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7341450 Tooth shade scan system and method  
A tooth shade scan system is provided that identifies tooth shades for a patient's tooth. An electronic database of tooth shade information for a shade guide may be stored. The database may include...
7341452 Dental material container with porous flow through applicator  
A dental nozzle, cartridge, capsule or container having a porous or foam flow through applicator connected at the discharge end thereof; and having a body portion containing or receiving a low...
7341453 Dental implant method and apparatus  
A dental implant ( 105,137,156 ) has an elongated body ( 100 ) having first and second end portions ( 101,103 ) and having a root on one end portion ( 104,115,116 ) for attaching to a patient's...
7338282 Single patient package for dental appliances and methods of using  
Packages for dispensing dental appliances of the type used in corrective orthodontic treatments, methods of using such packages, and methods of manufacturing such packages. The package generally...
7338284 Endodontic instrument and instrument system  
An endodontic file is provided for shaping and/or preparing a root canal. The file may include multiple cutting segments separated by non-cutting segments. The cutting segments are tapered and may...
7338283 Dental prostheses modeling system with symmetric double-well trays slidably mountable to articulator  
A dental prostheses modeling system includes a molding tray for molding the base of a quadrant or full-arch dental model cast which has a longitudinally disposed partition panel disposed generally...
7338285 Disposable prophy angle with encompassing integral toroidal paste pouch for attaching to a dental handpiece  
A dental cleaning attachment for a dental handpiece which comprises a disposable prophy angle having a neck and a right angle head, wherein the neck is removably attached to the dental handpiece. A...
7335205 Implants, device and method for joining tissue parts  
Implants ( 7 ) for forming a positive connection with human or animal parts include a material, such as thermoplastics and thixotropic materials, that can be liquefied by means of mechanical...
7335024 Methods for producing non-interfering tooth models  
A method produces a physical dental arch model having at least two physical tooth models. The method includes detecting the interference between two physical tooth models. If interference is...
7335022 Dental bite impression wafer for identification purposes that also captures DNA-bearing materials  
A dental bite impression wafer that also captures the user's saliva and cheek cells. The wafer is made from a thermoplastic material that softens when warmed and that defines opposed posterior...
7335147 Adjustable laptop holder for exercise equipment  
An apparatus in both single and multiple arm forms that adjustably and securely mounts to a variety of exercise equipment and provides adjustable and secure mounting for a laptop computer or...
7335023 Aspirator having a cushioned and aspiration controlling tip  
A disposable cushioned aspirator which forms part of a dental or medical aspirating system. The disposable cushioned aspirator appliance described herein is intended principally to be used in...
7335021 Methods and apparatus to facilitate orthodontic alignment of teeth  
An apparatus facilitates treatment of a tooth that is at least partially impacted. The apparatus includes a wire including a first end, a second end, and a substantially planar body extending...
7335250 Dental composites based on X-ray-opaque mixed oxides prepared by flame spraying  
The present invention relates to dental composites comprising at least one nanoparticulate mixed oxide (a) of SiO 2 with X-ray-opaque metal oxides of one or more elements selected from the group...
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...
7335025 Method of tooth whitening including wrapping the teeth  
In the inventive method, a tooth whitener having a concentration of hydrogen peroxide significantly lower than the concentration typically used in in-office applications is applied to the teeth in...
7331783 System and method for positioning teeth  
Methods and apparatus fit a set of upper and lower teeth in a masticatory system by generating a computer representation of the masticatory system and computing an occlusion based on interactions...
7331786 Manufacturing a dental implant drill guide and a dental implant superstructure  
Dental implant drill holes and the shape of a dental implant superstructure are chosen by creating a computer model giving jawbone structural details, gum surface shape information and proposed...
7331785 Self cleaning dental mirror  
A self cleaning dental mirror having air orifices and water orifices integrated into the handle to clean the reflective surface. An air valve and a water valve are positioned within the handle and...
7331784 Mouthpiece  
A mouthpiece of the present invention includes a light irradiation section for irradiating the front surfaces of teeth with light having a predetermined wavelength, and the light irradiation...
7331782 Orthodontic suspension bracket and method of use  
An orthodontic appliance for attachment to a tooth with adhesive is provided that resists debonding due to impact. The appliance is provided with a compliant interface between the adhesive and the...
7331450 Dental applicator holding and material dispensing tray  
A tray for dispensing a material to be applied with an applicator having a plurality of applicator support openings. The applicator support openings have a depth and width sufficient so that when...
7332150 Abrasive component for a cleaning agent in a cleaning product intended for use on delicate surfaces, especially on teeth  
A material is proposed as an essential abrasive component for cleaning agents in cleaning products for delicate surfaces which is essentially composed of platelets. These platelets are preferably...
7333874 Method and system for designing and producing dental prostheses and appliances  
A virtual model of an intraoral cavity is provided, wherein this process is initialized by a dental clinic, and the design and manufacture of a suitable dental prosthesis for the intraoral cavity...
7331788 Clamping cord with polymeric wedge component, and method of affixation  
The present invention relates to the affixation of dental dams and Class III matrixes utilized in conservative dentistry and oral surgery. In particular, the present invention relates to a device...
