destroying and removing material from teeth
In a process for destroying and removing tooth material by means of pulsed infrared laser beams, in order to reduce the damage to the surrounding tissue without simultaneously impairing the...
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5178536 |
Dentistry set having a head inclined with respect to drill axis and using visual control
Dentistry instrument with visual control having in its handle (2) pressure fluid supply lines (11, 12) as well as an optical device (14) for lighting and visualization with video transmission...
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5152686 |
Dental appliance
A dental appliance is provided which includes a bite block made of formable material which includes a tongue stabilizer and a suction tube slidably and removably secured in the bite block for...
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5151029 |
Removing physiologic tissue from a tooth canal
The cutting of tooth or bone tissue with laser radiation is enhanced by giving the radiation a polarization P parallel to the surface of the tissue being cut. For enlarging a tooth canal, laser...
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5147203 |
Air/water delivery system for use with dental illumination devices
An apparatus allowing the provision of light and/or water at the tip of a dental illumination light curing device normally provided without such capability includes a pair of supply lines...
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5147204 |
Dental material curing apparatus
Light emitting apparatus for curing photocurable dental material includes a handpiece having a housing, a depending handle and a detachable light guide. The light guide is received in a head...
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5124797 |
Modular view lens attachment for micro video imaging camera
A micro video imaging camera has a detachable distal module which is replaceable with one of different characteristics (e.g., angled), and sterilizable. Thus a non-replaceable CCD and video...
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5096418 |
Motorized dental handpiece with fiber optic illumination
An air motor and accompanying air distributor and motor output drive means are axially stacked within a tubular dental handpiece. A fiber optic bundle extends through a special passage in the...
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5082443 |
Dental spray handpiece
A dental spray handpiece, consisting of a gripping sleeve possessing a connection for media at one end thereof and a media discharge at its other end, and in which sleeve there are arranged media...
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5078599 |
System for inspecting a dental model
A method of inspecting a positive dental model having an impression plane comprises the step of first projecting a small beam of light of predetermined cross section on individual teeth of the...
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5074785 |
Angle piece coupling
The invention is directed to a coupling for connecting dental angle pieces with handpieces. In so doing, an outlet point for the light guide 14 is provided in the angle piece near the tool holder...
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5057015 |
Dental handpiece having an arrangement to form compatible connections to differently designed rotatable joints
A dental handpiece which can be adapted to different types of rotatable joints without great structural changes comprises a handpiece design having a sleeve-shaped end section which receives an...
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5055040 |
Tooth shade selection using a new comparator
A tooth shade comparator comprises a viewing tube having a removable base at one end thereof and having an eyepiece at the opposite end thereof. The base is constructed for placement over a tooth...
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5052924 |
Fiberoptic imaging dental drill
A device for enabling visualization of the frontal proximity of the turbine housing of a dental drill, which comprises an air turbine dental drill, a coherent fiberoptic imaging scope, and an...
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5051823 |
Dental instrument including laser device and electronic video dental camera
A novel dental instrument is taught which includes both a laser device and an electronic video dental camera. The teachings of this invention overcome the disadvantages of prior art dental laser...
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5049070 |
Dental drill integral camera and optics
A dental instrument (2) for use on a work area within a patient's mouth including controls for a tool element (16) illuminated by a fiber optic lens (46, 48) and displayed on a video imaging device...
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5033960 |
Dental handpiece connector assembly with replaceable air-cooled lamp and insertion/extraction tool therefor
A connector for attaching a supply hose to a dental handpiece, the connector including a generally cylindrical body having a longitudinally-extending socket containing a lamp for directing light...
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5030090 |
Optical toothbrush and method of use
An optical toothbrush used for medical treatment comprises a plurality of narrow fibers connected to a light generating device and extending through a brush base, wherein the fibers are bent to...
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5027138 |
Dental camera system
A dental camera system includes an elongated cylindrical housing having an internal cavity for supporting a miniature video camera. The housing includes an elongated notch which exposes the...
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5022856 |
Dental probe assembly
A dental probe assembly includes a tool having a handle portion at one end thereof and a portion detachably connected to the handle. A probe tip is mounted to the neck portion. The probe tip is a...
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5007837 |
Differential photopolymerization process used for filling a dental cavity and a tool intended for its implementation
The invention relates to a process for filling a cavity within a tooth or mold, and also to a tool intended for the implementation of the process. The process, which is of the type in which a...
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5003434 |
Miniature hand-held spot source of illumination
A miniature hand-held spot source of illumination particularly suited for use by health professionals to view and operate upon a patient's anatomy. The spot-source includes a handle with a tool...
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4992047 |
Surgical suction tool
A tool is set forth defined by elongate main body with a forwardly positioned leg defined by a central bore directed through the main body and forward leg, with an enlarged cylindrical knurled...
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4940411 |
Dental laser method
A dental laser assembly is disclosed for use in eradicating carious lesions in teeth, the treatment of sensitive teeth, as well as the removal of soft tissue. The laser assembly includes a housing...
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4938692 |
Instrument handgrip with a built-in light
The removable section of the handgrip is formed with an axial chamber designed to accommodate a lampholder which incorporates a circumferential groove and is seated against a spring that ejects it...
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4917603 |
Dental isolation system
A system is implemented to isolate the patient and dentist from the breakdown products of tooth drilling including toxic mercury vapor generated during amalgam removal. The system includes a tooth...
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