Dentistry inventions 08/06

20060194163 - Method and kits for forming pontics in polymeric shell aligners: Systems and methods are disclosed for forming a pontic in a polymeric shell dental appliance, including providing a polymeric shell dental appliance of the type which is removably placeable over a patient's dentition, said shell having a concave trough which conforms to the teeth when the appliance is placed over...

20060194164 - Oral appliance with heat transfer mechanism: Oral phototherapy applicators are disclosed that are sized and shaped so as to fit at least partially in a user's mouth with a plurality of bristles of elongate shape coupled to an apparatus body. The applicators can be adapted to brush the user's teeth and further include at least one...

20060194165 - Holding device for a denture or base structure model: A holding device that can be braced in a surveying machining together with an individual preparation model produced by dental laboratory techniques. The holding device has a mechanically stable frame with bores disposed at a distance (a) to one another, in which at least two holding pins are locked that...

20060194166 - Integrated system to stabilize dental prostheses comprising a 3d surgical guide, a guide bar, an implant holder, two mini-implants and a prosthetic bar, and procedure to correctly apply the same: The invention discloses an integrated 3 D surgical guide, guide bar, mini-implant system and a procedure to stabilize dental prostheses, based on implanting two parallel mini-implants at a given distance and then joining them by means of a prosthetic bar mounted on them, thus achieving the required strength to mount...

20060194167 - Device for intraoral suctioning: Device for intraoral suctioning including a mouth suctioning tube releasably connected to a suctioning tube that is in turn releasably connected to a suctioning unit, and a pivotable, rotatable, and bendable swan-neck hollow tube is fixable to a dental treatment unit with a holding device. The suctioning tube is guidable...

20060194168 - Dental handpiece components: A dental handpiece (10) of the type having at least one component (11) fabricated from an elastomeric material, is improved by fabricating the component (11) from a perfluoroelastomer....

20060194171 - Bi-polar implant: A bi-polar implant system for use in a patient's jawbone includes an undersized drill shaped cavity formed in a patient's jawbone for receiving a bi-polar implant assembly. A proximal tapered portion is positioned at a proximal end of the bi-polar implant assembly. An expandable skirt portion adjacent to the proximal...

20060194169 - Dental implant system: The present invention of the dental implants pays more attention to the horizontal force that is usually ignored by other systems. By the design of generally vertical plate-like projection(s) and clearances, the implant should deal the force from occlusion more correctly....

20060194170 - Dental implant system: A dental implant assembly for supporting a dental prosthesis. The assembly comprises a dental implant and an abutment. The dental implant comprises a body portion, a collar portion and a central bore. The body portion is located at a distal end of the dental implant and is configured to lie...

20060194172 - Dental compositions having a phosphorescent material and methods of use: A dental composition can include at least one polymerizable resin and at least one phosphorescent material. Alternatively, a two-part composition can include at least one dental composition configured for placement onto a person's tooth, and at least one composition comprised of a phosphorescent material for combining with the at least...

20060188833 - Segmental distalisation element for orthodontic treatments: The segmental distalisation element comprises a smoothly arcuate central body equipped at one end with a head for adaptation to the canine and at the other end with a head for adaptation to the molar, connected to the arcuate body of the element via a zone of reduced cross-section to...

20060188834 - Method for creating features in orthodontic aligners: A method for creating features in an orthodontic aligner employs a hot air source having a maximum flow rate of approximately 10 liters per minute to selectively heat a small local region of the aligner above the thermoforming temperature of the aligner material. The heated region of the aligner is...

20060188836 - Apparatus and method for curing materials with light radiation: An instrument and method for curing light-curable compounds in the mouth of a patient, the instrument comprising a housing and a plurality of solid state, light-emitting elements on a substrate supported by the housing. The elements form a collective array on the substrate operable for collectively emitting light having wavelengths...

20060188835 - Multi-wavelength dental light curing gun: Multi-wavelength dental light curing guns or devices are disclosed. The multi-wavelength dental light curing guns or devices include a user handle attached to a light source support. A first light source is mounted on the light source support and is operable to project a first light beam of a first...

20060188837 - Optical monitoring apparatus: An apparatus for manufacturing muffles for producing dental prosthetic parts comprises a collar divided at least once in the peripheral direction to form a receiving space for an investment material in which at least one pattern for a dental prosthetic part is arranged before the filling with the investment material....

20060188838 - Dental articulator: A dental articulator for connecting first and second dental models generally includes upper and lower arms hinging at their rear ends by a hinge. Each arm front end is connected by a coupling to a dental model. Each coupling generally includes a ball, a coupling, a rear socket and a...

20060188839 - 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 positioning pins. The bite line plate is rotatably mounted to a handle. The dental device...

20060188840 - Dental drill system and stop collar for preparing implant bed for implants: A dental drill system and method for drilling a socket to a predetermined depth and diameter which is sized to receive an implant includes a first drill bit with a first bit diameter, a second drill bit with a second bit diameter, wherein the second bit diameter is greater than...

20060188841 - Apparatus and method for controlling excitation frequency of magnetostrictive transducer: Apparatus and method for controlling the frequency of the current in the excitation coil of the handpiece of a dental magnetostrictive ultrasonic scaling unit, or similar transducer. A microprocessor continually samples a predetermined function of the current through the excitation coil, and adjusts the frequency for a function maximum, performing...

20060188842 - Compression cap for tooth stumps and method of drying a tooth stump: Compression cap for tooth stumps and method of drying a tooth stump The present invention relates to a compression cap (1) for tooth stumps (5) and to a method of drying a tooth stump (5). The compression cap (1) for tooth stumps (5) has a hollow space (7) for receiving...

20060188843 - Variable tool: A variable tool (1) for use in veterinary procedures is provided. The tool (1) includes a handle (5) having first and second ends (7, 8), the first end (7) engageable with a drive means. A shaft (10) having first and second ends (12, 13), the first end (12) of the...

20060188844 - Method and kit for preparing a dental abutment: A method and kit and components thereof for forming an abutment for interfacing a dental prosthesis to a dental implant or duplicate inserted into a patient's jaw or model thereof. An intra-implant element that is or may be bonded to an intra-crown element via a resilient bonding material to form...

20060188846 - Dental implant system: A dental implant assembly for supporting a dental prosthesis. The assembly comprises a dental implant and an abutment. The dental implant comprises a body portion, a collar portion and a central bore. The body portion is located at a distal end of the dental implant and is configured to lie...

20060188845 - Implant bore insert: Implant bore insert has an outer surface that is, at least in part, substantially cylindrically aligned. The insert may be blind, thus forming a cup, or it may be open ended. The insert can be provided with a predetermined outer circumferential surface that provides for a suitable interference fit with...

20060188847 - Dental rescue implant: Disclosed herein is a dental rescue implant implanted into an alveolar bone for forming a root of an artificial tooth. The dental rescue implant includes: a wide sectional body part having a sectional diameter of 6.5 mm to 8 mm, greater than a sectional diameter of 6 mm of a...

20060188848 - Method and kits for forming pontics in polymeric shell aligners: Systems and methods are disclosed for forming a pontic in a polymeric shell dental appliance, including providing a polymeric shell dental appliance of the type which is removably placeable over a patient's dentition, said shell having a concave trough which conforms to the teeth when the appliance is placed over...

20060183072 - Device for application of multiple hygienic effects: Hygiene applicator devices for application of two or more hygienic effects to body structures are provided with the objective to effectively apply multiple hygienic effects preferably simultaneously. The applicator includes rotating element(s) rotatable relative to the handle. Two or more light sources, producing at least two unique light treatments, are...

20060183071 - Phototherapeutic toothbrush: A phototherapeutic toothbrush comprises a handle, a circuit board and a brush jacket. The handle can accommodate the circuit board, which is fitted with an extension board extending outside of the handle. The extension board is equipped with at least one light source. When brush jacket with a brush head...

20060183073 - Disposable dental instrument: A disposable dental instrument of the compressed air drive type is disclosed for use in performing dental procedures on a workpiece. The disposable dental instrument is constructed from two mating shells and a core. Each shell incorporates a mating surface and said shells are joined using various bonding methods to...

20060183074 - Dental handpiece with air-foil bearings: A dental handpiece of the type having a bearing supporting a turbine. At least one of the bearings is an air-foil type....

20060183075 - Dental filing tool: A dental filing tool having a handle easy to hold between fingers which arches over and secures at both ends OF a thin filing strip coated with some superfine abrasive material, especially but not limited to diamond dust, or alternatively a sharp cutting system along the edge or lateral surface....

20060183077 - Brush and sterilizable tooth extraction forceps: The present invention relates to a brush for a sterilizable forceps, and a color-changing forceps, and a color-changing sterilizable lower mandibular tooth extraction forceps. The brush has a bristle brush and a disk-shaped brush, and to a forceps having an indication to enable a visual determination that it is in...

20060183076 - Sterilizable lower mandibular tooth extraction forceps: A sterilizable sterilizable lower mandibular tooth extraction forceps having critical features which improve sterilizability is composed of two parts, a first component and a second component which are similar to each other. The first component includes a handle portion, an intermediate portion, and a beak element angled with respect to...

20060183078 - One-piece, screw-receiving, externally-threaded endosseous dental implants and related transfer components, comfort caps and abutments: A one-piece, screw-receiving, externally-threaded endosseous dental implant includes a body portion with external threading and, at its proximal end, an unthreaded, cylindrical portion including a retentive groove for engaging a complementary transfer component or comfort cap; a one- or two-piece screw-receiving implant abutment for attachment to a one or two-piece...

20060183079 - Prosthesis implant for endo-osseous implantation and immediate and deferred loading osteointegrating orthopaedia: A prosthesis implant for endo-osseous implantation and immediate and deferred loading osteointegrating orthopaedia comprises a prosthesis and immediate and deferred loading orthopaedia prosthesis body having an endo-osseous portion including, at the apex thereof, a milling cutter portion, axially adjoining a tapping portion, ending with a stabilizing threaded portion, the endo-osseous...

20060183080 - Dental treatment kits and methods for forming customized dental trays: A kit used to form a customized dental tray from a heat-softenable polymeric material using a person's teeth as a template includes a preformed tray and a color-changing temperature indicator. The color-changing temperature indicator may be attached to or separate from the preformed tray. When heated together, the indicator signals...

20060183081 - Tooth bleaching system and method: A method of and composition for bleaching teeth is provided. The composition includes a methacrylate and a bleaching agent homogeneously mixed together. The method includes sealing the dentinal tubules of the teeth to be bleached to reduce the sensitivity of the teeth to be bleached; and applying a bleaching agent...

20060183082 - Method and computer system for creating a dental restoration model: A method for generating a 3D model for a restoration is operative in a computer having a display. The method begins by obtaining a 3D model of the preparation. The preparation model may be obtained by an operator using a 3D digitizer. A “margin” curve on the preparation model is...

20060177789 - Orthodontic system: Described herein is an orthodontic system, including an appliance configured to cover substantially at least two adjacent teeth in a person's mouth, the appliance including a wedge configured to contact a first surface of a tooth and exert a force on the tooth in a direction. The appliance, when positioned...

20060177790 - Aesthetic self-ligating orthodontic bracket: A self-ligating orthodontic bracket for captivating an archwire with a tooth. The bracket includes a bracket body mountable to a tooth and a self-ligating mechanism having an archwire slot and a ligating slide. The ligating slide is movable between an open position in which an archwire is insertable into the...

20060177791 - Method and apparatus for indirect bonding of orthodontic appliances: An indirect bonding apparatus is made by initially placing spacer material over a replica of the patient's tooth structure. A tray is then formed over the spacer material and hardened. Next, the spacer material is removed from the tooth replica and orthodontic appliances are placed on the replica at desired...

20060177792 - Method and apparatus for selecting non-opacious dental materials: A method and system for selecting dental constructions using translucent materials that match an individual's preexisting tooth appearance uses a set of reference templates. The reference templates are constructed from layers of various translucent dental materials positioned on bases constructed from actual or simulated tooth structures. The layers of translucent...

20060177793 - Intraoral illumination device: An intraoral illumination device for illuminating the interior of the mouth of a dental patient. The device comprises a flexible container having container defining walls, a portion of the walls being light transmitting. The device is sized for insertion into the mouth and placement against an interior surface of the...

20060177794 - Dental cast scanning apparatus: A dental cast scanning apparatus is comprised of a base; a single-tooth cast rotating device having a detachable and rotatable first cast-holding jig; a full-teeth cast rotating device having a detachable and rotatable second cast-holding jig; a scanning unit having a scanning probe, an elevator, and a slide rail mounted...

20060177795 - Automation of a dental environment: An information and control system for use in a dental environment has a dental unit with a number of selectable dental instruments and a control member for controlling their operation, a patient's rest and working positions for a dentist and a dental nurse. A computer is provided for storing treatment...

20060177796 - Rubber dams with operative inserts which isolate anatomical structures by effectively resisting external vector forces of displacement: A general field isolation rubber dam with particular applicability in the field of dentistry. An operative insert, in the form of a wire, stamping, or the like, is embedded in or applied to a sheet of elastomeric material such as is used in conventional rubber dams. The operative insert may...

20060172247 - Orthodontic brackets coated to increase resistance to wear and deformation: An orthodontic bracket includes a protective coating material on the bracket surface to increase resistance to wear and deformation and/or to improve surface properties. The coating layer includes a cured resin chemically bonded to or cross-linked with a plurality of organically modified inorganic particles. The protective coating layer makes the...

