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8403670 Method for creating three-dimensional data of position of outer periphery at occlusal surface side of keeper with respect to abutment for implant  
A method for creating three-dimensional data of a position of an outer periphery at the occlusal surface side of a keeper includes steps of placing a keeper analog having a reference plane in same...
8402619 System and method for reducing environmental crematorial release of mercury from mercury-containing dental amalgam  
The invention described herein provides for a simple, economical system and method for reducing environmental release of dental amalgamous mercury from teeth caused by cremation of corpses. The...
8398398 Foam pad used with tubular member to vacuum fluids from an oral cavity  
A dental suction apparatus 2 includes a tubular vacuum member 10, such as a tubular vacuum tip or aspirator, and a protective foam pad 20. The pad is mounted on a distal end 12 of the tubular...
8398324 Vial for delivering contents onto a substrate  
Dispenser for dispensing a substance onto a substrate, such as a tooth treatment compound onto teeth, includes a vial including a pair of thin members forming a cavity therebetween in which the...
8398400 Pick-up implant abutment and method  
A dental implant abutment arrangement for use with a dental implant has an abutment with a proximal retaining member and an axial bore. The retaining member is rotationally asymmetrical and has a...
8398403 Tooth root canal anchorage assembly  
The tooth root channel anchorage assembly comprises a core member to be fixed within the tooth root channel and a post to be inserted into the core member having a thoroughgoing bore. The core...
8398229 Curing  
A method of curing radiation-curable fluid is described. In one example, the method includes emitting radiation from an array of light-emitting diodes towards ink to be cured. LEDs are cheap, light...
8401690 Method for machining a blank having an individual scale-up factor and blank therefor  
In a method for processing a blank (1), in which the blank (1) can be densely sintered with shrinkage following machining and machining of the blank (1) is carried out in a machining device (7)...
8398394 Dental treatment center  
A system for driving an electric handpiece in response to a pneumatic control signal may provide for fast interchange of handpieces, self-calibration and wide dynamic range of operation with...
8401826 System and method for representation, modeling and application of three-dimensional digital pontics  
Modeling pontics at successive treatment stages includes: (1) calculating space measurements between first and second teeth by getting first and second tooth transformations at a treatment stage i;...
8401686 Reduced registration bonding template  
A dental template for positioning an object on teeth of a patient and method for fabricating the same. The method includes creating a digital model of the patient's teeth, creating a simplified...
8398402 Method for maufacturing dental implant and dental implant  
A dental implant capable of reliably preventing elution of metal when the dental implant is applied within an oral cavity and capable of reliably preventing occurrence of mismatching (bumpy...
8398401 Method for manufacturing dental implant and dental implant  
A dental implant is provided that is capable of reliably preventing elution of metal when the dental implant is applied within an oral cavity and capable of reliably preventing the occurrence of...
8398396 Surgical drill templates and methods of manufacturing the same  
The present invention concerns a drill template, comprising: a base body made by casting or rapid prototyping; at least one reinforced portion made by casting or rapid prototyping; and at least one...
8398399 Ultrasonic flossing device  
An ultrasonic flossing device includes a housing having a proximal portion and a distal portion. An engine is disposed within the housing and is configured to convert input energy into ultrasonic...
8398395 Accessory for a dental model articulator  
An accessory for use with a dental articulator, the accessory including a dental model holder, adapted and configured to hold a dental model, and a mounting assembly for removably affixing said...
8398397 Dental intraligamentary injection needles and related methods of manufacture  
Injection needle devices for administering a local anesthetic into tough, dense ligamentary tissue surrounding a tooth. The injection needle is a two-part needle that includes a proximal needle...
8393896 Self-ligating orthodontic bracket  
An orthodontic bracket having a bracket body configured to be mounted to a tooth includes an archwire slot having a base surface defining a base plane and a slide engagement track defining a...
8394869 Photopolymerizable compositions useful as a dental restorative material  
Disclosed are photopolymerizable compositions suitable for uses such as dental composite resins, and that comprise (A) a radical-polymerizable monomer, (B) a photopolymerization initiator that...
8393898 Apparatus for filtering dental solid waste  
An apparatus for filtering dental solid waste has been developed. The apparatus includes a high volume evacuation (HVE) tip with one end that is connected to a suction line and another end that is...
8393897 Methods and devices for diastema closure  
In a method for closing a diastema and/or papilla regeneration between a first tooth and a second tooth, a dental matrix is used. The dental matrix includes a curved sectional strip of material....
8396272 Method and apparatus for detection of caries  
A method for obtaining an image of tooth tissue directs incident light toward a tooth, wherein the incident light excites a fluorescent emission from the tooth tissue. Specular reflection of...
8393899 Endodontic instrument and method  
An endodontic instrument with an elongate shaft and a plurality of inverted frusto-conical sections with radial cutting edge disposed along a working portion of the shaft.
8393037 Electric toothbrush  
A three-axis acceleration sensor is mounted to a body of an electric toothbrush. A CPU detects the three-dimensional attitude of the body based on an output from the acceleration sensor and, based...
