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8173562 Shaded zirconia ceramics  
The invention relates to compositions based on Ce-stabilized ZrO2, and single- and multi-colored blanks made from oxide ceramics, and a process for their preparation, in which oxide ceramic powder...
8152519 Orthodontic connector assembly and a method for treating teeth  
An orthodontic connector assembly 10 including a plurality of substantially identical connecting members, such as members 12, 14 which include a movable but biased portion 20 which is adapted to...
8133051 Orthodontic bracket and process for producing the same  
An orthodontic bracket is comprised of a translucent ceramic containing at least 99.5 wt % of alumina, and having an absorption/scattering coefficient of at most 2.8 mm−1 for visible light at a w...
8026296 Dental compositions including a thermally labile component, and the use thereof  
Hardenable and hardened dental compositions, and articles including such hardenable and hardened compositions, are provided. The hardenable dental compositions include a thermally labile component...
7888279 High toughness translucent alumina sintered body, method for producing the same, and its uses  
In the conventional alumina sintered bodies, a sintered body having high flexural strength, high toughness and high translucency in combination is not obtained, and a translucent alumina sintered...
7861722 Sleep appliance  
A dental oral appliance to reduce or eliminate snoring or obstructive sleep apnea and to open the airway for a sleeping patient. The appliance covers the inside (lingual) of the upper or lower...
7819660 Reusable multi-piece orthodontic appliances  
Multi-piece, reusable orthodontic appliances that include a support assembly to be bonded to a tooth and a corrective assembly adapted to receive an archwire and direct corrective forces exerted by...
7775793 Orthodontic bracket  
An orthodontic bracket is provided. The bracket includes a rear wall coming to rest on a buccal or lingual tooth surface; and two guide surfaces running at right angles to one another, for guiding...
7751925 System to manufacture custom orthodontic appliances, program product, and related methods  
A system to manufacture orthodontic appliances, program product, and associated methods are provided. An embodiment of a system can include a virtual orthodontic appliance design computer having...
7722354 Orthodontic connector assembly and a method for treating teeth  
An orthodontic connector assembly (10) including a plurality of substantially identical connecting members, such as members (12), (14) which include a movable but biased portion (20) which is...
7713057 Oral mucous membrane protector for orthodontic applications  
An oral mucous membrane protector for orthodontic appliances formed of a protective element or member arranged on the distal end of the archwire that projects from the molar tube, covering or...
7674110 Low profile self-ligating orthodontic brackets and methods of using such orthodontic brackets  
Low profile self-ligating orthodontic brackets and methods of using such orthodontic brackets. The bracket includes a bracket body, a latching member, and a hinge pin pivotally coupling a hinged...
7641472 Force-responsive orthodontic brackets and systems and methods  
Force magnitudes and/or directions may be determined objectively using orthodontic brackets having an elastomeric member which allows one portion of the bracket to be resiliently moveable relative...
7625206 Method of orthodontic treatment  
A method of orthodontic treatment includes fastening a first bracket to an inside surface of a first tooth in a patient's mouth, fastening a second bracket to an outside surface of a second tooth,...
7597553 Orthodontic bracket  
An orthodontic bracket enables orthodontic treatment to be performed without resetting of a bracket body and an arch wire relative to the tooth, even in an advanced stage of the treatment. The...
7581950 Orthodontic appliance  
An orthodontic appliance, and more particularly an orthodontic bracket to be used in conjunction with other brackets on centrals, laterals, cuspids and bicuspids for moving teeth in the orthodontic...
7538055 Transparent zirconia sintered body  
A primary sintered body having a density of 95 % or more obtained by sintering a zirconia powder comprising an yttria main component as a stabilizer under ordinary pressure is set in a vessel of a...
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...
7422430 Method and apparatus for orthodontic appliance optimization  
A method and apparatus for arch wire receptacle (e.g., brackets, bands, headgear tubes, etc.) optimization includes processing that begins by obtaining a digital model of an orthodontic structure...
7410357 Method and apparatus for indirect bonding of orthodontic appliances  
An indirect bonding apparatus is made by initially placing spacer material over a replica of the patient's tooth structure. A tray is then formed over the spacer material and hardened. Next, the...
7377777 Orthodontic appliance with archwire-engaging clip  
An orthodontic appliance includes a latch that comprises at least one clip for retaining an archwire in an archwire slot of the appliance. The clip includes a first section, a second section...
7367800 Pre-torqued orthodontic appliance with archwire retaining latch  
An orthodontic appliance such as a bracket or buccal tube has a latch for retaining an archwire in an archwire slot. The appliance also includes built-torque in order to reduce the need for the...
7335020 Low profile self-ligating bracket assembly and method of use  
A self-ligating orthodontic bracket assembly with selectively removable self-ligation features is configured to provide a low profile to minimize labial-lingual prominence. A clip is configured to...
7306457 Self-ligating orthodontic passive low-friction bracket and method for mounting an arch wire on said bracket  
Self-ligating orthodontic bracket which comprises a support body (6) intended to be fixed onto a tooth and provided with a slot (9) for receiving an arch wire (5) capable of imparting a corrective...
7264468 Edgewise orthodontic bracket for capturing lost torque  
An edgewise orthodontic bracket for use in an edgewise or straight-wire technique having a standard horizontally opening rectangular archwire slot and a mesiodistally extending tunnel or lumen...
7247019 Orthodontic brackets made from polymeric materials that impart desired strength properties  
Orthodontic brackets are manufactured from at least one type of crystalline polymer that enhances the physical properties of the brackets. In one aspect, orthodontic brackets according to the...
7234935 Orthodontic bracket system comprising multiple brackets having multiple aligned slots  
An orthodontic bracket system includes a plurality of orthodontic brackets, each bracket sized and configured to be placed on a particular tooth of a patient during an orthodontic treatment...
7223099 Method of determining the selection of brackets which are to be used in the orthodontic treatment of teeth malposition  
To determine the required torque angle of a bracket for the orthodontic treatment of teeth malposition the angle between the bracket plane and the axis-orbital plane is determined, for the...
7192274 Ceramic orthodontic appliance with archwire slot liner  
An orthodontic appliance has a ceramic body and an archwire slot liner that is received in a channel of the body. The archwire slot liner has occlusal, gingival and lingual sections, and the...
7188421 Orthodontic appliances having a contoured bonding surface  
A quantity of a photocurable composition, such as an orthodontic adhesive containing a photoinitiator, is placed between the base of an orthodontic appliance and a replica of a patient's tooth...
7175428 Shape memory self-ligating orthodontic brackets  
Self-ligating orthodontic brackets which are at least partially formed of materials exhibiting shape memory each of which includes a base from which extends two spaced and opposing pairs of tie...
7140875 Orthodontic bracket with reinforced tiewings  
An orthodontic bracket has at least one tiewing and a groove behind the tiewing for receiving a ligature. The groove extends along a path that is inclined in a direction away from an archwire slot...
7140876 Orthodontic appliance with latch for retaining an archwire  
An orthodontic appliance includes a latch that comprises at least one clip with a region for receiving an archwire. The clip also includes a recess for receiving a post of the appliance, and the...
7134872 Colored orthodontic brackets  
An orthodontic bracket that includes coloring means for coloring to create a desired aesthetic appearance. The orthodontic bracket includes a bracket base, an arch wire slot formed in the bracket...
7118373 Orthodontic brackets comprising a filled and fiber-reinforced polymeric material  
An orthodontic bracket includes a bracket base and an arch wire slot in the bracket base. The bracket base comprises a polymer resin that is reinforced with glass or ceramic fibers and/or a...
7097449 Dental brackets for retaining a medicament-releasing pellet on a tooth and kits including such brackets  
The present invention is directed to a dental bracket and associated kit used to attach a medicament-releasing pellet on a tooth. The kit is designed to provide slow release of fluoride or other...
7094052 Orthodontic brackets with temporarily visible marking features  
Self-ligating orthodontic brackets include a marking system for identifying which tooth or subset of teeth a specific bracket within a set of non-identical brackets pertains and/or for assisting in...
7074038 Methods and systems for treating teeth  
A system for repositioning teeth comprises a plurality of individual appliances used with braces. The appliances are configured to be placed successively on the patient's teeth and to incrementally...
7063531 Orthodontic bracket system  
A novel orthodontic bracket system comprised of orthodontic appliances, such as brackets or buccal tubes, with a vertical instead of conventional horizontal slot orientation. The occlusal-gingival...
7063530 Self-ligating orthodontic brackets comprising a filled and fiber-reinforced polymeric material  
A self-ligating orthodontic bracket includes a bracket base, an arch wire slot in the bracket base, and a ligation cover. The bracket base and the ligation cover comprise a polymer resin reinforced...
7063529 Self-ligating orthodontic brackets comprising a fiber-reinforced polymeric material  
A self-ligating orthodontic bracket includes a bracket base, an arch wire slot in the bracket base, and a ligation cover. The bracket base and the ligation cover comprise a polymer resin reinforced...
7033170 Orthodontic bracket and clip  
An orthodontic bracket assembly has a bracket having base with a mounting portion for attachment to a patient's tooth, and a plurality of arms forming a bracket slot to receive a rectangular...
7022173 Use of ceramics in dental and orthodontic applications  
The invention relates to uses of glasses and glass-ceramics in dental and orthodontic applications.
7014460 Orthodontic appliance with fatigue-resistant archwire retaining latch  
An orthodontic appliance such as a bracket or buccal tube has a latch for retaining an archwire in an archwire slot. The latch releases the archwire from the archwire slot whenever the archwire...
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...
6988889 Custom-fitted orthodontic bracket manufactured by computerized and selective removal of portions of a bracket  
Manufacture of custom brackets in which a three-dimensional representation of the teeth is used to remove portions or the base to custom-bit the tooth to a predetermined tooth surface, and/or to...
6984127 Orthodontic brace with self-releasing appliances  
An orthodontic brace includes a set of appliances that are connected to respective teeth of the patient. At least some of the appliances include a latch that is operable to release an archwire from...
6957957 Molar appliance for orthodontic therapy  
An orthodontic appliance for a molar tooth has a latch that is movable between an open position to admit or release an archwire into an archwire slot and a closed position to retain the archwire in...
6913459 Orthodontic bracket  
An orthodontic bracket 10 is a plastic bracket, having a base 11 directly or indirectly secured to the teeth, a bracket main body 12 furnished on the base 11 at its one side, an archwire slot 16...
6910884 Low profile orthodontic appliance  
An orthodontic appliance such as a bracket or buccal tube has an overall, low profile shape. The appliance includes a base having a thickness that is less in regions adjacent the archwire slot as...
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