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8172570 |
Mouthpiece devices and methods to allow UV whitening of teeth
A plastic mouthpiece insert for allowing a wearer to whiten their teeth while getting a suntan, and have a generally oblong oval-rectangular opening with a curved rear end that abuts against the...
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8168963 |
System and methods for self-decontaminating a surface
A system for self-decontaminating a surface of an object is disclosed herein. The system includes a light emitting member and photocatalytic material which can be mounted on or within the object to...
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8170657 |
Delivery catheters for light activated agents
A delivery catheter for delivery, then photo-activation of photo sensitive material has a photo-sensitive substance-delivery part and an activation part. The catheter delivers substances such as...
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8142188 |
Light curing device/base station combination
The invention relates to a light curing device/base station combination, comprising a heat absorbing element, which is in particular metallic, and which is in thermally conducting connection with a...
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8113831 |
Hand-held light curing device
The present Invention relates to a hand-held light curing device (10), in particular for the dental sector, with a base station (30) or a rest, on which the light curing device (10) having a light...
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8113830 |
Curing light instrument
An instrument for curing light-curable compounds that includes at least one light-emitting element operable for emitting light in a band of wavelengths and is capable of curing a light-curable...
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8110178 |
Dental-plaque detection system and dental-plaque detection method
A dental-plaque detection system and dental-plaque detection method which are excellent in the detection accuracy of dental plaques and also capable of improving the situation to stain sites other...
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8106600 |
Photopolymerization apparatus
A light-weight, portable photocuring device possesses a single multi-wavelength light emitting diode (LED). The single LED backed with a heat sink is driven by a driving circuit and controlled by a...
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8092216 |
Handset and optical tip for photosynthesis
A handset includes a high power LED and a vibrator. An optical tip includes a stepwise tapered portion for insertion into a root canal. The optical tip is used in combination with the vibrator for...
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8075308 |
Intra-oral camera for diagnostic and cosmetic imaging
An apparatus for obtaining images of a tooth comprises at least one image sensor disposed along an optical axis to take polarized reflectance image and fluorescence image, at least one broadband...
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8077949 |
Apparatus for caries detection
An apparatus for imaging a tooth having a light source with a first spectral range and a second spectral range. A polarizing beamsplitter (18) light having a first polarization state toward the...
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8066512 |
Method for occlusal position measurement and recording
The occlusal position of a patient is measured by means of light transmission through a layer of a polysiloxane which is not cross-linked. This material forms an exceptionally accurate impression...
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8063932 |
Camera for medical, particularly dental use
The medical, particularly dental imaging camera including an elongated housing (2) that can be held by a single hand of a user and provided, at its front end, with an imaging element, this housing...
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8038439 |
Medical handpiece with a lighting device
There is disclosed a medical handpiece, in particular a dental handpiece, having a lighting device which includes at least one optical semiconductor element, whereby the at least one optical...
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8040514 |
Dental color measurement tool, dental color measurement tool system, and dental color measurement system
A dental color measurement tool disposed opposite an opening portion for capturing light from an artificial tooth to undergo color measurement with a color measurement device includes at least one...
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8033825 |
Fluid and pulsed energy output system
A fluid conditioning system is adapted to condition the fluid used in medical and dental cutting, irrigating, evacuating, cleaning, and drilling operations. The fluid may be conditioned by adding...
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8035637 |
Three-dimensional scan recovery
A scanning system that acquires three-dimensional images as an incremental series of fitted three-dimensional data sets is improved by testing for successful incremental fits in real time and...
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8029278 |
Intra-oral whitening device
An intra-oral whitening device that has a mouthpiece in which is embedded a flexible circuit board and arrays of spaced apart lamps. The mouthpiece has a curvature. The lamps may be light emitting...
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8027709 |
Radiation probe and detecting tooth decay
A probe assembly for examining a sample, the assembly including a probe, a fiber optic cable for communicating signals to and/or from the probe, an emitter for emitting radiation to irradiate the...
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8025502 |
Light guide for dentistry applications
The present invention relates to a light guide for a lamp for dentistry procedures. The light guide provides an optical channel between a light source and a dental substrate. The light guide may be...
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8021148 |
Intraoral light-emitting device
The present invention relates to methods, systems, kits and devices that emit light to the oral cavity. The device includes a light source; a power source in electrical communication with the light...
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8011923 |
Method for operating a laser system for bleaching teeth
In a method for operating a laser system for bleaching teeth, a water-containing bleaching agent applied onto teeth is heated by a laser beam, wherein the laser beam has a wavelength in a range of...
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8002545 |
Cure through laminate veneer applicator
An instrument to compressively place and bond a restorative covering to the surface of a tooth including a gripping body (4) with a gently tapered mildly angled neck (6) having an applicator holder...
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8002544 |
Fluid controllable laser endodontic cleaning and disinfecting system
An endodontic probe is used to perform disinfection procedures on target tissues within root canal passages and tubules. The endodontic probe can include an electromagnetic radiation emitting fiber...
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8002546 |
Cure through laminate veneer applicator with cure light
A veneer applicator to compressively place and photo cure a restorative covering to a tooth to include a photo transmissible insert (2) having a compressible applicator (4) with at least one...
