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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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