20060172248 - Orthodontic device: To create an orthodontic device with a base having a base surface for fixing the device to a tooth, and a slot for receiving an archwire, which is defined by a bottom surface and two side surfaces arranged on either side of the bottom surface and aligned in substantially parallel...

20060172249 - Pre-torqued orthodontic appliance with archwire retaining latch: An orthodontic appliance such as a bracket or buccal tube has a latch for retaining an archwire in an archwire slot. The appliance also includes built-torque in order to reduce the need for the practitioner to manually bend the archwire by twisting the archwire about its longitudinal axis during the...

20060172250 - Inelligent tracking of dental devices: A system for tracking a dental device includes a label storing a data structure comprising information about a patient's dental treatment, wherein the label is configured to be attached to the dental device and a detector configured to extract data from the data structure stored in the label to determine...

20060172251 - Orthopedic implant for mandibular advancer: A mandibular advancer assembly comprising an advancer (e.g., a spring advancer, such as a Herbst appliance) having an upper end and a lower end, and a lower implant secured to the lower end of the advancer and adapted to be secured to the mandible of the patient. Preferably, the lower...

20060172252 - Mouthpiece: A mouthpiece of the present invention includes a light irradiation section for irradiating the front surfaces of teeth with light having a predetermined wavelength, and the light irradiation section has a blue light emitting diode or an ultraviolet light emitting diode. The mouthpiece is to be attached to the teeth,...

20060172253 - Methods, apparatus, and products for making dental impressions, and products made therefrom: A method and impression tools for making a dental impression, with the method including first applying a spacer material to a preliminary impression material to form a preliminary impression tool, and then contacting the tool against the dental surface to form a preliminary dental impression in the preliminary impression material....

20060172254 - Occlusion correction improvement instrument and correction improvement method using the instrument: An occlusion correction improvement instrument includes an upper mold-mounting member provided with a plate-shaped member that is parallel to a Camper's plane of an upper model having a makeup surface of a maxillary tooth row and with a plane parallel to the Camper's plane when the upper mold-mounting member has...

20060172255 - Bone cutting osteotome tool and method for preparing a surgical sinus-lift osteotomy: A surgical tool (5) used for preparing a surgical sinus-lift osteotomy has a defined thread geometry in series with an osteotome tip to cut, crack and push bone from the sinus floor upward into the sinus cavity in a tactual, gentle and controlled motion. The apical osteotome tip is driven...

20060172256 - Mechanised dental instrument: The invention relates to a mechanized dental instrument consisting of an active part (2) and a sleeve (3) arranged on the end opposing said active part, said sleeve (3) being provided with a rotating drive means (4) that can directly engage, in the assembly position, in the head of a...

20060172257 - Externally-threaded endosseous dental implants with internal abutment-engaging and fixture mount-engaging surfaces: Endosseous dental implants include external threads, and, within an internal passage inside the body of the implant, a lead-in bevel, 8-sided abutment-engaging surfaces, distally positioned 6-sided wrench-engaging surfaces, and internal threading distal to both the 8-sided and 6-sided surfaces, and fixture mounts and abutments including male projections to engage the...

20060172258 - Tapered endosseous dental implants with external multiple lead threads: Endosseous dental implants tapered over at least part of their length, include two separate portions, a shorter proximal region with half the distance and half the depth between adjacent peaks of multiple lead threads as the longer distal region which has half the number of multiple lead threads as in...

20060172259 - Methods for producing non-interfering tooth models: A method produces a physical dental arch model having at least two physical tooth models. The method includes detecting the interference between two physical tooth models. If interference is detected between the first physical tooth model and the second physical tooth model, the positions and orientations of at least one...

20060172260 - 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 portion of a person's upper or lower dental arch. The inner dental treatment tray is sufficiently thin...

20060172261 - Method and system for facilitating the fabrication of a dental prosthetic at a dentist office in a single appointment: A system and method enable a dentist to fabricate a dental prosthetic that fits a restoration site in a patient's mouth in a single appointment without requiring the dentist to design the dental prosthetic. The system at the dentist office includes an acquisition unit, a milling unit, and a communication...

20060172262 - Cosmetic prosthesis and methods for making the same: A cosmetic prosthesis designed to provide non-invasive, removable enhancement of upper and lower lip, being intended to contour and push the facial skin around the mouth and jaw outward, reducing the appearance of wrinkles or aging lines....

20060172263 - Mill blank: The present invention relates generally to mill blank constructions. According to the invention, a “smart blank” is pre-configured into a form that closely resembles a restoration being designed. The blank comprises a body adapted to be shaped by material removal into an artificial tooth part having buccal-lingual, mesial-distal and occlusal-cervical...