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7637262 Anti-retrusion oral appliance  
An oral appliance for treating sleep apnea and bruxism is formed of a maxillary tray and a mandibular tray. The maxillary tray carries a maxillary bite pad projecting downwardly toward an opposed...
7637741 Orthodontic anchor  
An orthodontic implant comprised of one or two bony attachments, and, if there are two, one is smaller and affixed to the opposite end of the emerging portion, while the other utilizes a screw...
7637740 Systems and methods for temporally staging teeth  
Systems and methods are disclosed for moving teeth by moving a first tooth; and moving a second tooth while isolating the first tooth at a rest position.
7632095 Method for forming a dental prosthesis  
A method of creating a provisional dental prosthesis on an implant placed in bone retains a conical abutment to the implant. A first intermediate component secures to the conical abutment. A second...
7632264 Medical tools for dental treatments by means of a laser  
A medical tool for dental treatments by means of a laser, the light guide of which runs in a hand piece. The light guide is provided with a laser module including power circuitry and a second laser...
7632098 Self-adhesive dental compositions and methods  
The present invention is directed to dental compositions that can be used as adhesives for bonding a dental material to a dental structure surface and/or as a dental restorative material. The...
7632877 Dental resins, dental composite materials, and method of manufacture thereof  
A low shrinkage, polymerizable oligomer comprises units of the structure: AB (I)
7632251 Volume adjustable, micro-injection device  
The present invention relates to a volume-adjustable micro-injection device. The device includes a base structure having a syringe positioning structure and a grip, in which the syringe positioning...
7632097 Method for manufacturing a suprastructure and a corresponding drill jig  
The invention concerns a method for manufacturing a suprastructure ( 7 ) with artificial teeth ( 8 ) which is mounted on at least one implant ( 9,10 ) that is provided in the cavity of the mouth of...
7632280 Method and apparatus for performing maxillary sinus elevation  
A method and apparatus is disclosed for providing implants in the upper jaws of a person. A sleeve is inserted through the alveolar ridge to the maxillary sinus. The sleeve is used to raise the...
7632094 Method and equipment for producing glucose from a starch solution  
A method for producing glucose from a starch solution includes a step for saccharification of the starch solution ( 30 ) by adding enzymes and/or acid to crude syrup. The method then includes...
7632096 Rotating winged low profile impression transfer cap  
An open topped, adjustable wing impression post cap apparatus with a low profile for taking triple tray impressions of upper and lower dentition with the jaw closed. The adjustable winged low...
7632878 Dental releasing materials  
Combining nanosized particles of a source of desired dental restorative, repair or therapeutic materials with strengthening agents in various generally nanosized form such as whiskers, fibers,...
7629571 Light measurement apparatus  
The invention relates to a light measurement apparatus ( 34 ), having a light source to which a light guide apparatus ( 24 ) is connected, with the light guide apparatus ( 24 ) having a light...
7628613 Device for coupling dental instruments  
There is provided a coupling device for electrically coupling a dental instrument to an electrical connector, including a tubular clasp made of an electrically conductive material having a first...
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,...
7625207 Yankauer suction device with sleeve and wiper  
A suction device includes an elongated suction tube having a suction tip at a distal end thereof, and a proximal end that is connectable to a suction source. A collar is slidable along the suction...
7625210 Treatment devices for providing oral treatments and kits and methods that utilize such treatment devices  
Treatment devices in the shape of a dental tray, strip or patch include a barrier layer and a protective adhesive composition. Treatment kits include one or more treatment devices and one or more...
7625208 Universal-control mechanism for dental implements  
A universal-control mechanism for automated selection and control of operation of components within an operatory includes at least one implement, wherein the implement has been assigned a signal...
7625209 Prophylactic systems for dental instruments and methods for using the same  
A prophylactic system 100 for a dental hand piece 101 of a selected shape and having an outlet 112 for providing a fluid to an operating field is disclosed. A cover 102 has a shape...
7621743 Orthodontic bracket  
The present invention provides an improved self-ligating orthodontic bracket. According to one embodiment, the improved orthodontic bracket includes a mounting base for attachment to a tooth...
7621744 Surgical guide for use during sinus elevation surgery utilizing the Caldwell-Luc osteotomy  
The present invention discloses a surgical guide and accompanying depth bur with a method for its use during sinus elevation surgery utilizing the Caldwell-Luc Osteotomy procedure. The surgical...
7621742 Orthodontic hand tool system  
A system of tools for use in an orthodontic setting made up of a series of individual tools. Each tool comprises a pair of flat, generally elongated arms placed in an adjacent lengthwise...
7621745 Use of secondary optical emission as a novel biofilm targeting technology  
Provided herein are methods and compositions useful for the treatment of periodontal disease exploiting optical and thermal emissions of near-infrared laser systems and fibers in order to target...
7621922 Facial osteodistraction device  
A system for midface distraction including a left side distraction mechanism and a right side distraction mechanism, each including: an implantable anchor configured to be coupled to a bone of the...
7623693 Method and apparatus for producing datasets for making dental prostheses  
A method and apparatus for producing data for making dental prostheses, wherein the data can be produced on the basis of a model ( 2 ) which comprises individual segments ( 3 a, 3 b, 3 c, . . ....
