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8162661 Ultrasonic crown and bridge remover  
A dental tool having a pair of releasably and pivotably connected opposing jaw members. A biasing mechanism connected to at least one of the jaw members biases the jaw members toward a proximate...
8128400 Debonding pliers  
An instrument for debonding an orthodontic bracket from a tooth surface includes first and second plier portions coupled for relative pivotal movement. A lever arm pivotally movable relative to the...
8052420 Apparatus and method for adjusting orthodontic wire  
A handheld apparatus for adjusting orthodontic wire includes first and second handle portions and a jaw portion. The first handle portion pivotably couples to the second handle portion such that...
7967602 Pliers for forming orthodontic wires  
A pliers for forming orthodontic wires has opposing beaks with complementary wire-forming surfaces that include interfering portions. A hinge mechanism enables the beaks to open and close by...
7845941 Orthodontic instrument for use with adjustable orthodontic apparatus  
An instrument is provided, having a handle and at least one working end. In a first embodiment, the working end has a first leg and a second leg, the second leg for disengaging a spring clip. In a...
7722353 Orthodontic interproximal locking pliers  
This invention pertains to pliers for increasing the interproximal retention of thermoplastic appliances by denting the appliances in the interproximal areas between the teeth, especially denting...
7670140 Orthodontic hand instrument for detaching brackets from teeth  
A hand instrument for detaching orthodontic brackets from a patient's teeth has first jaw, a second jaw and a blade that extends between the first jaw and the second jaw. The blade is received in a...
7621742 Orthodontic hand tool system  
A system of tools for use in an orthodontic setting made up of a series of individual tools. Each tool comprises a pair of flat, generally elongated arms placed in an adjacent lengthwise...
7581949 Debonding pliers  
An instrument for debonding an orthodontic bracket from a tooth surface includes first and second plier portions coupled for relative pivotal movement. A lever arm pivotally movable relative to the...
7556499 Dental forceps  
The invention relates to a dental forceps with two articulated parts, which are connected to each other at a pivot and which each exhibit a handle at one end and at the other end a working end with...
7549860 Hand instrument for detaching orthodontic brackets from teeth  
A hand instrument for debonding an adhesively bonded orthodontic bracket from a patient's tooth includes two jaws, each of which includes a contact pad for engaging opposite sides of the bracket....
7475694 Apparatus and method of cleaning teeth  
This invention discloses an apparatus and method for cleaning teeth, particularly in individuals undergoing cosmetic and orthodontic treatment. The apparatus includes members having a tooth contact...
7258047 Orthodontic pliers and methods of using the same  
The present invention relates to a pliers that includes first and second arms that are pivotally interconnected utilizing an appropriate mechanical fastener. A spring is generally disposed about...
7182595 Distal end cutter  
A flush cutter of wires located on a patient's teeth has at least one pivotably carried cutting edge. An outer surface of the edge can be positioned adjacent to a surface from which the wire...
7179083 Orthodontic apparatus  
An apparatus is provided for applying orthodontic brackets to teeth. The apparatus includes a bracket container having a bracket housing defined therein and a bracket placer positioned relative to...
6984126 Orthodontic crimping pliers  
Pliers adapted to lock wires within thermoformed dental appliances following the partial enclosure of wires during the thermoforming process.
6910890 Dental plier design with offsetting jaw and pad elements for assisting in removing upper and lower teeth utilizing the dental plier design  
A dental pliers appliance and associated method for removing teeth from a patient's gum line and bone. First and second pivotally connected handles are provided, each including a user grasping...
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...
6814574 Dental pliers for forming and removing bumps on appliances  
Pliers for forming and removing bumps for the dental appliance without heating are disclosed. The eraser pliers for erasing a bump on an appliance include a first elongated member having a first...
6786719 Orthodontic bracket holder  
An apparatus that includes a handle; a pair of opposed gripping members, each member comprising a gripping surface, each gripping surface comprising a forward edge; and a gripping member position...
6474988 Hand instrument for debonding orthodontic brackets  
A hand instrument for debonding orthodontic brackets has a shield that extends around the bracket during a debonding procedure. In certain embodiments, the shield is connected to a vacuum source...
6447291 Orthodontic jig for attaching orthodontic brackets  
An orthodontic jig for attaching orthodontic brackets on the teeth is disclosed. The orthodontic jig comprises a housing, a bracket support extending out of the front side of the housing through...
6382965 Orthodontic debonding tools and methods  
Debonding tools and methods especially useful for removing ceramic brackets adhesively bonded to the teeth of a patient. In general, the tool and methods involve applying a tensile force to one...
6347938 Orthodontic cutters  
An orthodontic cutter, which comprises a cutter part 1 including a pair of handles 11, one of the handles being shorter than the other, which cross at a pivot axis and a pair of jaws 13 which have...
6293790 Heated orthodontic pliers  
Orthodontic pliers comprised of two asymmetrical components that are subapically and pivotally joined in a first main embodiment. Each of these elongate pieces is irregular in shape, unequal in...
