Dentistry inventions 12/06

20060292517 - Tooth brace visual indicia: Tooth brace visual indicia for a brace system for human teeth, including an indicia apparatus for engagement with at least one component of a brace system for human teeth. The indicia apparatus includes an attaching carrier removably attachable to the at least one component of the brace system, and the... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20060292518 - Digital intra-oral imaging device: A digital intra-oral imaging device comprises a hollow front part body and a rear part body connected to the front part body. The front part body has an opening defined in the front portion thereof and a circular recess defined in and around the internal circumference wall of the rear... Agent: Lin & Associates Intellectual Property

20060292519 - Dental precision models in the odontotechnical field: Described herein is a dental precision model for the odontotechnical field of the type constituted by a model (5) reproducing the denture (6) associated to a base (2) provided with means for referencing (13) and positioning (14 and 15) the model (5) and the denture (6) that the model reproduces;... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20060292520 - Carrier strip for application to oral surfaces and related methods: An oral carrier strip for the delivery of an oral care composition to the oral cavity of a human or animal subject is provided. The strip includes a first portion adapted to contact a front facing side of a plurality of teeth. A second portion is provided to be folded... Agent: Colgate-palmolive Company

20060292521 - Oral irrigation and/or brushing devices and/or methods: An oral hygiene device having, in one embodiment, a unique, peristaltic pump water streaming or jet action; and in another embodiment, a multi-headed toothbrush may also be disposed on the end of a handle on which the jet nozzle or nozzles are disposed.... Agent: Hensley Kim & Edgington, LLC

20060292522 - Splatter shield for dental cleaning instrument: A disposable guard device for removable attachment to a dental cleaning instrument which uses a prophy angle with a spinning prophy cup to polish tooth surfaces. The device is formed of a flexible, resilient material and includes an attachment portion and an integral dome portion. The attachment portion is structured... Agent: Robert M. Downey, P.A.

20060292523 - Dental implants and dental implant/prosthetic tooth systems: A one-piece dental implant having a longitudinal axis comprises a head portion at a first end of the implant, a tip portion at a second end of the implant and a body portion between the head portion and the tip portion. The body portion has a first portion proximate the... Agent: Morgan & Finnegan, L.L.P.

20060292524 - Dental prosthesis implant construction: A dental prosthesis implant construction comprises an elongated prosthesis portion coaxial with an axis and including a first end bracket supporting a dental prosthesis, the bracket including a clamping element supported by a second end of the elongated portion, and is characterized in that the clamping element comprises a safety... Agent: Hedman & Costigan P.C.

20060292525 - Duncan's implant sleeve: The Duncan Implant Sleeve is to retain dentures to already existing implant Hader bars in patient's mouths. The Hader bars have now a system, where as, there is a small clip that is manufactured and sold to retain dentures. This clip has many imperfections. It is therefore the claim of... Agent: Gary Allan Duncan

20060292526 - Method and apparatus for dental implants: A method of forming a dental implant is provided which uses powder metallurgy to form a first section having a rim and a side, the rim being located at an edge of the side, the edge having a contour, the rim defining a non-planar surface and a recessed area that,... Agent: Dennis Braswell

20060292527 - Blank for producing dental shaped parts and method for producing the shaped part: The invention relates to a blank for producing dental shaped parts, comprising a blank body (1) made of tooth restoration material, from which the shaped part can be machined using a tool (11, 12, 13, 14, 15) for removing material. The aim of the invention is to enable a reliable... Agent: Dykema Gossett PLLC

20060286501 - 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 and a final digital data set representing the teeth at their final positions. The computer then uses the data sets... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP (018563)

20060286502 - Teeth indexing device: A teeth indexing device for use in preparing dental prostheses is provided with a plurality of prefabricated denture teeth arranged in a dental arch-like configuration and connected to each other via a connector which may be integrated with the prefabricated denture teeth. Preferred teeth sizes and positions in the prosthesis... Agent: Speckman Law Group PLLC

20060286503 - Dosing device including cartridge: A dental cartridge for dispensing a dental material having a body portion made of a material transparent to at least a portion of the visible light spectrum and opaque to the actinic light of the dental material contained therein. The dental cartridge is supplied with a to-be driven piston which... Agent: Eric P. Schellin

20060286504 - Hand-held piece for dental or surgical use including a resilient clamp: In a hand held piece for dental or surgical use comprising a resilient clamp (20) for holding the cylindrical shank (16) of a tool, the height of the head (3) of the piece can be reduced owing to an inverted arrangement of the clamp in relation to the arrangement of... Agent: Griffin & Szipl, PC

20060286505 - Dental handpiece with pressure regulating mechanism: The present dental handpiece has a burr sleeve, a head section, an air supply passage for introducing compressed air into the head section for driving the burr sleeve, and an air discharge passage for discharging the compressed air. The air supply passage includes a through hole axially extending through the... Agent: Hahn & Voight PLLC

