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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
7322823 Dental matrix retainer  
The invention relates to a dental matrix retainer ( 1 ) used as an aid when filling two-surface cavities in the molars. It comprises a matrix holder ( 3 ) and a device for tensioning a matrix band...
7322822 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...
7322821 Positioning device for dental implant  
A positioning device for dental implant has a post and multiple guides. The post is cylindrical and has a diameter corresponding to a diameter of a hole in a dental model. The guides are mounted...
7322105 Methods for manufacturing endodontic instruments by milling  
A method for manufacturing endodontic instruments by milling. A provided metallic (e.g., a nickel-titanium alloy or stainless steel) thread or wire having a longitudinal axis is advanced along its...
7320598 Method for filling and sealing a root canal  
A root canal is filled and/or sealed using a hydrophilic sealing composition, optionally in combination with other filling materials. The sealing composition may include one or more resins that...
7320597 Vacuum sealed saliva control device  
A saliva control device for controlling or isolating the production of saliva by a salivary gland. The saliva control device includes a body, a cavity formed in the body for forming a seal over the...
7320596 Cartridge for viscuos dental material  
The invention provides a method of extruding dental material from a capsule-like cartridge, by providing a capsule-like cartridge having an elongated body and a nozzle. The elongated body has an...
7320595 Bleaching device using electro-optical and chemical means, namely in the medical and dental field  
A device for bleaching a part of the human body has a wave-current generator, a plurality of electrodes and a conductive gel. The conductive gel is maintained in contact with the part of the body....
7320594 Fluid and laser system  
A fluid conditioning system is adapted to condition the fluid used in medical and dental cutting, irrigating, evacuating, cleaning, and drilling operations. The fluid may be conditioned by adding...
7320593 Light emitting diode light source for curing dental composites  
Light Emitting Diode Light Sources for Dental Curing are disclosed. Some embodiments of the invention include structures such as Light Emitting Diode Array(s), heat sink, heat dissipation, heat...
7320592 Defining tooth-moving appliances computationally  
Methods and corresponding apparatus for segmenting an orthodontic treatment path into clinically appropriate substeps for repositioning the teeth of a patient include providing a digital finite...
7318726 Tooth root canal point  
The tooth root canal point is made of a synthetic material reinforced with glass or carbon fibers and not of the usual gutta percha. When inserted with bone cement, the result is a solid but not...
7318725 Dental pliers  
Dental pliers with two pliers parts, each respectively comprising one jaw of a pliers mouth and one lever arm of a pliers grip, the pliers parts pivotably connected with each other via a linkage....
7316740 Lithium silicate materials  
Lithium silicate materials are described which can be easily processed by machining to dental products without undue wear of the tools and which subsequently can be converted into lithium silicate...
7314610 Dental compositions having anti-stokes up converters and methods of use  
A dental composition can include at least one polymerizable resin and at least one anti-stokes up converter. Alternatively, a two-part composition can include at least one dental composition...
7314456 Shower head attachment for cleaning teeth  
A valve for adjusting the flow of water through an oral irrigation device connected to a shower head is located on a handle connected to a water-dispensing syringe or pick. Rotation of the valve...
7314375 Provisional dental implant for preparing an alveolus  
The present invention relates to a temporary dental implant intended to prepare the alveola of an extracted tooth so that a selected dental implant can be inserted later. It also involves the use...
7314374 Dowel-shaped element for determining spatial position, especially that of an implant  
A post-shaped element for determining the alignment of an implant ( 10 ), or the opening cross-section of an artificial indentation located in a tooth or in the stroma of a human or animal body,...
7314373 Apparatus for pulling loose teeth  
An apparatus for pulling loose teeth having a releasably attachable decorative element for soothing the patient. The apparatus of the present invention provides a first arm and a second arm each...
7314372 System and method to bioengineer facial form in adults  
A method and apparatus are provided for changing the form of the jaw and facial bones of an adult patient that did not develop fully during childhood. The method utilizes a device having a plate...
7312256 Denture liner, denture liner kit and method for making a denture liner  
A denture liner which includes a hydrophobic polymer component, a plasticizer component and an adhesive component. A method for making this denture liner and a denture liner kit are also provided....
7311522 Endodontic instruments and method of manufacturing same  
A method of manufacturing an endodontic instrument using an electrochemical (ECG) grinding process. An instrument blank is formed from stock material, and an electric current is applied between an...
7311521 Interproximal cavitation detection device and method  
The present invention is direct to a device and method for diagnosis of enamel cavitation of an interproximal dental surface. And in particular, the invention is directed to a device and method for...
7311103 Method for treating obstructive sleep apnea syndrome  
The invention describes a method for treating Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (OSAS) utilizing positive airway pressure (PAP) by creating a single-piece, dual arch airway orthotic, using said...
7309232 Methods for treating dental conditions using tissue scaffolds  
The invention provides methods, apparatus and kits for regenerating dental tissue in vivo that are useful for treating a variety of dental conditions, exemplified by treatment of caries. The...
7309231 Implant  
The present invention is directed to a threaded implant intended to be screwed into bone, preferably into jawbone, and for tightly fitting a prosthesis, including a spacer portion, in the...
7309230 Preventing interference between tooth models  
Systems and methods are disclosed to prevent interference between two physical tooth models in a physical dental arch model by acquiring the coordinates of a plurality of points on the surfaces of...
7306461 Carrier and seating instrument for dental devices  
Apparatus for manipulating a dental device comprises first and second gripping elements rotatably coupled to one another for movement between a gripping configuration in which a first gripping...
7306460 Dental vacuum system assembly and process incorporating an amalgam separation chamber  
A dental vacuum system for use in dental operatories wherein a dental aspirator tip and in the dental operatory is in fluid communication with a vacuum means for providing suction to the system,...
7306459 Method and apparatus for filling a dental root canal  
A method of filling a dental root canal is disclosed herein. The method includes gaining access to the dental root canal and introducing a flowable photosensitizer into the dental root canal. After...
7306458 Adjustable orthodontic bracket  
This invention provides an adjustable orthodontic bracket. The adjustable orthodontic bracket includes an orthodontic arch wire slot/tube and fixing part, an adjustable part, and a tooth surface...
7306457 Self-ligating orthodontic passive low-friction bracket and method for mounting an arch wire on said bracket  
Self-ligating orthodontic bracket which comprises a support body ( 6 ) intended to be fixed onto a tooth and provided with a slot ( 9 ) for receiving an arch wire ( 5 ) capable of imparting a...
7305990 Mouth guard and kit  
A user-fabricated mouth guard wherein the user's teeth and gums are not directly exposed to the uncured mouth guard material. The uncured mouth guard material is pliant at room temperature and does...
7304096 Highly functional dental adhesive composition  
There is provided a highly functional one-step light-curing dental adhesive composition i) based on a multifunctional prepolymer mixture of...
7303817 Dental filling material  
A dental filling material comprising an inner core and outer layer of material disposed and surrounding the inner core, both the inner core and outer layer of material each containing a...
7303397 Caries detection using timing differentials between excitation and return pulses  
A laser device is disclosed that directs light to a tooth and analyzes scattered light reflected from the tooth. The device measures a time delay between excitation and reflections of light....