7331789 Method of manufacturing dental posts, obturators and restorations  
Dental posts and obturators are manufactured herein having a filling material applied to the apical end of the post and obturator such that the adherence strength between the filling material and...
7331787 Characterization of an antibiotic impregnated delivery system as an intracanal medicament in endodontic therapy  
Endodontic fibers comprising a biocompatible polymer vehicle permeable to medicaments, or combinations of medicaments are described. Such fibers can be used, for example, in a method for the local...
7331781 Orthodontic expander for increasing maxillary transverse dimension and method  
An orthodontic expander with opposing bodies interconnected by a shaft threaded on opposing ends in opposing directions so that rotation of the shaft by engagement of a rotation body with a tool...
7329122 Accelerated orthodontic apparatus and method  
An apparatus and method for patients requiring repositioning of misaligned teeth who typically undergo orthodontic treatment to move the teeth into corrected positions. The orthodontic methods...
7329125 Method for improving the cement retention of a dental coping to a tooth structure  
A method to increase the cement retention of a metal dental coping to the structure of a tooth in the preparation of a crown or bridge. The method includes forming a liquid composition of high and...
7328706 Therapeutic and protective dental device useful as an intra-oral delivery system  
A dental device has a U-shaped carrier with at least one channel for embracing an arch of teeth. The carrier has recessed insets in the channel. Discrete inserts carrying a beneficial agent can fit...
7329124 Intraosteal dental implant  
An intraosteal dental implant having a bone tissue apposition surface extending form a tip of the dental implant up to an interface at a neck portion of the dental implant, and a soft tissue...
7329126 Use of bioactive glass  
Bioactive glasses may be used as air abrasive agents in methods for treating or preventing dental hard tissue and pulpal disorders, such as dental pain.
7329123 Air-driven cutting device for medical treatment  
A dental cutting device has a head portion ( 10 ) which accommodates a rotary cylinder ( 20 ) for holding a cutting tool ( 22 ), and a turbine blade ( 21 ) mounted around and secured on the rotary...
7329121 Orthodontic implant  
The invention relates to an implant with fastening means ( 2 ) to be fixed to the bone of a person's upper jaw ( 5 ) or lower jaw ( 30 ), comprising a mounting element ( 3 ) for mounting...
7329274 Conforming oral phototherapy applicator  
Oral phototherapy applicators are disclosed that sized and shaped so as to fit at least partially in a user's mouth and adapted to conform to the shape of at least a portion of the oral cavity and...
7329120 Orthodontic bracket with vertical slot and method of using same  
There is disclosed an orthodontic bracket comprising a body member having a gingival opening mesio-distally extending slot formed therein. The slot is sized and shaped to receive an archwire. The...
7329273 Tissue penetrating oral phototherapy applicator  
Oral phototherapy applicators are disclosed that are sized and shaped so as to fit at least partially in a user's mouth and have at least one radiation emitter coupled to an apparatus body to...
7326051 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...
7325433 Press oven including an intermediate body, and method for use  
A press oven, especially for the pressing of dental material, includes a press stamp via which pressure can be exerted on a blank in a matrix mass of a muffle. An intermediate body is positionable...
7326053 Dental root canal apex measuring apparatus and method  
Apparatus for determining the apex of a dental root canal in a tooth includes a software operated microcontroller having a pulse generator, a memory and an analog to digital converter (ADC), the...
7326055 Method for bleaching teeth and bleaching agent for teeth  
The invention relates to a method for bleaching teeth in which a solution of a nitrogen-doped titanium oxide powder is contacted on a surface of the teeth and the surface of the teeth is irradiated...
7326054 Method and apparatus for drilling teeth with a pressurized water stream  
An apparatus and method are disclosed for boring into teeth to remove decaying tool matter using a high pressure jet of water. A system according to the invention may include a pressurized water...
7326282 Control device for fluid separators in dental aspiration plants  
The control device for a separator includes: a drainage pump powered by a first electric motor and an aspiration pump powered by a second electric motor. It further includes: sensor elements of...
7328077 Method and system for automated mass manufacturing of custom tooth die models for use in the fabrication of dental prosthetics  
Methods and systems for treating teeth include capturing a digital dental model taken within an oral cavity; modifying the digital model in planning a dental treatment or in designing a tooth die...
7326052 Dental shade guide having tag with mark indication part  
To photograph teeth and dental shade guides including marks indicating color tones of a color samples together in large size and particularly, without making the photographing distance far from the...
7322824 Design and manufacture of dental implant restorations  
The present invention provides a method of making and aligning digital images from oral tissues, dental implants, healing components, and dental restorations to design and manufacture dental...
7323160 Method of treating a patient's teeth using fluoride releasing glass composition  
A method of treating sensitive teeth includes (1) attaching a fluoride releasing glass composition to a person's tooth, and (2) allowing fluoride to be slowly released over time in order to reduce...
7322825 Method of treating periodontal disease using periodontal regeneration composition  
A periodontal structure regeneration composition for treatment of periodontal disease is a mixture of particles of a bone growth material and free collagen. The periodontal regeneration composition...
7322987 Maxillary distraction device  
A device for maxillary jawbone and dentition expansion and/or retraction is configured for mounting within the mouth and connects the right and left halves of the skull. The maxillary distraction...