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6164964 |
Orthodontic appliance and bracket
An orthodontic appliance of the present invention has a combination of a bracket with a hook and a bracket without a hook. The bracket with a hook includes a metal body formed with a groove therein...
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6120288 |
Device and method for mandibular fixation
A device and method for mandibular fixation are disclosed. The bondable bracket brace includes a cloth-like body having a first surface for attachment to a tooth surface and a plurality of...
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6089861 |
Carrier for supporting orthodontic appliances
An orthodontic assembly includes one or more orthodontic appliances that are releasably received in a carrier. The carrier has arms with outer end sections that are spaced apart from each other to...
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6071117 |
Plastic orthodontic appliance, plastic appliance mechanical bonding base and method of making same
This invention is directed to a plastic orthodontic appliance having projecting structure extending outwardly from a bonding base. The projecting structure includes a broadened outer extremity and...
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6071118 |
Self-ligating orthodontic bracket
A self-ligating orthodontic bracket assembly includes a bracket including an transverse archwire slot. A first anterior surface of the bracket to one side of the slot terminates at one side slot...
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6050815 |
Precoated dental cement
A dental article having a lyophilic ionic cement component on at least one surface thereof. Also contemplated are methods of using a dental article having a lyophilic ionic cement component on at...
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6017216 |
Orthodontic apparatus for attachment to teeth
An orthodontic bracket apparatus for attachment to a tooth, consisting of a flexible attachment pad having dimensions that are commensurate with a designated area of the tooth to which the...
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5954501 |
Orthodontic appliance
Orthodontic appliances in accordance with the present invention are formed from amorphous alloys having a supercooling liquid region. The appliances have high corrosion resistance, high durability...
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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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5944517 |
Dental appliance to be worn in the mouth, in particular in the form of a bracket
Dental appliance to be worn in the mouth consisting of a meltable material, this appliance having a bonding surface to be bonded to a tooth region in a form-locking and substance-bonding manner,...
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5931667 |
Orthodontic apparatus and method
Orthodontic brackets having tubular passages are bonded to at least six teeth in an upper or lower human dental arch, including at least two teeth other than molars, and a superflexible archwire is...
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5897312 |
Bracket for correcting dentition, method for producing the same, and method for improving adhesivity of polycarbonate
An object of the present invention is to increase the adhesive strength of the polycarbonate bracket for correcting dentition. The bracket for correcting dentition comprises a polycarbonate...
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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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5876208 |
Optionally crosslinkable coatings for orthodontic devices
Coatings for hard tissue and surfaces of the oral environment are provided that reduce adhesion of bacteria and proteinaceous substances to these surfaces. Methods of reducing adhesion of these...
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5829972 |
Plastic orthodontic appliance having improved bonding characteristics
Plastic orthodontic appliances having improved bonding characteristics are described. The appliances have a polymeric base with projecting structure extending outwardly therefrom and an applied...
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5827058 |
Carrier for supporting orthodontic brackets
An orthodontic assembly includes one or more orthodontic brackets that are releasably received in a tubular carrier. The carrier has arms with outer end sections that are spaced apart from each...
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5820371 |
Device for tooth-postition correction
A device for tooth-position correction includes a bracket or buccal tube formed from a plastic material by the injection-molding process, having a pad with a concave underside for connection onto...
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5813853 |
Torque/rotation base for orthodontic attachment and method of making same
A base for an orthodontic attachment such as a bracket for incorporating torque or rotation in the bracket, which includes a body of wedge shape that may be suitably oriented on and attached to the...
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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...
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5810584 |
Orthodontic appliances (brackets) having pre-applied adhesive
Orthodontic appliances (brackets) having a pre-applied or factory applied adhesive thereon presenting a non-tacky surface are described. The brackets, which may be plastic, metal or ceramic, have a...
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5800162 |
Dental-care device
A dental-care device is constructed from a planar base and a wire receiving part positioned on the top surface of the planar base. Slots extending straight horizontally are formed at the center of...
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5800163 |
Method and apparatus for light-curing resin adhesives for orthodontic brackets
A method and apparatus for curing an adhesive resin by use of light in which the resin is disposed between a bottom surface of an orthodontic bracket and a tooth surface, wherein a curing tip...
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RE35863 |
Orthodontic bracket
By using titanium, titanium based alloys, or related metals or alloys, an orthodontic bracket can be manufactured which is lighter and stronger than any conventional type of bracket made of...
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5759028 |
Orthodontic bonding system
A bracket container is provided for storing a plurality of orthodontic brackets having bases coated with a light curable adhesive. The container includes a housing and a tray slidably mounted in...
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5756174 |
Bond card
A bond card for mounting prepasted orthodontic appliances that includes a substantially rigid planar substrate and a flexible adhesive-releasing film attached to the substrate and having a...
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5746592 |
Edgewise orthodontic bracket with tie wing relief for enhancing ligature removal
An edgewise orthodontic bracket with relief on one of the wing tips of a tie wing is disclosed. This relief is provided on that surface of the tie wing which defines the mesial or distal end of the...
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5746593 |
Orthodontic device made of metal
An orthodontic attachment, in particular a bracket, which is made of metal, consists of a foot section which is made of titanium or of a corrosion-resistant alloy consisting substantially of...
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5746594 |
Orthodontic appliance with asymmetric bonding structure
An orthodontic appliance such as a bracket has bonding structure that provides a greater bond strength to the tooth in regions beneath an occlusal edge portion of the base in comparison to regions...
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5722826 |
Bonding pad
A bonding pad for an orthodontic attachment to be bonded to a tooth, including a foil or plate having a photoetched surface, and a layer of mesh material diffusion bonded to the photoetched surface...
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5711665 |
Method and apparatus for bonding orthodontic brackets to teeth
An orthodontic bracket includes a base with a central opening, and a body with a passage aligned with the opening. A curing light assembly includes an outer end portion that is removably received...
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5707231 |
Orthodontic assembly with reinforcement structure
An orthodontic assembly including an orthodontic appliance and a region composed of a matrix material having a plurality of reinforcement structures distributed throughout, with some of the...
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5697780 |
Orthodontic appliance kit and components
Apparatus and method for prepasting orthodontic appliances such as brackets with a light-cure adhesive and facilitating the mounting of the brackets in the mouth of a patient. The apparatus...
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5653588 |
Plastic orthodontic component part and method of forming
The present invention relates to an orthodontic component part made of a plastic, which consists of a thermoplastic or a thermoset plastic which is cured to a great extent and by means of which the...
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5616026 |
Orthondontic appliance and method of making the same
An at least aesthetically integral orthodontic appliance which is formed from an orthodontic base and a separately formed orthodontic body, as well as a method for making the same. In one...
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5593303 |
Attachment of orthodontic brackets
A method for attaching an orthodontic bracket having a mounting surface to the surface of a tooth comprising: (A) placing, in the presence of the saliva, a cement, which is capable of setting in...
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5575645 |
Adhesive for packaged orthodontic appliance
A polymerizable, storage-stable adhesive for adhesive precoated orthodontic appliances includes sufficient EBDA to impart to the adhesive a viscosity that will retain an orthodontic bracket in...
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5558516 |
Pretreated plastic dental appliances and methods
A method for pretreating a plastic dental appliance having a surface to be bonded to a tooth comprising applying a pretreatment composition comprising i) a polymerizable component, ii) a solvent...
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5542844 |
Disposable orthodontic bracket pad
A disposable orthodontic bracket pad. The bracket pad comprises a top and a bottom sheet, wherein the top sheet is made of an inexpensive liquid-impermeable material and has a plurality of openings...
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5522725 |
Method of enhancing the bond strength of an orthodontic appliance to a tooth
Bond strengths of orthodontic appliances are enhanced by applying heat to heat softenable projections of a bonding base of the appliance, and then moving outer portions of the projections in...
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RE35264 |
Dental adhesive system
Dental cements and abrasives are provided which are polymerizable with visible light. Such adhesives. may be applied in thinner films than heretofore possible and demonstrate superior physical...
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5480301 |
Orthodontic appliances having improved bonding characteristics and methods of making
Orthodontic appliances having improved bonding characteristics and methods of making such orthodontic appliances are disclosed. The appliances have a metal bonding base and tooth contact surface. A...
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5439379 |
Ceramic orthodontic bracket with debonding channel
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...
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5439378 |
Orthodontic bracket assembly and method of installation
A self-locking orthodontic bracket includes a base for attachment to a tooth or tooth band. Transversely spaced tying lugs project from the base and include opposed extensions for orthodontic...
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5435720 |
Retentive orthodontic dental bracket
An improved orthodontic dental bracket with glue openings in the form of notches in the edges of the base plate or apertures in the interior of the base plate of the bracket. The openings can have...
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5425640 |
Method and product for improved ceramic fiber reinforced and filled thermoplastic and thermosetting resin systems
A method and product for improved ceramic fiber reinforced and/or filled thermoplastic and/or thermosetting resin systems utilizes ceramic fiber material which is first etched and then silanated...
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5385728 |
Antimicrobial etchants
Antimicrobial etchant compositions exhibiting good stability and antimicrobial and tooth decalcification are disclosed. The claimed compositions, kits and methods comprise use of antimicrobially...
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5376002 |
Method of forming and dental bracket of nickel-chromium-beryllium based alloys
A dental bracket is made from an alloy of nickel, beryllium and chromium. The alloy may be that designated by the trademark REXILLIUM III. A groove is disposed in one surface of the bracket to...
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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...
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5362233 |
Orthodontic appliance
An orthodontic appliance includes a bracket having a front face provided with a rectangular recess for receiving an archwire and rear face for attachment to a tooth or backing plate with an...
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5362232 |
Orthodontic appliance mounting base
Rails (38) project from a mesial edge (40) and a distal edge (42) of a base (28) of an orthodontic appliance (30) forming a gap between the base (28) and a surface (32) of a tooth (34). At least...
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