6293791 Z-bend orthodontic instrument and method  
An orthodontic instrument includes a pair of complementary mating die movable together and apart for forming a Z-shaped bend in an orthodontic arch wire. A Z-shaped bend in an orthodontic arch wire...
6280184 Method and apparatus for removing bonded dental appliances  
An orthodontic onlay having a mesial and distal sections is debonded from multiple teeth by positioning a plier-type debonding apparatus having a first and a second lever arms pivotally connected...
6000941 Separable orthodontic pliers  
A separable pliers having a pair of arms separably hinged together. They may be separated only when the handles are far enough apart. A lip on one handle, and a hook on a bias spring integral with...
5810582 Orthodontic bracket holding and placement apparatus  
Apparatus for holding and installing a plurality of orthodontic brackets on a patient's teeth includes an opaque housing having a plurality of spaced slots each adapted to receive a pliers, or...
5588832 Method of fabricating metal instruments from raw material and orthodontic pliers made thereby  
Corrosion resistant instruments such as those used in medicine and dentistry are efficiently made from raw materials that are difficult to machine. Round bar stock is rolled or otherwise deformed...
5542843 Rotatably driven autoclavable ligation instrument  
An autoclavable ligation instrument for use in dental or medical applications which includes a ligature gripping tool having a pair of jaws with handle members connected thereto, and a drive...
5538421 Dental instrument  
A dental instrument is provided comprising a first member having a first handle opposite a first jaw and a second member having a second handle and a second jaw. The first jaw is longer than the...
5395236 Orthodontic pliers  
The pliers in overall structure resemble conventional orthodontic pliers, but have specialized jaw members adapted to effectuate necessary gingivally directed bends in the distal ends of the arch...
5366372 Method and apparatus for debonding ceramic orthodontic brackets  
An orthodontic bracket having mesial and distal sections is debonded from a tooth by pivoting the sections toward each other in respective arcs about a central reference axis extending in an...
5328361 Orthodontic plier-type ligature cutters  
An orthodontic cutter for cutting portions of orthodontic metal ligatures and the like having a pair of ATS-34 stainless steel plier halves, uniformly heat treated to within the range of about RC...
5261813 Orthodontic's hand instrument and method  
An orthodontic's hand instrument for installing a lingual bar on the lower arch of a patient's teeth. The hand instrument includes a handle having a first end and a second end with a clamp...
5257558 Medical/dental pliers  
Medical/dental pliers made from titanium based alloy material having jaws for gripping objects with gripping faces which are coated with a hard and wear resistant material of sufficient thickness...
5232360 Orthodontic pliers  
Plier-like instruments for dental and medical use which can be readily disassembled for cleaning and sterilization and then quickly reassembled for use. No additional tools are needed for assembly...
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...
5197880 Tool for crimping endodontic files  
A tool for crimping a substantially straight filing shaft of an endodontic file comprising a device having a first and a second jaw for being urged toward nesting engagement and for forming the...
5197879 Orthodontic, medical, dental tool  
A separable hinged orthodontic, dental tool that includes a pair of scissor halves, each half having a handle portion, a nose portion and a substantially identical hinge portion, each hinge portion...
5084935 Multiple-purpose wire shaping and cutting tool  
A multiple-purpose wire shaping and cutting tool wherein the two levers are connected to each other by a pivot between the jaws and the handles. The confronting sides of the handles are formed with...
5007827 Orthodontic tweezers  
A cross-over type tweezer is disclosed for use in orthodontic work and other areas where a small item must be held securely and precisely. The tweezer includes a gripping jaw with members formed...
4776791 Shield for a pair of orthodontic pliers for use in removing dental brackets  
A shield for use with a pair of orthodontic pliers in removing an orthodontic bracket. The shield fits snuggly onto one jaw of the pliers and provides side walls adjacent the plier jaws. The jaws...
4768950 Orthodontic elastomeric ligature manipulator  
A head (9) projecting from the end of a rod body (1') or from the apex of a flat trifurcated quadrant body (1) has an offset fixed prong (10) projecting from its end which is crossed by a movable...
4752220 Tartar remover and method of use  
A tartar remover, particularly useful for removing gross tartar deposits from the teeth of dogs and cats, includes first and second elongate members mounted to another at a central pivot. The...
4669979 Orthodontic plier  
An orthodontic plier with opposed jaw portions that can be moved toward one another in a substantially straight-line motion to pry a removable cap off a convertible buccal tube without exerting a...
4631028 Orthodontic tool  
A tool in the form of specially constructed pliers for removing orthodontic brackets and tubes which have been adhesively bonded to the lingual surfaces of the anterior and/or posterior teeth for...
4600381 Orthodontic bracket remover  
A bracket remover tool for orthodontic work having a lower beak for positioning alongside the base of a bracket and bearing against the surface of the tooth to which the bracket is applied and an...
4553932 Method and implement for pulling bonded orthodontic brackets off teeth  
A pistol grip has twin abutments projecting in parallel relationship and spaced apart to straddle an orthodontic bracket attached to a tooth and to engage the tooth at opposite sides of the...
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