Dentistry inventions 07/07

20070172787 - Method for production of a dental fitting body: The invention relates to a method for the production of a tooth prosthetic piece (21), in particular, a skeleton, using a blank (3) for machining in a material ablating 3D-forming process, said blank being made from a material not yet having the final hardness, comprising a terminal hardening of the... Agent: Dykema Gossett PLLC

20070172788 - Hybrid orthodontic archwire: An archwire used during the course of orthodontic treatment has four generally flat sides that are arranged in the general shape of a rectangle. The four sides are connected by curved surfaces having a radius of curvature that is substantially larger than the corners of conventional archwires. The cross-sectional shape... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070172789 - Piston for capsule, method of forming such piston, and capsule therewith: The invention is directed to a piston or plunger (1) for a material delivery system (10) and a delivery system (10), such as a cartridge delivery system or syringe for storage and dispensing of a viscous or pasty material, in which the system includes a piston or plunger (1). The... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070172790 - Dental vacuum system: A dental vacuum system includes a vacuum reservoir and at least one positive displacement dry vacuum pump operatively coupled to the vacuum reservoir to create a vacuum in the reservoir. One or more dental aspirators are coupled to the vacuum reservoir through a conduit system, whereby vacuum pressure developed in... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20070172791 - Bearing for dental handpiece: A dental handpiece (10) has a rotor (15) and a ball bearing assembly (14) supporting the rotor (15). The ball bearing assembly (14) has at least one ball (22). The bearing (14) has an inner (20) and an outer race (21), and the outer race (21) has an increased outer... Agent: Dentsply International Inc

20070172792 - Method of dental impression taking: The invention relates to a method of dental impression taking, comprising the step of applying a polymeric material at least partially to the region to be reproduced by the impression, wherein the polymeric material is translucent, and accordingly suitable polymeric materials.... Agent: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

20070172793 - Dental implement for tooth restoration: A dental implement comprising a primary body and a secondary body. The primary body includes a substantially planar ring shaped portion having opposing ends and a pair of tines extending in a downward direction from the opposing ends. The secondary body is formed over at least a portion of the... Agent: The Watson Intellectual Property Group, PLC

20070172794 - Device for forming bone bed for dental implant: A single-stage dental implant with a wavy surface is composed of a crystal of partially stabilized zirconium dioxide with a nanostructure having a crystallographic axis “100” coinciding with an axis of the implant, ithasan intraosteal part with a wavy surface and its vertical profile includes concave arcs of a circle... Agent: United States Department Of Energy

20070172795 - Method and apparatus for determining the preload for screws for dental implant systems: A method and apparatus are provided for determining the preload in a dental implant system. The preload is determined by transmitting a sonic impulse, which is preferably an ultrasonic impulse, at a predetermined frequency to the head of the implant screw through a transducer, which may be incorporated into the... Agent: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP East Lobby

20070172796 - Osseo-integrated dental implant: The polished band is located between a one-third and a two-third position of an overall length of a root of the implant as measured from an upper end of the root and polished in a circumferential direction to have a surface roughness of below 0.5 μm. A width of the... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Berner, LLP

20070166658 - Self-ligating orthodontic bracket with mid-undercut: An orthodontic bracket comprising a body and a locking member movable coupled to the body. The body defines an archwire slot and has a labial surface and a lingual surface. The body also includes an undercut positioned between the labial surface and the lingual surface. The locking member engages the... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich, LLP

20070166659 - Thermally accelerated dental imressions: A dental impression tray includes a body having a channel for receiving a quantity of curable thermoset dental impression material and an electrically resistive heating element provided within the channel, in order to use heat to accelerate the curing of the dental impression material. In some embodiments, the tray includes... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070166660 - Unit-dose syringe for a multi-component material: The present invention relates to a unit-dose syringe comprising a static mixer for storage, mixing, and application of a multi-component material, preferably dental material. There is provided a unit-dose syringe for a multi-component material comprising a cartridge having a compartment for each component, a static mixer, a mixing tip being... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070166661 - Foot switch for activating a dental or medical treatment apparatus: A foot switch device for activating a dental or medical treatment apparatus is provided. The foot switch device is particularly suitable for controlling an ultrasonic dental scaler. The foot switch device includes a base plate; a central housing attached to the base plate; an upper, moveable cover mounted on the... Agent: Dentsply International Inc

20070166662 - Hard-wired and wireless system with footswitch for operating a dental or medical treatment apparatus: A hard-wired and wireless system for operating a dental or medical treatment apparatus is provided. The system includes a footswitch device and a dental/medical base unit, each having a communication element for transmitting and receiving signals. The footswitch and base unit are each programmed to have an initial identification address.... Agent: Daniel W. Sullivan, Esquire Dentsply International Inc.