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7997898 |
Illuminated orthodontic retainer
A standard orthodontic retainer is modified on its surface opposite the palate and facing the patient's tongue with a light, a small battery to provide power for the light means, and a frame...
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7983480 |
Two-level scanning for memory saving in image detection systems
A method and system for scanning a digital image for detecting the representation of an object, such as a face, and for reducing memory requirements of the computer system performing the image...
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7980854 |
Dental and medical treatments and procedures
A method treating a root canal in a tooth by introducing into the pulp chamber of a tooth and pulsing a laser light into the fluid reservoir so as to disintegrate pulp within the root canal without...
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7976307 |
Light curing device
The invention relates to a light curing device (10) having a light source (14), which is mounted such that it is thermally conductively connected to a heat sink (12), with electrical components...
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7972024 |
Illuminating device
Disclosed is an illuminating device that includes a light source and a mouthpiece. The mouthpiece is configured to adapt the light source thereon and is capable of being accommodated within a...
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7974453 |
Method and apparatus for detection of caries
A method for obtaining an image of tooth tissue directs incident light toward a tooth (20), wherein the incident light excites a fluorescent emission from the tooth tissue. Fluorescence image data...
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7959441 |
Laser based enhanced generation of photoacoustic pressure waves in dental and medical treatments and procedures
A laser tip, and method for the use thereof, is described for utilization in medical and dental applications. Specifically, a tip with an increased photoacoustic wave emission capability is formed...
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7955076 |
Carious tooth detection device
A dental caries detecting system 1 according to the invention includes an ultraviolet irradiation device 2, a fluorescence receiving device 3 that receives fluorescence from a tooth based on...
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7946846 |
Dental imaging instrument having air stream auxiliary
A dental instrument and method for imaging the three-dimensional topography of one or more teeth in the oral cavity of an individual is provided. The instrument includes a probe insertable into the...
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7942667 |
Electromagnetic radiation emitting toothbrush and dentifrice system
A device includes a handle coupled with an activated textured surface that can be implemented using a repetitive movement mechanism and a treatment energy source, such as an electromagnetic...
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7940260 |
Three-dimensional scan recovery
A scanning system that acquires three-dimensional images as an incremental series of fitted three-dimensional data sets is improved by testing for successful incremental fits in real time and...
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7938643 |
Use of integrating sphere technology to provide uniform, high-intensity light, and wavelength mixing from light emitting diodes
An illumination device including an integrating sphere and at least one light source. The integrating sphere is hollow and houses the at least one light source in it. The light source can be...
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7929151 |
Intra-oral camera for diagnostic and cosmetic imaging
An apparatus for obtaining images of a tooth comprises at least one image sensor disposed along an optical axis to take polarized reflectance image and fluorescence image, at least one broadband...
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7912257 |
Real time display of acquired 3D dental data
The systems and methods disclosed herein provide real time display of three-dimensional dental data acquired intraorally from a dental patient.
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7862335 |
System and method for detection of dental tartar
A dental tartar detection system (10), especially for detection of subgingival tartar (S), comprises a probe (12) adapted to be displaced along a tooth (T), an illumination system (14) for...
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7857621 |
Dental handgrip
A dental handgrip for delivering filling compound into a tooth cavity is described, the handgrip being provided with a connection device to which a container for the filling compound can be...
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7857619 |
LED curing light having fresnel lenses
Disclosed is a LED curing light device for curing of photo-polymerization materials. The device has a plurality of LED sources and a plurality of Fresnel lenses. The LED source is powered and...
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7857620 |
Toothbrush with an electric circuit
A toothbrush having a circuit for improving oral cavity health, displaying innovative light performance, allowing easy operation and reduced production cost. The toothbrush includes an electronic...
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7855354 |
Measuring device and method for the 3D-measurement of dental models
A scanning system for carrying out 3D scanning of dental models in a scanning direction V including a holding device for a whole jaw model which spans an occlusal plane E over a line-shaped...
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7852492 |
Device for tomographic scanning objects
A device for tomographic scanning objects comprises a source of light for irradiating the object; a first grid arranged in the optical axis of the light beam so that a pattern of the first grid is...
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7844091 |
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 enhanced...
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7839428 |
Spectral band separation (SBS) modules, and color camera modules with non-overlap spectral band color filter arrays (CFAs)
Spectral Band Separation (SBS) modules including at least one dichroic element for imaging at least two different still or video images along non co-directional lines of sight for imaging purposes...
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7840042 |
Superposition for visualization of three-dimensional data acquisition
The systems and methods disclosed herein employ superposition of two-dimensional video and a rendered, three-dimensional image to provide visual feedback during acquisition and analysis of...
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7813790 |
Dental implement and method for tooth surface inspection
Described are dental implements useful for inspecting tooth surfaces for abnormalities such as caries or plaque. Preferred implements of the invention include light-emitting diodes mounted on an...
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7794074 |
Curing
A method of curing radiation-curable fluid is described. In one example, the method includes emitting radiation from an array of light-emitting diodes towards ink to be cured. LEDs are cheap, light...
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