20060286506 - Dental bur with use history recording rings and method of recording the number of uses of a dental bur: A method of making and using a dental tool that is recommended to be reused a certain number of times is provided with markings on the shaft of the tool that correspond in number to the number of recommended uses of the tool. A visually perceptible marking, such as paint... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20060286507 - Combination set of artificial teeth units for setting-up dentures in balanced articulation: In order to prevent setting up as regularly denture teeth, one by one in the centric and full balanced articulation, hereto the unitary inter-occlusal bite plane is pre-formed according to interconnected styled artificial anterior and posterior teeth. Thereby the bite plane is formed cuspless sphero-ellipsoidal, conforming a 4 inch (11... Agent: F.a.b., Dequeker

20060286508 - Dental restorative system and components: Disclosed within is a dental restorative system including a dental abutment having a longitudinal axis, lingual and facial aspects, a base portion for engagement with a dental implant, and a tapered coronal portion. The dental abutment further includes an emergence profile portion between the base portion and the tapered coronal... Agent: Conley Rose, P.C.

20060286509 - Dental restorative system and components: Disclosed within is a dental restorative system including an impression coping with a body portion having a first end, a second end, and an internal chamber having non-frustoconical side walls. The body portion also has a facial aspect and a lingual aspect and the distance between the first end and... Agent: Conley Rose, P.C.

20060286510 - Method of preparing dentition for the taking of a dental impression: A method of taking a dental impression of dentition includes the steps of conditioning the dentition by the application thereto of a wetting agent; and, contacting the dentition with a dental impression material such as hydrophilic and hydrophobic dental impression materials. The wetting agent includes a surface active agent and... Agent: Mcnees Wallace & Nurick, LLC

20060286511 - Method for removing a tool fragment from a tooth root canal and an extractor for carrying out said method: The method and extractor relate to dentistry and are intended for extraction of metal instruments fragments from a root canal of the tooth, as these instruments may be broken and may get stuck here, for example, during endodontic treatment. According to the invention, two insulated metal electrodes assembled as a... Agent: Houston Eliseeva

20060281041 - Method and workstation for generating virtual tooth models from three-dimensional tooth data: A method is described for taking a three-dimensional virtual model of the dentition and associated anatomical structures of a patient and isolating individual teeth from the rest of the anatomical structure, e.g. gums, to thereby produce individual, virtual three-dimensional tooth objects. The individual tooth objects can be displayed on the... Agent: Orametrix, Inc.

20060281040 - Method for use in orthodontics for treating patients with malocclusion: A method for treating malocclusion by installing an orthodontic apparatus on a patient configured to treat malocclusion, and applying shock waves to one or both temporomandibular joint (TMJ) of the patient. The application of the shock waves in combination with the force exerted on the mandible by the orthodontic apparatus... Agent: Gardner Groff Santos & Greenwald, P.C.

20060281042 - Electromagnetic radiation emitting toothbrush and dentifrice system: A device includes a handle coupled with an activated textured surface that can be implemented using a repetitive movement mechanism and a treatment energy source, such as an electromagnetic radiation source. The handle may be used to provide detection, treatment and/or management of sundry conditions including, for example, tooth discoloration,... Agent: Kenton R. Mullins Stout, Uxa, Buyan & Mullins, LLP

20060281043 - Dental modeling assembly and methods: A method and dental modeling system of forming a dental model from a mold of a person's teeth using a dental modeling system. The dental modeling system includes an opposing model base, a model base, and a pouring jig. The pouring jig includes a mold support member and a model... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20060281044 - Discrimination analysis algorithm, system and method of use: System and methods of detecting and measuring periodontal disease comprising filling a periodontal pocket with a fluid capable of propagating sound waves, transmitting a sound wave into the periodontal pocket, sensing the return sound wave from the periodontal pocket, and determining the depth of the pocket by measuring the time... Agent: Patton Boggs LLP

20060281045 - Ultrasonic periodontal, system and method of using: System and methods of detecting and measuring periodontal disease comprising filling a periodontal pocket with a fluid capable of propagating sound waves, transmitting a sound wave into the periodontal pocket, sensing the return sound wave from the periodontal pocket, and determining the depth of the pocket by measuring the time... Agent: Patton Boggs LLP

20060281046 - Stent for guiding the location/direction of implant, and production method thereof: The present invention is disclosed a stent for guiding the location/direction for the insertion of an implant a production method thereof. The method includes the steps of forming a plaster cast modeling of a mouth state using a plastic replica; and manufacturing a plastic cast model having an occlusal surface... Agent: Clark & Elbing LLP

20060281047 - Method of producing cut blades for instruments used in root canal treatment: A blank for use in producing an endodontic instrument using a grinding technique includes a cylindrical portion, and a generally conical portion which is to be machined by the grinding technique to form the active part of the endodontic instrument. The generally conical portion of the blank approximates, and is... Agent: Gary M. Cohen, Esq.

20060281048 - Adjustable tool drive arrangement: The invention relates to an improved dental tool drive arrangement for a handpiece with a drive head, the tool drive arrangement permitting length adjustment of the tool in the drive head by concentrically supporting the tool in the drive head at any position from a fully inserted position to a... Agent: Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

20060281049 - Abutment for dental implant: The invention relates to an abutment for dental implant. The abutment of the invention comprises: a post portion, a central portion, a head portion and at least one first portion. The post portion extends along a longitudinal axis. The central portion is formed on the post portion, and has a... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20060281050 - Abutment for dental implant: The invention relates to an abutment for dental implant. The abutment of the invention comprises: a post portion, a central portion, a head portion and at least one first portion. The post portion extends along a longitudinal axis. The central portion is formed on the post portion, and has a... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20060281051 - Method for producing a dental prosthesis and artificial tooth therefor: A process for producing a dental prosthesis includes producing a wax prosthesis including artificial teeth and a receiving bed for articulating the artificial teeth by inserting the artificial teeth into the receiving bed at anatomically correct positions, producing a negative mold of the wax prosthesis using a duplicating medium, removing... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20060275729 - Carrier for a fastening element to be fabricated and a method for production thereof, particularly as an orthodontic bracket: A carrier for at least one fastening element (4) to be fabricated having an attachment area whereby the carrier is provided with a holding piece (3) for attachment in a receiving part of a finishing machine and whereby the carrier includes a carrier piece (2) for the fastening element (4)... Agent: Dykema Gossett PLLC

20060275730 - Orthodontic appliance with embedded wire for moving teeth and method: A generally horseshoe shaped clear flexible resilient plastic wire-imbedded orthodontic appliance is made with a plastic portion with contours on the lingual side and on the labial side, wherein the contours snugly cover the patient's teeth so that the appliance remains in place. One or more flexible wires are imbedded... Agent: Christopher & Weisberg, P.A.

20060275731 - Treatment of teeth by aligners: A method for moving a subject's teeth in a dental treatment includes moving the subject's teeth toward desired positions by one or more dental aligners. A movement pathway may comprise determining a number of intermediate movement positions on the way to achieving a final configuration. In selecting the movement path,... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20060275732 - Curing light: Curing lights can be constructed using more than one LED, where at least 2 of the LEDs have different spectral profiles in order to have the capability to activate initiators sensitive to light of different wavelengths. A heat sink handle may be used to heat management.... Agent: Parsons Behle & Latimer Suite 1800

20060275733 - Three-dimensional curing light: A 3-dimensional curing light that can cure a light curable material, such as a dental restoration, from 3 directions at once.... Agent: Parsons Behle & Latimer Suite 1800

20060275734 - Matrix band: The invention relates to a matrix band that is characterized in that it comprises fibers and a matrix, at least a portion of said matrix being at least partially uncured. The invention further relates to a dental restoration kit, a prepreg and the use of said matrix.... Agent: James C. Lydon

20060275735 - One piece dental implant and use thereof in prostodontic and orthodontic applications: The specification describes one-piece dental implants comprising a threaded shaft, optionally a non-circular abutment and a head having a shape which is capable of accepting a keeper cap or an O-ring, or which is capable of accepting and retaining a dental wire. The implants have dimensions that permit their use... Agent: Norris, Mclaughlin & Marcus, Pa

20060275736 - Computer aided orthodontic treatment planning: Methods, devices and systems for digitizing a patient's arch and manipulating the digital dental arch model. In one variation the methods includes producing a physical arch model for the patient's arch, separating the physical arch model into a plurality of arch model components, mounting the arch model components on a... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20060275737 - Method for defining a finish line of a dental prosthesis: A computer-based prosthodontic method is provided, for enabling a dental practitioner to define a finish line of a dental prosthesis of at least one tooth to be fitted over a tooth preparation. The method comprises the following steps: providing a three-dimensional (3D) digital data relating to the patient's dentition, the... Agent: Gary M. Nath Nath & Associates PLLC

20060275739 - Dental vibrator and acoustical unit with method for the inhibition of operative pain: A patient-controlled device for inhibiting intraoperative dental pain is disclosed. The device includes a removable tooth clamp, an actuator unit, and a control box. The actuator defines unit includes a vibratory actuator and a coupling device for coupling the vibratory actuator to the tooth clamp. The control box is electrically... Agent: Dicke, Billig & Czaja, P.l.l.c.

20060275738 - Method for increasing maxillary bone mass, and apparatus for use therein: The method employs a syringe, fitted with a nozzle for depositing a bone slurry material into a void formed between the maxillary bone surface and the overlying sinus lining, the bone slurry material hardening to increase the mass and volume of the maxillary bone so as to thereby reinforce and... Agent: Ira S. Dorman

20060275740 - Panoramic view generator: In a method and apparatus for generating a view of a jaw, a tomographic dataset of a volume including at least part of the jaw is obtained. Inner and outer surfaces of the jaw are identified in the tomographic dataset. Data for a region with boundaries related to the identified... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath Attn: Intellectual Property Group