20070166663 - Cordless ultrasonic dental scaler: A cordless ultrasonic scaler includes a cleaning tip, an actuator, power supply, control circuitry, a water reservoir and a pumping mechanism within the hand piece. A piezoelectric stack actuator drives both the cleaning tip and pumping mechanism. The reservoir in the hand piece supplies liquid to the pump for cooling... Agent: Mark Young, P.A.

20070166664 - Dental cutter: A dental cutter includes a cutter head adapted for attachment to a shaft, the head being provided with a plurality of cutting edges, the cutter head including two cross-cuts which are respectively formed helically at the cutter head, wherein the two cross-cuts extend with an opposite twist.... Agent: Bliss Mcglynn, P.C.

20070166665 - Apparatus for teaching, demonstration, or simulation, of orthodontic temporary anchorage device placement and the use thereof: A dental model comprising a first jaw member wherein the first jaw member comprises a first transparent medullary bone portion and a first opaque cortical bone portion, at least one tooth connected to the first jaw member, wherein the first jaw member further comprises a simulated gum tissue covering at... Agent: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP

20070166666 - Tooth whitener applicator and method: An apparatus for practicing the inventive method includes a glass ampule having a tooth whitening solution vacuum sealed within a chamber of the ampule. The ampule is contained within a cylindrical plastic sleeve closed at one end and enclosed at its other open end by the proximal termination of a... Agent: H. Jay Spiegel - H. Jay Spiegel & Associates

20070160949 - Orthodontic bracket: An orthodontic bracket comprising a body having an archwire slot and adapted to be secured to a tooth, and a clip coupled to the body and movable between an open position, permitting access to the archwire slot, and a closed position, inhibiting access to the archwire slot. The clip comprises... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich, LLP

20070160950 - U. v. sterilizer for dental handpiece: Disclosed herein is a sterilizer used at dental clinics to sterilize handpieces by the irradiation of ultraviolet rays. When inserting a contaminated handpiece into a sterilizer, an ultraviolet barrier is opened confirming the approach of the handpiece by a sensor. After the insertion of the handpiece, the ultraviolet barrier is... Agent: Park Law Firm

20070160951 - Process and apparatus for the treatment of medical water: The invention relates to a process, and system for the implementation thereof, for achieving a dual sterilization of the water supplied to a dental unit, so as to eliminate both the waterborne bacteria and the bacterial contamination which forms in the water lines in proximity to the connection points of... Agent: Egbert Law Offices

20070160952 - Process for the retraction of sulcus: The invention relates to a process of retraction of sulcus, comprising the steps of: applying a silicone material onto and/or at the vicinity of the boundary of a tooth and adjacent sulcus, which silicone material expands during or after its curing reaction; applying a cap onto said tooth, thereby forming... Agent: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

20070160955 - Temporary implant connection structure: A temporary implant connection structure is used for a predetermined time in order to temporarily support a removable prosthesis for a healing period after a metal fixture is implanted into the jawbone when a tooth is damaged or missing, and thereby permanently serves as a dental root. The temporary implant... Agent: Levine & Mandelbaum

20070160954 - Method and device for regenerating bone in preparation for dental implant: The core is a device that is placed in an extraction socket. The core fills space that will be occupied by the implant thereby reducing the time needed to wait for implant placement because much less bone growth is needed. The core is also designed to prepare the socket for... Agent: Gregory Gene Steiner

20070160953 - Method for manufacturing a prosthesis made prior to implant placement: A dental implant-to-prosthesis interface is provided, allowing lateral misalignments between the fixture heads and the connections to the prosthesis. This type of interface, in combination with a dedicated screw for fixing implant to prosthesis, allows the use of a truly pre-manufactured prosthesis for immediate loading on the implant. This system... Agent: Clark & Elbing LLP

20070160956 - Threaded implant with improved distal end: A dental implant with improved cutting distal end for preventing the implant from stagnating along a bone socket during implantation includes an implant body having a head for receiving a dental prosthesis and a root for anchoring into a bone of a patient; wherein the root is truncated at a... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20070160957 - Image based dentition record digitization: Systems and methods are disclosed for generating a 3D model of an object using one or more cameras by: calibrating each camera; establishing a coordinate system and environment for the one or more cameras; registering one or more fiducials on the object; and capturing one or more images and constructing... Agent: Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP

20070160958 - Method and apparatus for tooth rejuvenation and hard tissue modification: The present invention is a number of methods and devices for tooth rejuvenation and hard tissue modification comprising applying a layer of a peroxide-free composition to a tooth surface. The applied composition comprises an aqueous solution of one or more edible acids. The composition has a pH selected from the... Agent: Houston Eliseeva

20070160959 - Endodontic device for detecting the root canal morphology: Endodontic device comprising an endodontic instrument (1) for being inserted in a dental root canal, comprising extensometer means (4), from which a signal can be obtained that is a function of the deformation of the instrument (1), and processing means (6) for receiving and processing the signal to provide a... Agent: Pollack, P.C.

20070154860 - Dental matrix: A dental matrix, for use in filling interproximal tooth surfaces. The matrix, in its main body, or base, is constructed of known matrix materials, such as metal, or stiff translucent or transparent polyester material such as Mylar®. One or more open areas in the main body of the matrix are... Agent: Douglas S. Bishop Bishop & Heintz, P.C.

20070154859 - Method for localized heat treatment of orthodontic wires: A method for localized heat treatment of a region of an orthodontic wire employs a hot air source having a maximum flow rate of approximately 6-10 liters per minute to selectively heat a small region of the wire above a predetermined temperature to change its metallurgical properties while the wire... Agent: Dorr, Carson & Birney, P.C. One Cherry Center

20070154861 - Hardenable dental material: A hardenable dental material, exhibiting a reflectivity in the hardened state of preferably more than about 70%, measured according to EN ISO 2813 (1999) with an angle of incidence of 600. The material provides for improved visual readability in the hardened state.... Agent: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

20070154862 - Assistant for implant stent: The present invention relates to an assistant for implant stent. The assistant for implant stent of the present invention comprises a body with a predetermined length and a drill insertion hole bored through the body from a top surface to a bottom surface thereof. The body comprises a support portion... Agent: Sherr & Nourse, PLLC

20070154863 - Oral care implement having reservior for dispensing active agent: An oral care implement includes a reservoir containing at least one active agent. The implement has an activator for activating a delivery device which delivers a predetermined amount of an active agent to one or more outlets. A wide variety of types of active agents can be administered at appropriate... Agent: Colgate-palmolive Company

20070154867 - Method for preparing a physical plaster model: The invention provides a method for creating a physical teeth model. The method comprises the following steps: providing a virtual three dimensional (3D) representation of a patient's dentition that comprises at least a region of the teeth that includes a tooth stump on which a crown is to be fitted... Agent: Nath & Associates PLLC

20070154865 - Method of making digital plaster mold: A method includes the steps of preparing a tooth mold of a rollover from a patient's mouse; scanning the tooth mold to convert it into digital data and to create a digital model; conducting operations of at least positioning, integration, and edition of the digital model to create a digital... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070154864 - Method of manufacturing a dental part: A method of manufacturing a fixed denture (18,58) is disclosed comprising, identifying the surface of a tooth preparation (110), relating the identified surface to a near net shape version of the denture (120), and altering the near net shape version (130) to produce a denture having an inner profile which... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070154866 - System & method for the design, creation and installation of implant-supported dental prostheses: An improved system and method for the design, creation and installation of implant-supported dental prostheses is provided. A network accessible portal facilitates communication among a dental professional, a scanning center, a manufacturing center and others in the design and production of a dental drill guide and prosthesis, utilizing cone beam... Agent: George R. Reardon

20070154868 - Method and system for designing custom restorations for dental implants: A method of designing a dental restoration component. A set of design dimensional constraints is defined which must be satisfied for the dental restoration component. A set of design parameters for the dental restoration component also is defined. Using at least in part a penalty function, a value is assigned... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

20070154869 - Method of making dental implant plate: A method of making dental plate implant includes the steps of preparing an oral scanning image generated from a tomogram of a patient's mouth; producing and scanning a substantial model from a rollover of the patient's mouth to prepare an oral model; positioning the oral model to the oral scanning... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC