Dentistry inventions 03/08

20080070182 - Orthodontic elements and other medical devices with a fluorinated polymer, and methods: A medical device, particularly an orthodontic element, that includes a surface having a polymeric film disposed thereon (e.g., a liner disposed in an archwire slot of an orthodontic bracket), wherein the film comprises a fluorinated polymer and a treated surface having an adhesive thereon.... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20080070187 - Dispenser for dental compositions: The present invention relates to an apparatus for providing specifically metered doses of at least two flowable dental materials in desired ratios to one another. In particular, the present invention allows for controlled metering and dispensing of two or more flowable dental substances which when subsequently mixed form a dental... Agent: Ice Miller LLP

20080070181 - Systems for manufacturing oral-based hearing aid appliances: Systems for manufacturing oral-based hearing aid appliances utilizing various manufacturing methods and apparatus are described herein. The oral appliance may have an electronic and/or transducer assembly for receiving incoming sounds and transmitting processed sounds via a vibrating transducer element coupled to a tooth or teeth. The oral appliance may be... Agent: Levine Bagade Han LLP

20080070184 - 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... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20080070183 - Molar appliance for an orthodontic brace: An orthodontic appliance in one aspect for a maxillary second molar tooth is pre-adjusted to provide a distal offset that is in the range of about 6 degrees to about 10 degrees and a torque that is greater in a negative direction than about −15 degrees. In another aspect, an... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20080070185 - Caries detection using timing differentials between excitation and return pulses: A laser device is disclosed that directs light to a tooth and analyzes scattered light reflected from the tooth. The device measures a time delay between excitation and reflections of light. Reflected light is analyzed to determine a presence and extent of dental caries on the tooth.... Agent: Stout, Uxa, Buyan & Mullins LLP

20080070186 - Holding device: A holding apparatus (21), in particular a holding apparatus (21) which can be fastened to a carrier plate (2) of a copy milling device (1), for fixing a dental object (22), in particular a model body, wherein the in particular disk-shaped holding apparatus (21) has a through opening (11) for... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20080070188 - Disposable dental prophylaxis apparatus capable of discharging predetermined amount of dentifrice material therefrom: The present invention relates to a disposable dental prophylaxis apparatus capable of discharging a predetermined amount of dentifrice material therefrom, including: a housing having a drain hole adapted for discharging a dentifrice material therefrom, a tube room adapted for mounting a dentifrice material-charging tube therein, and a link room having... Agent: Cislo & Thomas LLP

20080070189 - Dental handpiece: A dental handpiece is disclosed including a turbine construction creating a radial in flow of air onto the impeller blades about the whole circumference of the turbine. This generates additional torque and avoids asymmetrical thrust on the impeller wheel. A pair of axially spaced air bearings support the turbine. Air... Agent: Clark Hill, P.C.

20080070190 - Torque wrench as a ratchet instrument for the medical field: The invention relates to a torque wrench (1) which is embodied as a ratchet instrument in the medical field. A catch segment (40) which can be displaced in a defined manner is arranged on the periphery of the receiving opening, and the front part thereof is oriented towards the receiving... Agent: Sanjiv M. Chokshi Mccarter & English, LLP

20080070191 - Method for forming polychromatic pressable porcelain dental restoration: A method for forming a polychromatic pressable porcelain dental restoration. A wax model of the dental restoration is prepared as is commonly used in the lost wax technique. Chards or pieces of porcelain are embedded into the wax model. The porcelain embedded wax model is then used in the common... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080070193 - Dental composition containing unsaturated carbosilane containing components: The invention relates to a dental composition comprising a) carbosilane containing component (A) comprising at least 1 Si-Aryl bond, at least 1 silicon atom, at least 2 unsaturated moiety, no Si—Oxygen bond, b) Si-II functional component (B), c) initiator (C), d) optionally filler (D), and e) optionally component (E) selected... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20080070192 - Palladium-cobalt based alloys for dental prestheses including porcelain fused to metal: An alloy s provided for dental prostheses including porcelain fused to metal (PFM) restorations. The alloy is grey in color with an oxide coating for bonding porcelain to the oxidized cast alloy substrate. The alloy has suitable mechanical properties for cast prostheses and for the support of the porcelain and... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080070194 - Water and sodium hypochlorite indicating endodontic monitoring devices: Water and aqueous sodium hypochlorite indicating endodontic monitoring devices include an endodontic cone formed of a water absorptive material and a color changing system applied to the water absorptive material that selectively changes to different colors when exposed to either water or aqueous sodium hypochlorite within a root canal chamber.... Agent: Workman Nydegger

20080070195 - Energetically activated biomedical nanotheurapeutics integrating dental and medical treatments and procedures: A method that includes the following effects: the ability to expand, porositize, clean, decontaminate, debride, break-down and/or destroys, or aids and accentuates the dissolution or extraction of biological structures, nerves and tissues. The methodology uses nano-technology and/or other chemistries may or may not be excited by energy sources to expand... Agent: The Halvorson Law Firm

20080063996 - Dental treatment apparatus: Apparatus for dental treatment includes a base, a treatment unit, and a connecting piece. The treatment unit has one or more treatment instruments and one or more lines for the supply of water, air and electricity. The connecting piece is placed in between the base and the treatment unit. The... Agent: Egbert Law Offices

20080063998 - Apparatus for caries detection: An apparatus for obtaining an image of a tooth having at least one light source providing incident light having a first spectral range for obtaining a reflectance image (122) from the tooth and a second spectral range for exciting a fluorescence image (120) from the tooth. A polarizing beamsplitter (18)... Agent: Carestream Health Inc,

20080064000 - Dental curing lights and a seamless, single load cavity preparation and filling technique: There are disclosed methods for the restoration of a decayed portion of a tooth, and dental matrices, dental wedges, interdental matrix stabilizers, dental separator rings, dental curing light devices, and kits that can be used in the methods for the restoration of a decayed portion of a tooth.... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20080063997 - Lighted dental cleaner: A dental cleaning device includes a handle portion and a cover portion. The handle portion provides a dental cleaning tool, such as a dental pick or a dental scaler, and an illumination source, such as one or more light emitting diodes (LEDs). The illumination source directs light toward the end... Agent: Luedeka, Neely & Graham, P.C.

20080064004 - Dental kits and a seamless, single load cavity preparation and filling technique: There are disclosed methods for the restoration of a decayed portion of a tooth, and dental matrices, dental wedges, interdental matrix stabilizers, dental separator rings, dental curing light devices, and kits that can be used in the methods for the restoration of a decayed portion of a tooth.... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20080064003 - Dental matrix devices and a seamless, single load cavity preparation and filling technique: There are disclosed methods for the restoration of a decayed portion of a tooth, and dental matrices, dental wedges, interdental matrix stabilizers, dental separator rings, dental curing light devices, and kits that can be used in the methods for the restoration of a decayed portion of a tooth.... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20080064002 - Matrix stabilizer devices and a seamless, single load cavity preparation and filling technique: There are disclosed methods for the restoration of a decayed portion of a tooth, and dental matrices, dental wedges, interdental matrix stabilizers, dental separator rings, dental curing light devices, and kits that can be used in the methods for the restoration of a decayed portion of a tooth.... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20080064005 - Method for making and using a template for locating a dental implant and components relating thereto: A method for making a template for a dental implant osteotomy in an edentulous space of a patient's mandible or maxilla, and components relating thereto The method includes the steps of forming a dental cast of the patient's mandible or maxilla, drilling a hole into the dental cast wherein the... Agent: Stephen B. Salai, Esq. Harter, Secrest & Emery LLP

20080063995 - Archwire assembly with stops: An archwire assembly comprises an archwire with a crimpable sleeve adapted to slidably move along the archwire so as to be positioned between two adjacent brackets of orthodontic braces. The archwire assembly further includes a stop applied to the archwire and adapted to limit the movement of the sleeve along... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20080064001 - Retracting devices: The present invention relates to a retracting device for retracting at least a portion of a user's mouth. The retracting device includes formations, which may be inter-engaging and/or non-inter-engaging with other dental tools or apparatus. The formations are adapted for repeatably positioning a subject's mouth with respect to a light... Agent: Discus Dental Impressions, Inc.

20080063999 - Tooth whitening lens with bite plate: A teeth whitening device having a lens which fits against the teeth. The lens has a casing containing a plurality of light emitting diodes which project light into the lens. The lens filters the light to produce a 430 to 450 nanometer blue light which is projected onto the surface... Agent: Bush Intellectual Property Law Group, LLC

20080064006 - Ultrasonic dental tool: The present invention relates to ultrasonic dental tools having an integral sheath and at least one light source adapted to utilize the electromagnetic energy already available in the existing ultrasonic dental unit. The handpiece includes a substantially hollow housing having a primary power source that may include a coil. In... Agent: Discus Dental Impressions, Inc.

20080064007 - Prophy angle and adapter: A dental prophy angle includes a housing and a rotor. The housing defines a first bore and a second bore in communication with the first bore, and rotor is disposed within the second bore. The rotor includes a gearing system, and rotor includes a lock having a lock channel configured... Agent: Carey, Rodriguez, Greenberg & Paul LLP Attn: Steven M. Greenberg, Esq.

20080064008 - Methods for the virtual design and computer manufacture of intra oral devices: A method is set forth for making a computer model of patient's jaws, teeth, soft tissues, pharyngeal airway, tongue, condyles, tempromandibular joints and associated structures and recording the relationship of these structures at specific positional orientations of the upper jaw to the lower jaw. This computer model allows for the... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLP

20080064009 - Dental separator rings and a seamless, single load cavity preparation and filling technique: There are disclosed methods for the restoration of a decayed portion of a tooth, and dental matrices, dental wedges, interdental matrix stabilizers, dental separator rings, dental curing light devices, and kits that can be used in the methods for the restoration of a decayed portion of a tooth.... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20080064010 - Intra-osseous implant: The invention relates to an intra-osseous implant for placement in bone of a human or animal body, which allows an accurate implant position at a desired depth into bone tissue, providing without losing a high degree of primary implant stability, comprising at least one intra-osseous part intended for placement in... Agent: Wood, Phillips, Katz, Clark & