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7553158 |
Dental evacuation mirror
The present invention is a dental evacuation tool for being placed in fluid communication with a dental vacuum. The tool comprises a suction head and an elongated tubular handle. The suction head...
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7455519 |
Anti-fog dental mirror
A dental mirror includes a mirror assembly and a handle having an interior cavity. The handle further includes a non-circular aperture proximate one end, which communicates with the interior...
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7354402 |
Intraoral data input tool
An intraoral data input tool for use during dental examination of a patient comprises a discoid head attached to a handle. The discoid head includes a data input device which is responsive to force...
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7331785 |
Self cleaning dental mirror
A self cleaning dental mirror having air orifices and water orifices integrated into the handle to clean the reflective surface. An air valve and a water valve are positioned within the handle and...
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7217126 |
Dental instrument sharpening stone system
A hand-held dental mirror carrying a sharpening stone for a dental instrument such as a curette, comprising a shaft supporting a mirror, a hand grip coupled to the shaft, and a sharpening stone...
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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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7066734 |
Convertible dental instrument
A self-contained and convertible dental instrument system includes both a lighted mirror and a direct illuminator. A hand piece has a handle section, including a battery in a housing, and a dual...
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6837707 |
Double dental mirror
A double dental mirror to provide a multi-angular view of a working area, the double dental mirror comprising: a first mirror; a second mirror; and a bridge section. The bridge section forms at...
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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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6666682 |
Intra-oral mirror
An improved dental mirror for facilitating the accurate visualization and measurement of structures and distances and for facilitating the assessment of parallelism between non-adjacent teeth. The...
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6575744 |
Mirror
A mirror for examining a confined area such as an intraoral cavity including posterior teeth, distal and/or lingual sides of teeth, is provided. The mirror includes a lit fog-free and...
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6443729 |
Illuminated dental mirror
A dental mirror comprising a handle, a mirror, a tubular member inside the handle, a light source inside the tubular member, a light transmitting element coupled to the light source, a thermally...
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6414708 |
Video system for three dimensional imaging and photogrammetry
A video system for providing an operator with a three dimensional stereoscopic image of the oral cavity of a patient is provided. The system includes an imaging unit for providing at least two...
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6386867 |
Method and system for imaging and modeling dental structures
Systems and methods optically image a dental structure within an oral cavity by: directing air at a tooth-gum interface of the dental structure through at least one air nozzle movably coupled to an...
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6345982 |
Dental light controller and concentrator
A light shield device ( 13 ) which is attached to light wands ( 30 ) of various diameters to filter and redirect reflected light. The shield has a planar part ( 13 ) with an attached retainer...
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6276934 |
Dental camera
An intraoral viewing device, including a handle and a mirror, fixed to a distal end of the handle, for insertion into the mouth of a patient, such that a first image of the inside of the mouth is...
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5957687 |
Apparatus and method for detecting dental plaque
A hand-held diagnostic unit simplifies the process of monitoring the teeth for the presence of plaque, or other foreign matter, in the oral cavity. The unit includes a source of filtered light and...
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5951284 |
Intraoral instrument
A double-sided mirror and irrigation instrument for intraoral application has an in-line finger operated valve for selectively controlling flow of air, water or a mixture of air and water through...
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5882195 |
Dental instrument
A dental instrument (10) has a handle (12) having a handle front (12F) and a handle rear (12R). The handle (12) further has a handle grip (12A). The dental instrument (10) further has a probe (14)...
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5813856 |
Dental suction mirror
A dental suction mirror has a stainless reflecting plate with a slant depression and an oblong groove 13. Three holes having different paths in the inner center and on both sides of the plate...
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5654824 |
Portable self-cleaning mirror apparatus and method
A portable self-cleaning mirror having a disposable housing within which is located the rotatable reflective surface. A removably attachable reusable motor is combined to provide power to rotate...
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5490780 |
Dental suction cannula
A dental suction cannula comprises a suction conduit which carries a protection head. The protection head is U-shaped and forms a space for receiving the tooth ridge of the patient's mouth. A...
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5449290 |
Dental mirror incorporating air flow
A dental mirror has an airflow bore extending therethrough. There is an airflow aperture proximate the mirror surface to prevent fogging and debris buildup. The airflow is provided and controlled...
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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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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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5295826 |
Dental mirror with aspirating and rinsing means
A dental mirror including means for providing suction and rinsing service to the mouth cavity and the like including a substantially annular inlet port formed at the edge of the mirror housing...
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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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5230622 |
Articulated mirror attachment for dental suction tips
An attachment is provided for releasably and adjustably mounting a mirror to a dental suction tip. The attachment includes a collar that will spring clip to the suction tip along the length...
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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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5139421 |
Mirror light
The present invention consists of a mirror to be used in combination with a light source. Light is transmitted from the light source through the body of a light conductive shank to a shank heel and...
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5139420 |
Dental mirror system
The present invention is directed to a dental mirror system having a fluid conduit to provide a stream of fluid across the surface of the mirror to remove material from the mirror surface. The...
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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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5044948 |
Searcher
An improved toothbrush is provided and consists of a mirror assembly adjustably disposed to the distal end of an elongated handle so that a person using the toothbrush may observe the condition of...
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5026281 |
Dental instrument for preventing accidental swallow
A dental instrument to prevent accidentally swallowing a filler, etc. has a circumferential wall for drop prevention mounted on the periphery of a receiving plate. A grip is attached to the...
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4925391 |
Dental instrument
A dental instrument including a shaft having firmly attached at one end thereof a mirror which is carried by a housing provided with an inlet opening to a first internal channel which communicates...
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4915626 |
Dental inspection and display apparatus
A dental inspection apparatus to view an image of the interior of the mouth of a patient and contemporaneously display a video image of the interior of the mouth.
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4872838 |
Oral inspection device
The present invention comprises an improved oral self inspection device that is versatile, inexpensive, and easy to use. The device consists of a small, cylindrical light source on which a small...
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4859180 |
Self-drying cheek retracting mirror
Dental mirrors are described that by virtue of their design and configuration are self-drying and have the capability of retracting the cheek away from the teeth being examined or worked on by the...
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4790751 |
Dental viewing apparatus and method
To permit more effective viewing during dental surgery of diagnosis, a retractor or probe assembly includes: (1) a cylindrical stainless steel handle about 14 centimeters long and 7 millimeters in...
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4629425 |
Dental mirror
Mirror apparatus for examining body cavities such as the mouth including a handle having inner and outer end portions, valve apparatus connected to the outer end portion of the handle and a syringe...
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4592726 |
Diagnostic mirror and light filter
A device is provided for a user to self-diagnose areas of the human body when those areas are treated with a disclosing material which is invisible to the naked eye, but which fluoresces when...
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4579417 |
Apparatus for optical fiber communications using standing wave acousto-optical modulator
Method and apparatus for frequency domain modulation optical fiber communication particularly useful for digital and analog signal transmission comprising, in the order recited, a plurality of...
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4579419 |
Fiber optic connector and apparatus and method employing same
A fiber optic connector employs a fiber optic element including a light-receiving end having a transverse cross-sectional shape which complements the transverse cross-sectional shape of a...
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4568281 |
Heated dental mirror
A self-temperature regulating hermetically sealed dental mirror includes a mirror encasement comprised of an inverted metal cup that contains electronic heating and temperature control components...
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4521185 |
High volume oral evacuator
A high volume oral evacuator is provided and consists of a modified dental aspirator with an adjustable mirror placed at the end of the tool that is capable of performing all the reflective and...
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4511329 |
Moisture controlling lingual dental mirror
A dental instrument for viewing the lingual surface of dentition and also providing moisture control as a saliva ejector and serving as a tongue holder and support for a cheek retractor. The...
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4400157 |
Dental mirror assembly
The dental mirror assembly of the present invention comprises means for securing a conventional mirror head having a mirror surface and means for dispensing a liquid defogging composition in a...
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4350487 |
Lock pin
Lock pin for a bracket having a body with an occlusogingivally extending opening, attaching flanges on the lingual side of the body for attaching the bracket to a tooth, and an archwire slot at the...
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4294356 |
Dental mirror protector case
In a preferred embodiment of the invention, a mirror antiscratch protector case mountable on a dental mirror, having a spaced-away recess portion of an interior concave wall surface with...
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4279594 |
Dental hand mirror
A dental hand mirror unit includes a generally hollow handle portion which supports a mirror at one end and has its other end releasably coupled to a cap or valve member. Air is fed through the cap...
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