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7599538 |
Method and system for automatic intra-oral sensor locating for image acquisition
A method and systems for capturing digital intra-oral images, while automatically determining a location of an intra-oral sensor placed within a mouth of a patient, is disclosed. A spatial...
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7556497 |
Placing an orthodontic element on a tooth surface
The present application is related to a method for marking an intended position on a surface where an orthodontic element is to be placed and fixed. The method includes: providing a marking device...
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7473096 |
Orthodontic adhesive dispensing assembly
An orthodontic assembly includes an appliance placement device such as an indirect bonding transfer tray or a jig. A number of orthodontic appliances such as brackets are releasably connected to...
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7452205 |
Orthodontic indirect bonding apparatus with occlusal positioning stop members
A transfer apparatus for indirect bonding of orthodontic appliances includes a tray with a channel and a matrix material received in the channel. At least one stop member is connected to the tray...
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7442039 |
Orthodontic bracket and clip release tool
An orthodontic bracket has a clip which is curved substantially in U-shape as covering at least one part of an opposite side to a base in an arch wire slot. Catching end portions which are provided...
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7387511 |
Method and apparatus using a scanned image for automatically placing bracket in pre-determined locations
Locating desired placement locations of brackets for a patient's teeth includes obtaining an array of data points from a cast of the teeth and generating a virtual model from the array of scanned...
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7364428 |
Orthodontic indirect bonding tray with moisture control
An indirect bonding apparatus for orthodontic bonding procedures includes a tray having inner wall sections defining a channel for receiving the patient's dental arch. A number of orthodontic...
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7347688 |
Dental targetting device and method
A targeting device and method enables one or more orthodontic elements to be aligned with and bonded onto at least one tooth in a predetermined manner. The device is in the form of a shell that...
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7347686 |
Method and apparatus using a scanned image for marking bracket locations
Locating the physical placement location of a plurality of brackets on a patient's study cast includes obtaining an array of data points from a study cast and generating a virtual model of a dental...
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7240528 |
Method and device for shaping an orthodontic archwire
An apparatus for bending orthodontic wires has means for guiding and holding a wire. In order to prevent forces resulting from compressive or stretching strain during the bending process, one of...
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7220121 |
Ligature dispenser
A ligature dispenser includes a tubular finger housing with expandable fingers at a distal end. A spreader rod passing through the tubular finger housing causes the expandable fingers to expand a...
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7214056 |
Orthodontic bracket placement device and method
The present invention provides an orthodontic bracket placement device comprising a horizontal bracket engaging means for engaging an orthodontic bracket, and a vertical shaft extending from the...
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7201574 |
Method for measuring orthodontic arch wires
A method for measuring arch wires. A guide wire is provided, having at one end an exposed length of wire and a stop. The exposed length of wire may be inserted into a buccal tube, up to the stop....
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7137812 |
Apparatus for indirect bonding of orthodontic appliances and method of making the same
Apparatus for use in indirect bonding of orthodontic appliances includes a container having a chamber and a placement device received in the chamber. At least one orthodontic appliance is...
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7128571 |
Orthodontic tool
A band seating tool is disclosed. The tool comprises a pair of curved claws for applying force to opposed sides of an orthodontic band. At least one of the claws may be translationally and/or...
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7104792 |
Appliance for positioning orthodontic components
A positioning appliance adapted to facilitate an orthodontics procedure in which a bracket or other orthodontic component is placed at a desired site on the surface of a tooth and affixed thereto....
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7094053 |
Custom jig for placing orthodontic brackets and methods of making and using same
A placement jig for locating an orthodontic appliance on a tooth is provided with a cavity formed in a jig body and conforming to the contour of an occlusal portion a tooth crown, which cavity is...
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7044733 |
Mounting aid for mounting an orthodontic bracket to a tooth
A mounting aid for positioning an orthodontic bracket on a tooth is provided. The aid comprises a sheet strip having an abutment portion for the positive engagement at the bracket, a holding...
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7011517 |
Apparatus and method for removing a removable tooth positioning appliance from the teeth of a patient
An apparatus, system, and method of removing removable tooth positioning appliances, such as aligners, from the teeth of a patient. In one aspect, the invention is an apparatus for removing a...
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6997706 |
Fluoride-releasing pellet kit
A kit that may be used to place a dental bracket and a medicament-releasing pellet in the mouth of a patient, and methods for using such kits. The pellet is designed to provide slow release of...
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6928733 |
Method and system for customizing an orthodontic archwire
A method for applying a desired shape to an orthodontic archwire includes the steps of obtaining a numerical description of the desired shape of an orthodontic archwire, generating a description of...
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6918761 |
Method and apparatus for generating an orthodontic template that assists in placement of orthodontic apparatus
A method and apparatus for generating a orthodontic template that assists in the placement of an orthodontic apparatus includes processing that begins by obtaining a digital model of an orthodontic...
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6910883 |
Orthodontic bracket cleaner
The present invention is a powered instrument for removing excess bonding material from the surfaces of orthodontic brackets while they are attached to a patient's teeth. The instrument is...
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6902396 |
Orthodontic bracket and positioning system
An orthodontic bracket and positioning system for providing a compact and wingless orthodontic bracket. The orthodontic bracket and positioning system includes a base, a bracket member attached to...
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6848902 |
Dental tool for installing orthodontic brackets
A dental tool for installation of orthodontic brackets is provided which has an adjustable gripping mechanism for gripping the orthodontic bracket and a centering mechanism for centering the...
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6786718 |
Tool and method for adjusting orthodontic expansion screws
An adjusting tool and associated method of use for turning orthodontic expansion screws are described. The tool or device consists of a contra-angled molded plastic handle or housing with a...
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6783359 |
Orthodontic marginal ridge measurement device
A marginal ridge attachment plate slides onto the center tab of a height gauge to provide more accurate orthodontic bracket placement. In use, vertically-extending legs on the attachment plate rest...
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6722878 |
Lingual archwire forming appliance
A lingual archwire forming appliance for adapting a wire to the lingual surfaces of a patient's teeth during the construction of a bonded lingual archwire retainer. The appliance is composed of a...
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6682344 |
Orthodontic bracket placement device and coordinated bracket placement system
The present invention provides an orthodontic bracket placement device comprising a horizontal bracket engaging element for engaging an orthodontic bracket; and a vertical shaft extending from the...
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6616444 |
Custom orthodontic appliance forming method and apparatus
A system and method by which an orthodontic appliance is automatically designed and manufactured from digital lower jaw and tooth shape data of a patient provides for preferably scanning a model of...
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6575740 |
Orthodontic bracket positioning system for lingual orthodontic treatment
An orthodontic bracket positioning system comprises a plate having a bridge. The plate is defined by a first side portion and a second side portion to form a hollow therebetween. The first and...
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6565355 |
Apparatus for precisely locating an orthodontic bracket at a predetermined position on a surface of a tooth
In an apparatus for precisely locating an orthodontic bracket at a predetermined position on a surface of a tooth, orthodontic brackets for holding orthodontic wires can be easily and precisely...
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6471512 |
Method and apparatus for determining and monitoring orthodontic treatment
A method and apparatus for treating an orthodontic patient include processing that begins by generating digital information regarding the orthodontic patient by a site orthodontic system. The site...
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6296482 |
Orthodontic height positioning gauge with rotatable heads
An orthodontic height hand gauge is both double-ended and double-sided, allowing four measurement heights to be determined by a single tool. Each end of the gauge has a rotatable element capable of...
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6296481 |
Indirect bonding bracket positioner for correction of irregularities of the teeth
An orthodontic bracket positioner includes a metal plate placed under a tongue, a pair of side elongated slots formed along a side edge portion of the metal plate, a circular hole formed in a front...
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6290495 |
Dental tool for installing brackets for orthodontic braces
A dental tool for installation of brackets for orthodontic braces is provided which has an adjustable gripping mechanism for gripping the orthodontic bracket and a centering mechanism for centering...
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6254383 |
System for handling dental elastics
An improved dental elastic handling system is disclosed. The system is directed to the use of one or more assemblies which each include a plurality of elastics interconnected to a runner. The...
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6238491 |
Niobium-titanium-zirconium-molybdenum (nbtizrmo) alloys for dental and other medical device applications
The present invention is a medical implant or device fabricated, in any manner, from a niobium (Nb)--titanium (Ti)--zirconium (Zr)--Molybdenum (Mo) alloy (NbTiZrMo alloy). The implant or device has...
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6196839 |
Continuous use orthodontic cooling appliance
The present invention is a thermoelectric device and method designed to create a martensitic state in a shape memory alloy. The invention allows for prolonged use without overheating, and is more...
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6174162 |
Instrument for adjusting orthodontic expander
An adjusting device and method of adjusting an orthodontic expander has an elongated handle and a distal extension in the form of a wire. The extension is bent at an angle of approximately 90° to...
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6123544 |
Method and apparatus for precise bond placement of orthodontic appliances
A method and apparatus is provided for precisely positioning and bonding orthodontic appliances such as brackets and buccal tubes to a patient's teeth. The method and apparatus includes the use of...
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6042585 |
Surgical wire driver with one-handed gripping attachment
A wire driver collet mechanism for selectively enabling the repositioning of a wire within a wire driver. The adjustable collet mechanism enables the wire to be repositioned under its own weight so...
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5957685 |
Twister for ligature wire
A twister for orthodontic ligature wires which easily enable a twisting operation of the wire with one hand, and is capable of clamping the wire with certainty, and simple in construction. The...
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5913679 |
Ligature tool
A ligature tool for applying elastic ligatures onto an orthodontic bracket without patient discomfort by automatically picking up one ligature at a time, expanding it over a tip and snapping it...
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5890892 |
Orthodontic bracket with non-adhesive moldable base and method
A dental bracket having a non-adhering, moldable base, wherein the moldable base is conformed to the surface of the tooth to which it is to be adhered. A very thin layer of dental adhesive...
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5885072 |
Automatic ligation tool to fasten ligature wire to orthodontic bracket using driving apparatus
The invention provides an automatic ligation tool which comfortably and quickly fastens ligature wires to brackets. There is provided an automatic ligation tool for orthodontists for fastening...
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5863198 |
Orthodontic bracket placement jig
A positioning fixture, or jig, adapted for use with conventional, off-the-shelf orthodontic appliance brackets and arch wires is shaped for optimum placement of the bracket on its associated tooth....
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5820368 |
Disposable applicator for forming and retaining an orthodontic attachment
A disposable applicator has a translucent bonder tip member that forms an orthodontic attachment which bonds to the surface of the tooth in one easy motion, where an orthodontic wire or rubber band...
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5813854 |
Orthodontic brace installation device
A device (10) used in orthodontic processes in which light is supplied from a source (40) through a light transmissive cable (42) and directed at a patient's teeth (T). A housing (12) is deformable...
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5798117 |
Method of reducing microorganism adhesion
A method of reducing the extent to which microorganisms, particularly bacteria, will adhere to a surface, which comprises providing a surface having pendant groups of formula (I), in which each...
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