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7144248 Device for oral UV photo-therapy  
Skin disorders such as, for example, atopic dermatitis, dyshidrosis, eczema, lichen planus, psoriasis, and vitiligo, are treated by applying high doses of ultraviolet light to diseased regions of a...
7144247 Hygienic treatments of structures in body cavities  
Multiple hygienic effects are concurrently applied to structures of body cavities. This is established by two or more light sources each capable of delivering a light beam to the structures using...
7142312 Laser digitizer system for dental applications  
A laser digitizer system provides a visual three-dimensional image of a real-world object such as a dental item through a laser digitization. The laser digitizer captures an image of the object by...
7141616 Radically curable urethane prepolymers and their use in dental materials  
The invention relates to urethane prepolymers, obtainable by reaction of: (A) 15 to 85 wt.-% of one or more α,ω-terminated poly(meth)acrylate diols, (B) 0 to 30 wt.-% of one or more...
7140882 Method of producing low molecular weight chitin/chitosan and method of producing an osteoconduction substance  
By irradiating 60 Co γ ray to chitin/chitosan, chitin/chitosan having high molecular weight is separated or decomposed into low molecular weight chitin/chitosan. A method of producing an...
7140881 Protective throat screen for dentistry  
This invention provides a throat screen which can be placed in a dental patient's mouth during dental procedures, comprising a central porous area, with openings sufficiently numerous and of...
7140880 Medical or dental-medical handpiece having a rotary part mounted in a roller bearing  
The invention relates to a medical or dental-medical handpiece having a rotary part which is rotatably mounted in a bearing bush by means of a roller bearing having an inner ring and an outer ring....
7140879 Soft saliva ejector  
A soft disposable ejector tip 2 that can match the various contour of the mouth cavity is attached to a chamfer shape copper wire reinforced tube end 3 . This tube is attached to a metal holder...
7140878 Microendodontics ultrasonic surgical dental tool having water port and method of making same  
A dental tool for use with an ultrasonic transducer, the tool comprises a substantially elongate tool defined by a shaft having a proximal end with a coupling attachment at the proximal end for...
7140877 System and method for positioning teeth  
A method to create a digital model of a patient's teeth includes creating an impression of the patient's teeth; and scanning the impression using an X-ray source to generate the digital model.
7140876 Orthodontic appliance with latch for retaining an archwire  
An orthodontic appliance includes a latch that comprises at least one clip with a region for receiving an archwire. The clip also includes a recess for receiving a post of the appliance, and the...
7140875 Orthodontic bracket with reinforced tiewings  
An orthodontic bracket has at least one tiewing and a groove behind the tiewing for receiving a ligature. The groove extends along a path that is inclined in a direction away from an archwire slot...
7139068 Methods for determing optical characteristics including subsurface characteristics of dental objects using first and second light source-receiver pairs and first and second critical heights  
Optical characteristic measuring systems and methods such as for determining the color or other optical characteristics of teeth are disclosed. Perimeter receiver fiber optics are spaced apart from...
7137818 Dental molding, in particular an artificial tooth  
A dental molding, in particular an artificial tooth, having an outer incisal layer and a dentin layer beneath that, characterized in that a layer of fluorescent material is provided between the...
7137817 Implant fixation device  
A fixation device at least partially implantable into tissue has a shaft having an outer face and a threaded portion wound around the outer face and forming a helical groove. At least a part of the...
7137816 Impression post and temporary abutment and method of making dental restoration  
The disclosed fixture mount limits torque that may be applied when installing a dental implant and also serves as an impression post and an abutment for a temporary prosthesis. In preferred...
7137815 Root canal treatment tool and method for manufacturing the same  
The present invention relates to a root canal treatment tool that is formed in a shape of a rod and has a work portion formed in a predetermined length from a tip and a shank formed in a manner...
7137814 Dental treatment tray comprising a plasticized resin for improved moldability and conformability  
A dental treatment tray used to provide a desired treatment is injection molded from a composition that includes at least one thermoplastic resin and at least plasticizer. The plasticized...
7137813 Dental impression dam system  
A dental impression dam system utilizing an open tray forming a basin for dental impression material. The basin of the tray includes a gap at an extremity of the same. A flexible band of material...
7137812 Apparatus for indirect bonding of orthodontic appliances and method of making the same  
Apparatus for use in indirect bonding of orthodontic appliances includes a container having a chamber and a placement device received in the chamber. At least one orthodontic appliance is...
7137633 Wrench-free manual chuck turbine  
A manual chuck includes a turbine having a centrally disposed aperture and a spindle including an elongated shaft portion positionable into the aperture in a substantially vertical direction. The...
7134875 Processes for forming dental materials and device  
Processes for forming dental materials that include applying a first hardenable dental composition (e.g., a dental adhesive) to a surface followed by applying a second hardenable dental composition...
7134874 Computer automated development of an orthodontic treatment plan and appliance  
A computer is used to create a plan for repositioning an orthodontic patient's teeth. The computer receives an initial digital data set representing the patient's teeth at their initial positions...
7134873 Orthodontic wire ligating member  
An orthodontic wire ligating member is engageable with an orthodontic bracket to retain an archwire inserted into a groove in the bracket. The ligating member is an elastically deformable member...
7134872 Colored orthodontic brackets  
An orthodontic bracket that includes coloring means for coloring to create a desired aesthetic appearance. The orthodontic bracket includes a bracket base, an arch wire slot formed in the bracket...