7621746 Mouthpiece devices and methods to allow UV whitening of teeth  
A plastic mouthpiece insert for allowing a wearer to whiten their teeth while getting a suntan, and have a generally oblong oval-rectangular opening with a curved rear end that abuts against the...
7618258 Slanted dental implant  
A dental implant fixture is disclosed. The implant fixture includes an elongated body extending along a longitudinal axis. The body has a first end and a second end. The first end includes a top...
7619016 Remineralizing dental cements  
Remineralizing dental cements contain source(s) of calcium and phosphate ions, adhesive resin monomers, reinforcing base resin monomers, and catalysts able to initiate the polymerization of the...
7618257 Auxiliary elements for the segmented distalisation of the posterior jawbone sector from canine to molar in orthodontic treatment  
Auxiliary element for the segmented distalisation of the posterior jawbone sector from canine to molar in orthodontic treatment. The element includes two elements, a mesial segment composed of an...
7614879 Dental self-etching primer  
Bond strength of a composite resin, an adhesive resin cement or the like to dentin or enamel of tooth is remarkably improved by treating the dentin or the enamel with a self-etching primer agent...
7615047 Laser tip incision template for bone surgery  
A shape and depth template for incisions with laser tips, usable in bone surgery, comprising a guiding body for a laser tip provided with two mutually opposite end faces arranged at a preset...
7614878 System and method for dynamic control of ultrasonic magnetostrictive dental scaler  
A magnetostrictive ultrasonic dental scaler is disclosed. The magnetostrictive device comprises an oscillator adapted to provide electrical energy including a current and a voltage signal, a...
7611352 Lifestyle bracket system having interchangeable ligation covers  
An orthodontic bracket system including a plurality of interchangeable ligation covers so as to allow the patient and practitioner to create a desired aesthetic look. The inventive orthodontic...
7613527 Orthodontic prescription form, templates, and toolbar for digital orthodontics  
Computer-based techniques are described that use orthodontic prescription templates to assist an orthodontic practitioner in creating a patient-specific orthodontic prescription. In particular, an...
7611353 Self-ligating bracket system  
An orthodontic bracket system includes a bracket and a clip. During closing, an arm of the clip rides down against an inclined rear surface of a first tie wing and a portion of the clip bends...
7610919 Intraoral aversion devices and methods  
An intraoral aversion device to assist a user in quitting an undesirable behavior such as tobacco smoking, tobacco chewing, use of snuff, illicit drug use, excessive alcohol consumption, excessive...
7611315 Motor element, in particular medical handpiece with a collet chuck  
In the case of a motor element, in particular of dental technical handpiece or a motor spindle, which at least in its front region has an elongated shank, rotatably mounted in which there is a...
7611695 Flavored hemostatic and acid etching compositions  
Hemostatic compositions and dental etching compositions for oral use include methyl salicylate in order to mask or disguise their otherwise unpleasant taste. The methyl salicylate, hemostatic...
7611355 Manual driver for implant drills and method of dental implantation  
A manual driver for a dental implant drill or other dental implant tools and the method of use for preparing for dental implantation are provided. The manual driver includes a handle, an extension...
7611354 Cooling device and method for intraoral device illumination source  
A method of using a heat sink device with an intraoral illumination device includes inserting an intraoral illumination device at least partially in a patient's mouth, connecting a heat sink device...
7607438 Mouth guard  
A mouth guard having a tray with a trough dimensioned to receive at least the front two incisors. Impression material is disposed within the trough for creating a dental impression of the wearer's...
7607917 Cheek and lip retractor  
A cheek and lip retractor is defined by a supporting member supporting a pair of retracting elements to be inserted at least partially in a patient's mouth, with a light source housed in the...
7609875 Scanner system and method for mapping surface of three-dimensional object  
A scanning system is disclosed including a hand-held scanning device for capturing three-dimensional information of an object. The scanner system includes a high-speed transceiver having a...
7607439 Tongue retention system  
A tongue retaining system is disclosed herein generally having, in one variation, a two-part system. A covering can be sized to fit at least partially over or upon a tongue of a patient, where the...
7604759 Process for producing dental prostheses  
In the process for producing dental phostheses such as bridges, crowns implants, etc. from ceramic material, production is carried out at least by way of one CAD/CAM machining station. The ceramic...
7604479 Tip wrench for ultrasonic dental tool  
A dental instrument comprising a handpiece with a threaded extension and a working tool for attachment to the extension includes a wrench mounted on the distal end of the handpiece for use in...
7604181 System for processing mass-fabricated items with three-dimensional codes  
In the processing of mass-produced items that include a three-dimensional code formed therein, a system is provided for automating certain post-manufacturing processing steps. The system includes a...
7604480 Reduction of the shrinkage force of tooth fillings  
A self-curing or dual-curing, low viscosity composite is used for the fabrication of a dental liner capable of polymerization in 2 stages with 2 curing times and delayed polymerization...
7601767 Composite materials having a low shrinkage force  
For composite materials having a total filler content of 80 to 95% by weight, containing A) 0.5 to 10% by weight of non-agglomerated nanofillers having particle sizes of 1 to 50 nm in the filler...