8393022 Thin-film splash guard for a dental cuspidor  
A thin-film splash guard for use with dental cuspidors is described. The splash guard includes a thin-film sheet, a pair of slots, and an adhesive. The thin-film sheet is composed of a flexible,...
8387467 Method for testing the coating of a vane base  
A method for testing a coating for blade roots, includes: providing a disk test piece including at least one bearing surface and a blade test piece including at least one bearing surface coated...
8388343 Implants, tools, and methods for sinus lift and bone augmentation  
A minimally-invasive sinus lift implant and implantation methods are disclosed. An implant apparatus may included an anchor having a distal implant end and an opposite proximal end. The implant...
8388344 Osteointegrative interface  
Dental implant with biomimetic osteointegrative interface has a substrate of biocompatible material with a first layer thereon, having a first concentration of oxide of the biocompatible material,...
8389598 Dental polymerizable composition and kit therefor  
The present invention provides a dental polymerizable composition which has excellent handling property by the brush-dip technique and the bulk-mix technique, particularly excellent handling...
8388340 Apical position locator  
A method and system are disclosed for detecting an apical position depending on the change in the impedance between a first electrode inserted into the root canal of the tooth of a patient and a...
8388342 Drill jig for positioning dental implants  
The invention relates to a template for placing at least one dental implant (7) in a jaw (1) having at least one bore (3) for guiding this implant (7) when it is fixed in the jaw (1), whereby a...
8388341 Method and apparatus for organizing orthodontic spacers  
Orthodontic spacer and floss set-ups are organized on a set-up holder which is a thin square or rectangular piece of plastic that has a plurality of complementary notches formed across opposite...
8388345 Method for cleaning a root canal system  
An endodontic activator is provided to facilitate the removal of pulp tissue, the smear layer, bacteria and related irritants from a root canal system. The activator is a sonically driven activator...
RE44046 Light hardening device and method for hardening a polymerizable mass for dental applications  
A light hardening device is provided for hardening a light hardenable mass applied for dental purposes that has a first light emitting diode for emitting light at a range of intensities...
8386061 Methods for designing a customized dental prosthesis using digital images of a patient  
Methods and systems for producing customized dental restoration and prosthesis, particularly denture prescriptions using a computer software program are provided. In this system, digital...
8382085 Computer-controlled machining center with a clamping device for dental workpiece milling  
A computer-controlled machining center, particularly a CAD/CAM cutting device for dental technology applications, includes a clamping device with a displaceably supported holding device on which a...
8382479 Apparatus and method for removing enamel from a person's tooth  
According to one embodiment, an apparatus for removing enamel from a person's tooth includes a blade portion and a handle portion. The blade portion includes an abrasive surface adapted to remove...
8382474 Dental articulator  
A dental articulator is provided in which at least one of the two arms thereof has a base member that is articulated with respect to a bracket element onto which a dental model may be mounted,...
8382476 Dental retraction composition, production thereof and use of a powder jet device for dental retraction  
The invention relates to a dental composition comprising a hardenable powder to be used in a process for retraction of dental tissue. The invention also relates to a kit of parts comprising the...
8386062 Method of preparing digital model and artificial tooth applied to dental implant  
A method of preparing a digital model and an artificial tooth applied to dental implant includes the steps of a) combining a jig into a fixture in a patient's oral cavity and scanning the patient's...
8382473 Apparatus and method relating to teeth whitening  
A teeth whitening apparatus and a method of teeth whitening is provided. The apparatus includes one or more thermoelectric device(s) which may be in the form of peltier devices adapted to be placed...
8382475 Method and device for controlling the position of bore bushings  
A method and a device for the simplified inspection of the compatibility of the positions of bore bushings in a drilling template with respect to the positions in a predetermined plan in a computer...
8382478 Method and material to form a cast from gypsum  
A method is disclosed for forming an accurate stone cast from an impression of a body region, used for the purpose of prosthetic fabrication, such as dental crowns and artificial eyes and hearing...
8382477 Healing abutment system for bone contouring  
The present invention uses an anatomically shaped bone graft contouring abutment in place of a conventional healing abutment to control the bone graft for optimal height. The extraction site...
8382686 Apparatus and method for recording mandibular movement  
An apparatus for use in dentistry to obtain positional data related to movement of a mandible about a maxilla comprises a rigid support frame for supporting a maxilla support member, a positionable...
8382472 Light curing device  
The invention relates to a light curing device, comprising a light source which is accommodated in a housing which has a light exit, through which light leaves the housing. It is provided that the...
8376740 Orthodontic bracket  
An Orthodontic bracket wherein an opened channel receiving an orthodontic wire, includes covering element to cover the opened channel, the covering element can be opened to allow a fast and easy...
8376743 Oral retractor  
The oral retractor is provided for retracting at least a portion of a patient's mouth. The oral retractor is formed from single, continuous closed-loop strand of stainless steel wire. The oral...
8376742 Dental tray  
A dental tray and system is disclosed. The dental tray may include a frame, an arch bridging two halves of the frame, and a bite block projecting upward from the arch to contact a palate. The...
8377500 Process for making a dental restoration and resultant apparatus  
A process for making a dental restoration includes forming an image which represents a natural oral cavity characteristic. The image may be formed on a computer by an artist or by capturing a...