7133042 Systems and methods for generating an appliance with tie points  
Systems and methods are described for integrating anatomical information from a plurality of sources of information. The system receives two or more three dimensional (3D) anatomical maps sharing a...
7132462 Two-component dental materials having a low setting temperature  
The invention relates to polymerizable materials comprising two components, where component I comprises: (a) from 0.1 to 20% by weight of at least one vinyl ether, (b) from 10 to 89.9% by weight of...
7131982 Dental scalpel  
An improved dental scalpel provides a convenient possibility to make accurate surgical operations into oral cavity with the extraordinary access to the different oral cavity areas. An improved...
7131840 Dental implant installation method and device  
A dental implant installation method and device for picking up a prosthetic support implant, transporting it to an osteotomy site, then transmitting rotational force from a drill to the implant to...
7131839 Backflow prevention sleeve for suctioning devices  
A sleeve for preventing backflow and cross-contamination between patients of fluid and particulate matter as well as other contaminants present within a dental/medical suctioning device. The sleeve...
7131838 Dental apparatus and fluid reservoir for the same  
The present invention relates to dental apparatus including a fluid reservoir having a connection part, and a fluid reservoir receptor section having a reception part. The connection part includes...
7131837 Vertically and horizontally standing dental scaler system and method  
The invention provides a dental scaler system and method of use. The dental scaler system has a dental scaler apparatus and a scaler handpiece enclosing a coil. The dental scaler apparatus has a...
7131836 Bracket with bilayer base configured to produce a control value  
A bilayer base for attaching appliances selected from the group consisting of a component of a dental appliance, an orthodontic appliance, or an orthopedic appliance to a bony part of the human...
7128899 Bleaching device comprising a barrier layer and a bleaching composition comprising polyvinylpyrrolidone  
A dental bleaching composition comprises a dental bleaching agent and a polyvinylpyrrolidone thickening agent. The bleaching composition may include water, flavoring agents, a basic substance and...
7128898 Method of minimizing cell lysis and toothpaste and mouthwash with reduced irritancy  
Oral hygiene preparations, an associated method, and kit for utilizing same is disclosed and wherein the oral hygiene preparations reduce the incidence of caries in patients, including...
7128576 Adhesion promoters for silicone materials  
The invention relates to copolymers, obtained by the copolymerisation of SiH-group-containing siloxanes with vinyl-group-containing compounds. The copolymers comprise at least two SiH groups. The...
7128575 Tooth elevator  
A tooth elevator designed to minimize risk of injury to a patient's mouth or adjacent teeth during tooth extraction is described. The elevator has mating side members, a handle portion and a mating...
7128574 Dental alignment instrument  
A handheld dental instrument has a horizontal level indicator and a vertical midline angle marker pin mounted on a bite line plate. The bite line plate has an arcuate front and a pair of protruding...
7128573 Device for determining shades of dental restorations  
A device for verifying the shade of a patient's teeth for the fabrication of a dental restorative comprising a mold section and a section for holding a shade tab, both of which are disposed on the...
7128572 Method and apparatus for selecting denture teeth  
A kit which may be used for anterior tooth selection, the kit including a facial meter for measuring the width of a nose and/or the distance between the eyes, and for correlating the measurement to...
7128571 Orthodontic tool  
A band seating tool is disclosed. The tool comprises a pair of curved claws for applying force to opposed sides of an orthodontic band. At least one of the claws may be translationally and/or...
7128246 Slotted plunger  
The invention relates to a receptacle with a plunger, which is displaceably arranged therein. The plunger comprises a plunger body with a flat face, whereby at least two encircling sealing lips are...
7125543 Method and composition for preventing tooth hypersensitivity when using passive bleaching agents  
Dental bleaching compositions, for example in the form of liquids, gels, creams, pastes and ointments, comprising a peroxide releasing compound and from 1% to 35% by weight of a...
7125254 Apparatus and method for root canal obturation  
The present invention is directed to root canal obturation in a tooth. In one embodiment, a plug is positioned in a root canal and bonded to the root canal by applying a light-curing adhesive to...
7125253 Dental implant system and method  
A dental implant system and method are provided. The dental implant method may include forming a hole in bone of an alveolar of a maxilla, adjacent a sinus cavity. The hole is typically formed so...
7125252 Drilling instrument in particular for drilling dental root canals  
The invention concerns a drilling instrument ( 10 ), in particular for drilling dental root canals comprising a base ( 11 ) and a guide section ( 13 ) as well as a polygonal cutting section ( 12 )....
7125251 Adjustable impression tray with variable geometry  
The invention relates to an adjustable impression tray ( 1 ) comprising a trough ( 2 ) in the form of an arch with a straight central portion ( 7 ) extended by two lateral branches ( 8,9 ),...
7125250 Screw device for orthodontic treatment  
A screw device for orthodontic treatment comprises a screw-body part, a platform part integrally formed with the screw-body part, and a head part. The head part is detachable from and exposed...
7125249 Electrically powered orthodontic bracket and bonding method  
An orthodontic bracket design is disclosed together with the associated method of attachment to a tooth wherein the bracket contains an integral light source such as a solid state emitter. The...
7125248 Attachment devices and methods for a dental appliance  
The present invention provides improved systems and methods for removably attaching a dental positioning appliance to the dental features of a patient during orthodontic treatment. These appliances...