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7255557 |
Self-ligating bracket for use in orthodontics
The invention describes is a self-ligating bracket for use in orthodontics having a base ( 1 ); a support ( 4 ) arranged on the base ( 1 ); an occlusal wall ( 6 ) with at least one occlusal...
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7252509 |
Tooth templates for bracket positioning and other uses
Templates are disclosed that permit an orthodontist to accurately place appliances such as bracket shims or brackets on a tooth or teeth at a desired position. The templates can be used for...
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7252508 |
Endodontic obturator
An endodontic obturator comprising a shaft section and a filler section fabricated of the same material and formed as a single unit. A handle section may be included and may be formed integrally...
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7252507 |
Thermoplastic wafer for a dental impression for identification purposes
A method and article for providing identification means, comprising taking an impression of teeth with a thermoplastic wafer of special configuration such that the wafer receives an impression...
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7252506 |
Arch member for an orthodontic brace
A brace for an orthodontic patient includes a set of appliances fixed to the patient's teeth and an arch member connected to the appliances. The arch member has a series of notches presenting...
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7252505 |
Self-ligating orthodontic appliance with post for connection to a latch
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 for...
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7250611 |
LED curing apparatus and method
A radiation curing apparatus comprises a plurality of solid state radiation sources to generate radiation that cures a first material. The solid state radiation sources can be disposed in an array...
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7250452 |
Dental compositions and methods with arylsulfinate salts
Polymerizable compositions and methods are provided that include an ethylenically unsaturated compound and an arylsulfinate salt. The polymerizable compositions are useful as hardenable dental...
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7250155 |
Dental bleaching agent kit and the method for bleaching teeth
To eliminate a defect in conventional dental bleaching agent, that light for activating titanium oxide hardly reaches down to the titanium oxide at the teeth surface to be bleached, a dental...
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7249949 |
Internal connection dental implant
An internal connection dental implant and implant assembly in which the implant includes a lobed configuration for installing the implant and a beveled surface positioned on the proximal side of...
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7249948 |
Ergonomic dental instruments for small hands
The invention provides systems and methods for ergonomic dental instruments for dental professionals with small hands. In one embodiment, a dental instrument includes an elongated metal handle...
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7249414 |
Method for making a root canal instrument
Alternative methods are described for machining a root-canal instrument, such as a root-canal reamer, which includes a working section having three flutes forming three cutting lips which are...
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7249397 |
Hinged latch device with elongate strap hinge
A latch device comprises a base suitable for attachment to a substrate, a cover, an elongate strap hinge that connects the base and cover, a hinge guide structure and/or a camming structure, and a...
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7247022 |
Dental tray system with releasable hold inner and outer dental trays
A dental treatment system used to treat (e.g., bleach) a person's teeth. The inventive system includes an inner dental treatment tray having a tray configuration so as to fit over at least a...
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7247021 |
Subdividing a digital dentition model
A computer or other digital circuitry is used to assist in the creation of a digital model of an individual component, such as a tooth or gum tissue, in a patient's dentition. The computer receives...
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7247020 |
Drill set for dental screw implant fixture with self-tap
A drill set for adjusting an implant hole for a self-tap dental screw implant fixture comprises with a diameter d 2 at the point of a cutting blade equivalent to a diameter D 3 of the tip end of...
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7247019 |
Orthodontic brackets made from polymeric materials that impart desired strength properties
Orthodontic brackets are manufactured from at least one type of crystalline polymer that enhances the physical properties of the brackets. In one aspect, orthodontic brackets according to the...
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7247018 |
Edgewise orthodontic bracket with character base
An improved edgewise orthodontic bracket is disclosed. In one embodiment, a bracket comprises a single pair of opposing T-shaped tie wings which define an archwire slot therebetween. Notches are...
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7245977 |
Systems and methods for mass customization
A method facilitates mass customization of an object by generating a template representing data common to the object; generating specific data to customize the object in conjunction with the...
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7244301 |
Heat generating biocompatible ceramic materials
An injectable heat generating biocompatible ceramic compositions based on hydraulic calcium aluminate, which can be used for therapeutic treatment in vivo, such as tumour treatment, pain control,...
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7244122 |
Methods for determining optical characteristics of dental objects
Color measuring systems and methods such as for determining the color or other characteristics of teeth are disclosed. Perimeter receiver fiber optics are spaced apart from a central source fiber...
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7244121 |
Torqued titanium-based archwire
A torqued archwire for use in an edgewise orthodontic bracket system. The archwire is substantially rectangular in cross-section, is made of titanium-based alloy and has a plurality of segments,...
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7243440 |
Gauge for use with power tools
A gauge for connecting with a power tool and providing a system for determining structural factors of a workpiece to be operated upon by the power tool is provided by the present invention. The...
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7241856 |
Dental resins, dental composite materials, and method of manufacture thereof
A low shrinkage, polymerizable oligomer comprises units of the structure:
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7241144 |
Method of bone expansion and compression for receiving a dental implant using threaded expanders
A method and devices for bone tissue expansion and compression for receiving a dental implant are disclosed. The method includes the steps of creating an initial osseotomy site in the maxilla or...
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7241143 |
Preloaded dental dam and method for gingival tissue retraction
A method and a device for effecting the cordless retraction of the gingival sulcus tissue that includes a dam shaped to be fitted onto a tooth. The dam having a peripheral wall defining a well. The...
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7241142 |
Root-based tooth moving sequencing
Systems and methods are disclosed for repositioning the teeth of a patient by providing a digital model of each tooth of the patient; determining one or more root parameters from the digital model;...
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7240528 |
Method and device for shaping an orthodontic archwire
An apparatus for bending orthodontic wires has means for guiding and holding a wire. In order to prevent forces resulting from compressive or stretching strain during the bending process, one of...
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RE39714 |
Hand-holdable gas/abrasion apparatus
A hand-holdable apparatus useful for abrading a surface is provided. The invention is particularly useful for dental applications using a stream of abrasive particles suspended in a gas stream to...
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7238342 |
Irrigation solution and methods for use
Methods and solutions are provided for removal of the smear layer on prepared tooth and bone surfaces, especially in endodontic environments.
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7238023 |
Saliva ejector or eductor
A saliva ejector or eductor including an ejector tube having a suction end and a discharge end. The ejector tube has a wire embedded in the wall thereof adapted to allow the tube to be easily bent...
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7238022 |
Auxiliary elements for the segmented distalisation of the posterior jawbone sector from canine to molar in orthodontic treatment
The element consists of two elements, a mesial segment composed of an anterior enlargement which with its inner base is fixed to the canine by means of adhesive and with its external portion...
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7238021 |
Powered cutting surface with protective guard for equine teeth
An arrangement that may be used in combination with selected tools having a tooth cutting surface for the care and maintenance such as removing a selected portion of the exposed surface of equine...
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7236842 |
System and method for manufacturing a dental prosthesis and a dental prosthesis manufactured thereby
A dental prosthesis is made by externally machining successive layers of wax, each of which is formed on a previous prosthesis layer and/or on a coping. Each wax layer is used to form a mold in...
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7235290 |
Prepreg, a composite and their uses
A prepreg containing fibers and a curable matrix, the prepreg having a core and a surface part encasing the core, where the matrix of the core and of the surface part are made of the same material...
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7234940 |
Components for permanent removable and adjustable dentures and bridges
A dental prosthesis foundation capable of being finished or adjusted or repaired and which may be assembled and adjusted to variable jaw ridge sizes, and formed with self-curing hardened resins....
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7234939 |
Dental instruments having a handle formed by two-shot molding
A dental instrument having a two-shot molded handle and methods for making the same. The dental instrument includes a dental instrument shank of metal with a handle formed near the proximal end of...
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7234938 |
Milling/grinding machine for the manufacture of dental-medical workpieces
The invention relates to a milling/grinding machine for the manufacture of dental-medical or dental-technical workpieces, having a workpiece receiver ( 3 ) and a tool ( 7 ) which can be moved, with...
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7234937 |
Unified workstation for virtual craniofacial diagnosis, treatment planning and therapeutics
An integrated system is described in which digital image data of a patient, obtained from a variety of image sources, including CT scanner, X-Ray, 2D or 3D scanners and color photographs, are...
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7234936 |
Orthodontic systems with resilient appliances
Systems for moving teeth of a patient's dental arch from a first tooth arrangement to a second tooth arrangement include a plurality of resilient appliances such as positioning trays or elongated...
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7234935 |
Orthodontic bracket system comprising multiple brackets having multiple aligned slots
An orthodontic bracket system includes a plurality of orthodontic brackets, each bracket sized and configured to be placed on a particular tooth of a patient during an orthodontic treatment...
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7234934 |
Computer configured appliance for orthodontic correction of malocclusions
A computer configured appliance ( 10 ) that applies amplified leverage for orthodontic correction of malocclusions that incorporates a number of computer configured prong units ( 20 ) for...
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7234933 |
Dental appliance and method for reducing an amount of patient cooperation
A dental appliance, a system and a method for treating malocclusions minimize cooperation by a patient for treating the malocclusions. A reline material is insertable between the appliance and one...
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7232311 |
Bur for preparing metal substrates
A method and bur is described for preparing a surface of a metal substrate. The bur includes a shank portion and a cutting head. The cutting head includes a base portion connected to the shank...
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7232310 |
Interproximal squirt brush
An interproximal squirt brush includes a solution container having a compressible solution chamber for containing a washing solution and a nozzle head having an opening, and a brush head including...
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7232309 |
Endodontic platform and use thereof
An platform for use with an instrument during an endodontic procedure. The platform includes a substantially rectangular-shaped body for holding the instrument pierced partly therethrough, a linear...
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7230208 |
Oven for dental prostheses or partial dental prostheses
The invention relates to a stove for producing denture and or the parts thereof comprising a combustion chamber and a heating device which is arranged therein and provided with a heating spiral...
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7229608 |
***WITHDRAWN PATENT AS PER THE LATEST USPTO WITHDRAWN LIST***
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...
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7229286 |
Composite veneered cast glass-ceramic dental construct
A dental construct according to the present invention includes a glass-ceramic coping having a resin composite material in the form of a veneer bonded or otherwise affixed to at least a portion of...
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7229285 |
Method and device for holding and identifying surgical instruments
A method and device for identification of surgical instruments, in particular of dental instruments, uses a stationary geometric arrangement of instrument holders and a suitable positional...
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