Dentistry inventions 02/06

20060040229 - Ball joint for a device used for accelerating jaw growth: The invention relates to a ball joint for a devise used for accelerating jaw growth, comprising a ball joint head and a ball joint socket that are fastened to the ends of a spring bar and to retaining elements connected to the teeth of the upper jaw and/or of the...

20060040230 - Apparatus for dental shade measurement: An apparatus for suitable for obtaining an image of a dental structure has an illuminator member placed proximate the area to be imaged. The illuminator member has a support structure (30) for retaining the illuminator member in position proximate the area to be imaged. A reference (22) is coupled to...

20060040231 - Curing light capable of multiple wavelengths: The present invention relates to a curing light having at least one wavelength transformer for transforming a shorter wavelength suitable for curing a dental composite into a longer wavelength also suitable for curing a dental composite. The wavelength transformer may be made of materials including organic dyes, inorganic dyes, pigments,...

20060040232 - Dental measurement device: A dental measurement device is disclosed that includes a mouthpiece having a bracket attached thereto and extending outward therefrom. A bite registration compound is applied to the mouthpiece and the mouthpiece is positioned in a patient's oral cavity. The bracket extends outward in front of the patient's face. The bracket...

20060040233 - Measurement element position determination: An apparatus for determining measurement element positions, comprising a plurality of measurement elements; at least one trigger element corresponding to each element of the plurality of measurement elements; a positional encoder configured to register a position of each of the measurement elements when the trigger element is activated; and a...

20060040234 - Denture device: The present invention includes a denture device having a base configured to be positioned on a natural gum and at least partially surround the natural gum, at least one artificial gum attachable to the base, and at least one artificial tooth attached to the artificial gum. The artificial gum preferably...

20060040235 - Vacuum-seated dentures with skin contacting plate: A skin contacting plate is formed in the shape of the gums to which the plate is secured by a skin adhering compound on a perforated layer. A protruding ridge along the teeth line has an internal reservoir to receive a skin adhering compound solvent from a syringe-type liquid pump...

20060040236 - 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 implant retained restorations. Image data about the space available for the planned restoration, orientation of dental implants or abutments and aesthetic contour and...

20060040237 - Teeth whitening device: A device is provided which includes a cavity containing teeth whitening gel. The device can be attached to a tooth so that the tooth lies inside the cavity and the teeth whitening gel comes in contact with the tooth. The device may includes a plurality of sections, each of which...

20060040238 - Method and device for marking a dental crown: A dental floss and a method of using and making the dental floss. The dental floss is configured to mark a dental crown wherein the dental floss comprises a fiber substrate and a coating uniformly disposed around the fiber substrate. The dental floss further comprises a dye impregnated on at...

20060035195 - Method of transillumination of teeth: A face of a tooth is illuminated with light obtained from an injection laser with a defined coherence, wherein the illuminating light impinging on the face of the tooth has less than the defined coherence. Light propagating from the illuminated face and scattered until it exits from another face of...

20060035196 - Periondontal therapy instrument: The present invention relates to an instrument for periodontal treatment, comprising a blade (1) connected integrally to a head (2) intended to be coupled to a handpiece so as to impart to said blade (1) a vibratory movement, said blade (1) having, on one of the sides delimited by a...

20060035197 - Molded article for dental use: It is intended to provide a molded article for dental use which is highly safe and free from the elution of bisphenol A with a fear of causing endocrine disruption and can fulfill the properties required in temporary crowns, denture bases, artificial teeth, orthodontic devices, etc. Namely, a molded article...

20060035198 - Visually simulated tooth braces: Visually simulated tooth braces include individual visual tooth brace indicia to simulate real functional braces commonly worn by children and adults alike to adjust human teeth. The visually simulated tooth braces allow for children to temporarily wear braces as many of their classmates, friends, and siblings do....

20060029899 - Developed face bow and protraction headgear in correction of anterior openbite class iii patients: The aim of this face bow and protraction headgear design is to correct the anterior open bite in dentally Class III open bite cases. Patients were selected and full coverage acrylic cap splint-type rapid maxillary expansion appliance was cemented and activated twice a day for 5 days. After sutural separation,...

20060029900 - Dental restorative formula selector and methods of use: A dental restorative formula selector including a formula matrix is disclosed. The formula matrix includes tooth shade markings and two or more dental restorative formulas correlated to each tooth shade marking. Each dental restorative formula includes at least one dental restorative composition code, and at least one dental restorative formula...

20060029902 - Automatic control for dental applications: A dental lamp includes a control system adapted to control operation of a light source within the dental lamp. The control system requires that an unexpended light guide including a recordable medium be coupled to a lamp head of the dental lamp, in order to illuminate the light source. The...

20060029901 - Light guide for dentistry applications: The present invention relates to a light guide for a lamp for dentistry procedures. The light guide provides an optical channel between a light source and a dental substrate. The light guide may be a one-patient use light guide including a recording medium to record the time used. The light...

20060029903 - Mouthpiece and mouth photographing apparatus using the mouthpiece: A mouthpiece is used for a mouth photographing apparatus for photographing the oral cavity of a patient by shading external light. A fitting portion is used for fitting a shading unit of the mouth photographing apparatus when taking a picture. A biting portion is formed to position the mouthpiece close...

20060029904 - Support system for dentistry: A dental lamp boom hinge includes a pivot supporting a dental lamp head and a base supporting the pivot where the pivot may be rotated about a substantially vertical axis with respect to the base. The rotational movement between the pivot and the base is damped with a damping device....

20060029905 - Dispenser for low viscosity dental material: A dispenser made of a pliable material having a slit therein for dispensing primarily low viscosity materials. A block made of pliable foam contains a low viscosity material within a slit. Dental instruments or dental material applicators having an applicating end are inserted into the slit of the block, coating...

20060029906 - 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 having a length in the range of about 3-7/16 inches to about 3-15/16 inches and a diameter in the range of about 1/4...

20060029907 - Dental implant system: An implant system comprising a dental implant, a holding element is provided with non-rotational joint means adapted to avoid relative rotation of the holding element with respect to the implant, and a clamping element adapted to steady retain the holding element close to said implant. The system further comprises release...

20060029908 - 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 treatment compositions that are initially separate from the treatment devices. The treatment compositions may be contained within...

20060024634 - Self-ligating orthodontic appliance with clip: 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 coupling the clip to remaining components of the appliance. The clip includes at least one protrusion...

20060024635 - 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 coupling the clip to remaining components of the appliance. The post includes a neck and an...

20060024636 - Orthodontic distalizing apparatus: An orthodontic distalizing apparatus comprises at least one force generating element positioned intermediate a force dissipating element secured to the hard palate and/or alveolar ridge and a first tooth (e.g., a molar) that is being distalized. The at least one force generating element is positioned to apply a distalizing force...

20060024637 - Automatic adjustment of an orthodontic bracket to a desired occlusal height within a three-dimensional (3d) environment: A system automatically adjusts an orthodontic bracket to a desired occlusal height on a tooth within a 3D environment. The system allows a practitioner to specify a desired occlusal height at which to place the bracket on the tooth. The practitioner may choose the desired occlusal height from a standardized...

20060024638 - Curing light: The present invention relates to a curing light suitable for curing light curable dental composite materials. The curing light device has a light module housing having at least one heat sink located therein. The heat sink has at least two mounting platforms arranged in different geometric arrangements. More than two...

20060024639 - Dental tool adaptor assembly: A disposable extension member for joining a dental handtool to a disposable, hollow, dental tip. The dental handtool includes a chuck for releasably retaining the extension member. The extension member has at least one fluid-tight passageway extending through its body for fluid flow from the dental handpiece to the dental...

20060024640 - Regulated pressure dental handpiece: A dental handpiece for delivering a fluid from a fluid source to a dental attachment under a regulated pressure. The said handpiece includes a head portion having a socket arranged to receive the dental attachment. A fluid passageway is in fluid communication with the socket and the fluid source. A...

20060024641 - Aspirator having cushioned 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 dental procedures where bodily fluids and rinse water is evacuated from a patient's mouth, but the invention has application in medical procedures...

20060024642 - Self-contained dental prophylaxis angle with offset rotational axis: The present invention discloses a self-contained dental prophylaxis angle with an offset rotational axis and methods for its use in cleaning, polishing, bleaching, bonding, etching, abrading, desensitizing, or otherwise treating teeth. Therapeutic content, such as dentifrice, is contained within the inventive prophylaxis angle, and is dispensed subject to operator control...

20060024643 - Medical handpiece having a clamping sleeve for a tool: A medical handpiece having an elongate grip part, in the forward end region of which a clamping sleeve is rotatably mounted, in which sleeve a shaft of a tool can be inserted and clamped, wherein the clamping sleeve has at least one axial clamping slot and in its longitudinal region...

20060024644 - Implant system particularly useful for fixing dental prostheses to bone: An implant system includes: an implant for implanting into a bone; an abutment to serve as a support for fixing a prosthesis to the bone; and a pivotal coupling between the implant and the abutment to permit, after the implant has been implanted into the bone, precise angulation in all...

20060024645 - 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 completely rigid post that conforms to the contours of the tooth root canal and...