Dentistry inventions 11/07

20070275340 - Dental targetting device and method: A targeting device and method enables one or more orthodontic elements to be aligned with and bonded onto at least one tooth in a predetermined manner. The device is in the form of a shell that has, for each tooth with respect to which it is desired to align an... Agent: Gary M. Nath The Nath Law Group

20070275341 - Orthodontic force module: An orthodontic force mechanism according to the invention includes an elongated jack screw having at a pair of end portions, at least one of which is threaded, and a central spindle section between the end portions, which spindle section has at least two intersecting radial through-holes therein. A pair of... Agent: Philip G. Meyers Philip G. Meyers Law Office

20070275342 - Self-ligating orthodontic bracket: An orthodontic bracket having a bracket body configured to be mounted to a tooth includes an archwire slot having a base surface defining a base plane and a slide engagement track defining a translation plane. The translation plane is angled with respect to the base plane. A ligating slide is... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20070275343 - Device and method for evaluation of the shade of an object by spectrometry: The invention relates to a device for the automatic determination of the shade of an object (10), comprising a light source, a light sensor, arranged such as to sample the light reflected or passed through the object (20, 30, 40) in a region of the object, and further comprising means... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070275344 - Led curing light having fresnel lenses: Disclosed is a LED curing light device for curing of photo-polymerization materials. The device comprises of a plurality of LED source and a plurality of Fresnel lenses. The said LED source is powered and controlled by a drive board and batteries providing high power curing light in the range of... Agent: Yongqian Liu

20070275345 - Dental tray for obtaining dental impression of edentulous patient: A dental tray having a body, at least two finger rest beams and a handle. The body has a predetermined shape and a plurality of body openings. The predetermined shape of the body accommodates the anatomical shape of the patient's mouth and receives the entire jaw and gingiva areas. The... Agent: Mark G. Kachigian Head, Johnson & Kachigian

20070275346 - Multilayer articulating foil: The present invention relates to an articulating aid for use in dentistry, which is characterised in that it has, on at least one side of a support layer, a plurality of differently coloured colour layers comprising colouring pigments and at least one adhesion promoter for at least one colouring pigment... Agent: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

20070275347 - Pumping system for an oral composition: A pumping system for an oral composition, having selected rheological properties, useful in oral treatment. The pumping system has defined rheological characteristics to move such an oral composition from a reservoir to an outlet of the system at a given rate.... Agent: Philips Electronics North America Corporation Intellectual Property & Standards

20070275348 - Sonic and ultrasonic surgical tips: Surgical instruments that enhance the overall performance of medical, endodontic, and dental surgical procedures have been discovered. In one embodiment, the surgical instruments are tool tips coupled to a sonically or ultrasonically-vibrating member using a universal tip holder having an irrigation spout that flushes a surgical site area with water... Agent: Patent Department Taylor, Porter, Brooks & Phillips, L.l.p

20070275349 - Dental handpiece drive train with non-intersecting axes: A dental handpiece includes a body having a first portion and a second portion, the first and second portions disposed at an ergonomic angle to each other. A drive gear extends from the second portion toward the first portion. The drive gear has a first axis of rotation and rotatably... Agent: Mcnees Wallace & Nurick, LLC

20070275350 - Arrangement of an implant and/or a unit belonging to said implant, and method for production of the implant and/or unit: An implant (5, 13) and/or a unit (9), e.g. spacer sleeve, belonging to said implant is/are intended to extend through a hole (4′) formed in a jaw bone (2) and through soft tissue (3) belonging to the jaw bone and to comprise one or more outer layers of principally titanium... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070275351 - Healing abutment and dental implant having the same: A healing abutment includes a main body portion and a coupling portion. The main body portion has an inclined section that is inclined such that at least a part of a gum contact portion that contacts a gum when coupled to a fixture that is implanted into an alveolar bone... Agent: Frank Chau, Esq. F. Chau & Associates, LLC

20070275352 - Process for producing dental prostheses: In the process for producing dental phostheses such as bridges, crowns implants, etc. from ceramic material, production is carried out at least by way of one CAD/CAM machining station. The ceramic material to be worked consists of an unsintered disk-shaped blank or one which has not been subjected to final... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070275353 - Root canal filling materials and methods: In various embodiments of a method for filling root canal spaces, the root canal spaces are cleaned and irrigated, for example, by any suitable endodontic procedure, and the irrigating liquid is not removed from the canal spaces prior to filling. In some embodiments, a hydrophobic filler material is introduced into... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070269761 - Assisting device for practicing lateral movement of lower jaw: There is provided an assisting device for practicing lateral movement of a lower jaw to move a cheek-side cusp of a lower molar to a cheek-side surface of an upper molar. The assisting device includes an occlusion portion, which is placed in an oral cavity of a user and occluded... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20070269762 - Method of adhering ceramic particles on an orthodontic bracket: A method of adhering composite of ceramic particles to a surface of an orthodontic bracket that has a base portion for attachment to a tooth is provided. The particles are comprised of products of reaction of molten aluminum hydroxide, hydroxyapatate (calcium phosphate hydroxide), and alumina in an inert atmosphere. Average... Agent: Kim, Peter Ho

20070269763 - Orthodontic bracket: An orthodontic bracket is disclosed, comprising: a base comprising a rear side for attachment to a tooth and a front side opposite to said rear side, a bracket main body extending from the front side of said base and having a first wing and a second wing, a groove-shaped archwire... Agent: Jansson Shupe & Munger Ltd.

20070269764 - Orthodontic appliance attachment: An attachment for orthodontic appliances, such as orthodontic braces, retainers, or other oral health devices, and a method of removably attaching the attachment to the orthodontic appliances, is disclosed.... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20070269765 - Root canal instrument: The invention relates to a root canal instrument having a shaft 1 being connected to a neck 2, a head 4 having at least one cutting edge 3 being arranged at the free end thereof, wherein the cutting edge 3 along the head 4 is provided with a positive twisting... Agent: Sheridan Ross PC

20070269766 - Implant: An implant (1) is designed to be fitted in a hole (2a) formed in jaw bone (2) and soft tissue (3). The implant comprises a portion (4b′) to be placed against the upper edge of the jaw bone. Along most of its peripheral extent, the portion (4b′) is provided with... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070269767 - Adjustment screw for orthodontic adjustment devices: The adjustment screw (1) to lock the position and orientation of teeth along the jawbone includes a threaded nut (2) and a threaded spindle (3) transfixing it. The adjustment screw includes a recess (5) for a securing wire (6). To hold the securing wire in the recess a fixed locking... Agent: Milde & Hoffberg, LLP

20070269768 - Dental mill blanks: A dental mill blank comprising a resin, and a filler, wherein the blank is fabricated such that it passes a Thermal Shock Test. The mill blank is substantially free of cracks and discontinuities. Further, the blank may have superior cuttability and hardness.... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070269769 - Method for the guided regeneration of bone and/or periodontal tissues in the medical surgical and dental field and device thus obtainable: d

20070264605 - System and method to bioengineer facial form in adults: A method and apparatus are provided for changing the form of the jaw and facial bones of an adult patient that did not develop fully during childhood. The method utilizes a device having a plate body with an expansion screw that fits within the mouth of the patient; flap springs... Agent: Hoffman Warnick & D'alessandro, LLC

20070264606 - Orthodontic bracket with removable slot cover: A convertible orthodontic bracket is disclosed, wherein an archwire slot therein has a removable slot covering, thereby allowing the bracket to serve as a buccal tube during a first stage of treatment and an edgewise bracket during a subsequent phase of treatment. The slot covering is removable by detaching the... Agent: Sheridan Ross PC

20070264607 - System and process for three dimensional teeth movements using a spring retained device attached to an orthodontic micro implant: Device designed to be used as an instrument for moving teeth three dimensionally; it is anchored on an Orthodontic Micro Implant which such head was also designed perfectly to couple with the attachment on the head of the micro implant. The system is composed by two parts: (a), or anchorage... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20070264608 - Periodontal mouth probe: A system and method treats periodontal disease by using intraoral light emission, which kills disease-causing pathogens. One aspect uses a fiber optic periodontal probe that may be positioned closely adjacent gum tissue and between teeth. Another aspect uses fiber optic strands intermixed with bristles that may be used as a... Agent: Thomte Law Office, L.L.C.

20070264609 - Method and apparatus for the 3-dimensional analysis of movement of the tooth surfaces of the maxilla in relation to the mandible: A method and apparatus are disclosed for the 3-dimensional analysis of movement of tooth surfaces of the maxilla (MX) in relation to the mandible (MN), comprising a measurement system for determining the movement of two solid bodies in all degrees of freedom by means of electronic measurement sensors. A measurement... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20070264610 - Medical handpiece having an angled shaft: A medical, in particular dental-medical, handpiece, having a shaft having a forward shaft section and a rearward shaft section, which defines an obtuse angle with regard to each other, having a working head at a forward end of the forward shaft section, which is tapered towards the working head, and... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20070264611 - Self-adaptable intraoral device for correcting the asymmetry of temporomandibular joints: A self-adaptable intraoral device for correcting oneself the asymmetry of temporomandibular joints, includes two soft pads (1) which are to be clamped between the upper and lower molars and are interconnected by a connecting element in order to prevent them from being swallowed. The inventive device is characterised in that... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070264612 - Dental implant and method for making and installing same: A method for making a dental implant by obtaining images of the tooth pre-atraumatic tooth extraction and post extraction and using those images to computer generate and mill a titanium replacement implant employing CAD/CAM equipment. The implant includes a scalloped neck interface similar to the replaced tooth's scalloped cementoenamel junction,... Agent: Molly D Mckay, PC

20070264613 - Dental implant: A dental or bone implant has a shaft with an oval to elliptical profile cross section 3, with its diameter D lying in the direction of insertion of the implant 1, forming the longitudinal axis of the shaft profile. The implant has a first bending zone 8, and the shaft... Agent: Husch & Eppenberger, LLC

20070264614 - Playaz dental grillz: Playaz Dental Grillz are dental fixtures that enable a custom fit without the need of user molding. The use of surgical metals, silicon padding, UV coating and a unique 4 prong attachment enable this safely. The use of 24K gold or Rhodium plating and cubic zirconium provide a jewelry image... Agent: Yong Hwan Kim

20070264615 - Dental restoration aids: A dental kit made up of: A at least one pre-shaped dental crown made from a plastically deformable dental composite material curable by light, B a container impermeable to light, in which the pre-shaped dental crown is kept before it is applied to a tooth stump, C optionally a film... Agent: Norris, Mclaughlin & Marcus, P.A.

20070259305 - Orthodontic ligature: An orthodontic ligature to be applied in fixed appliance orthodontic treatments, such as dental braces (also known as orthodontic braces), that eliminates friction at an archwire/bracket interface by forming a channel between a bracket and a ligature, an archwire being displaced in the channel, so as to facilitate tooth movement.... Agent: Michael A. O'neil Michael A. O'neil, P.C.

20070259307 - Instruments having anti-microbial coating: The present invention relates to dental instruments including dental burs, dental discs, tapes, endodontic files, surgical drills and taps, scalers, mirrors, intra-oral light sources, handpieces, perioscopes, covers for dental instruments and other tools having anti-microbial and/or medicament coatings which may be in a substantially permanent covalent manner or in a... Agent: Discus Dental Impressions, Inc.

20070259311 - Tooth prosthesis carrier implant: In a tooth prosthesis carrier implant including a carrier post, a carrier element supported on the carrier post for supporting a tooth crown or a tooth prosthesis, and a spring element disposed between the carrier post and the carrier element for biasing the carrier element away from the carrier post,... Agent: Klaus J. Bach & Associates Patents And Trademarks

20070259300 - Orthodontic brace with coordinated bracket profiles: A set of orthodontic brackets is constructed according to preferred parameters of a Deviation Index in order to provide an orthodontic brace that facilitates movement of teeth to ideal positions. The brace also helps eliminate the need to manually bend the archwire during the final stages of treatment such that... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070259302 - Adjustable and removable orthodontic device: An orthodontic Bracket and tooth positioning system, consisting of a plurality of brackets, capable of moving the attached teeth in (all) 6 directions of (all) 3 planes to their desired final position. The basis of this movement is a unique two part construction of the brackets. The two parts are... Agent: Joseph M. Jayawardena

20070259303 - Orthodontic bracket and process for producing the same: The orthodontic bracket is comprised of a translucent ceramic containing at least 99.5 wt % of alumina, and having an absorption/scattering coefficient of at most 2.8 mm−1 for visible light at a wavelength of 550 nm and a bending strength of, at least 700 MPa. This bracket is obtained, for... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070259301 - Orthodontic bracket with rotary ligating cover: The present invention provides designs for a self-ligating orthodontic bracket. According to one embodiment, the self-ligating orthodontic bracket includes a mounting base for attachment to a tooth surface, an archwire slot formed upon the base and sized for receiving an orthodontic archwire, a rotary ligating cover selectively rotatable between an... Agent: Chernoff, Vilhauer, Mcclung & Stenzel

20070259304 - Self-ligating bracket with rotary cover: The present invention provides designs for a self-ligating orthodontic bracket. According to one embodiment, the self-ligating orthodontic bracket includes a mounting base for attachment to a tooth surface, an archwire slot formed upon the base and sized for receiving an orthodontic archwire, a rotary ligating cover selectively rotatable between an... Agent: William O. Geny, Esq. Chernoff, Vilhauer, Mcclung & Stenzel, LLP

20070259306 - Orthodontic plate and method: An orthodontic plate for use as a temporary bone anchor in conjunction with orthodontic treatment. The orthodontic plate includes a base and a stem extending from the base. A plurality of branches extend from the stem. In accordance with a particular embodiment of the present invention, each of the branches... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P.

20070259309 - Dental curing device and method with real-time cure indication: A light-curing unit and method for simultaneously polymerizing a light curable dental resin and determining whether the resin is optimally polymerized. A user is informed in real time when the light curable dental resin has reached optimum polymerization. The determination of optimal polymerization is made in vivo.... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070259310 - Intraoral light-emitting device: The present invention relates to methods, systems, kits and devices that emit light to the oral cavity. The device includes a light source; a power source in electrical communication with the light source; and a bite actuated switch in electrical communication with the power source and the light source. The... Agent: Antoinette G. Giugliano, P.C.

20070259308 - Stomatological tip: The stomatological tip comprises a head accommodating a means for holding a stomatological instrument, a tip body having a socket to receive the head. The socket to receive the head is capable of providing a complete revolution of the head. The head is provided with a source of optic radiation.... Agent: Synnestvedt & Lechner, LLP

20070259312 - Turbine for dental burr handpiece: A turbine for dental burr handpiece includes a turbine main body having an axial central bore with a pivot shaft fixedly connected thereto, and multiple circles of blade sets surrounding the main body. The blades on two adjacent blade sets are staggered in arrangement. For guiding air, each blade in... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20070259313 - Gingival tissue retraction device and method: 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. In one embodiment, the well of the dam is pre-filled with a predetermined amount of a flowable retraction material having a heavy viscosity or... Agent: Paul A. Fattibene Fattibene And Fattibene

20070259314 - Dental drill: A dental drill includes a shaft and a head extending from an end of the shaft. The head includes at least one cutting edge and defines a length of greater than about 2.5 mm.... Agent: Bliss Mcglynn, P.C.

20070259315 - Temporary dental prosthesis: A temporary prosthesis for use during the osseointegration process of an installed dental implant comprises load-absorbing properties and is mountable to the implant, providing an aesthetic appearance to the implant site, while preventing or minimizing loads on the implant itself.... Agent: Nath & Associates

20070259316 - Treatment device and method for treating or preventing periodontal disease through application of heat: A regulated heat source is described that can be applied to the teeth and gums in order to accelerate the death of the bacterial or viral systems known to contribute to periodontal disease.... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski L.l.p

20070254256 - Oral appliance: Comprising a base member made of nylon having a generally U-shaped form corresponding to the outline of the jaw of a user and a teeth engaging member that encases the base member. The base member has an open frame structure with curved inner and outer elongate frame members interconnected at... Agent: Graybeal, Jackson, Haley LLP

20070254257 - 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 accurately locating the position of other dental or orthodontic procedures, such as varnishing, tooth etching and root canals.... Agent: Orametrix, Inc.

20070254258 - Buccal tube: An orthodontic buccal tube includes an elongated buccal tube body having a first end weld flange integral with the tube body extending from a first end of the buccal tube body, and a second end weld flange integral with the tube body extending from a second end of the buccal... Agent: Philip G. Meyers Philip G. Meyers Law Office

20070254259 - Orthodontic anchor appliance: An orthodontic anchor appliance having elongated titanium anchor plate adapted for attachment to bone, anchoring tab formed on the emerging end of the anchor plate, a nontitanium sleeve enveloping the anchoring tab, and an elongated bar attached to the sleeve.... Agent: Walter A. Rodgers Rodgers & Rodgers

20070254260 - Oral care compositions, methods, devices and systems: Oral care treatments are provided, including multi-component oral care compositions and methods for delivering such compositions to the oral cavity. Oral care devices and systems for implementing such oral care treatments are also provided.... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division - West Bldg.

20070254261 - Wireless control for dental equipment: The present invention relates to a wireless remote control for dental equipment, such as dental scaler tools, dental drills, prophy angles and other rotary instruments. The wireless control switch can control the on and off state of the dental tool, or it can also be programmed to control the speed... Agent: Discus Dental Impressions, Inc.

20070254262 - Insert for ultrasonic burr-drill unit: In order to select the ultrasonic wave power and amplitude range that matches an ultrasonic tip (130) for mounting on a surgical handpiece (120), the tip (130) includes a cavity (131) forming a housing for an identifier element (140). The identifier element is made of an elastic material presenting a... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070254263 - Dental wedge: A dental wedge for use in the inter-proximal space between adjacent teeth is described. The wedge comprises a taper section ending at a tip, and a body section extending to the tapering section at one end. The body section has an inverted V-shaped cross-section, flexing of the sides of the... Agent: Jacobson Holman PLLC

20070254264 - Dental accessory device: A dental accessory device having a pivot member hingedly attached to a base member and a central opening between the two for receiving a sponge. A latch and corresponding groove or detent hold the pivot member to the base member and one or more teeth-like projections on the inner surface... Agent: Frank G Morkunas

20070254265 - Dental implant: A dental prosthesis comprises an implant, an abutment and a crown. The implant has distal and proximal portions with the implant proximal portion including distal and proximal segments. The implant proximal segment has an outer surface. The abutment has distal and proximal segments and defines an abutment shoulder therebetween. The... Agent: Stetina Brunda Garred & Brucker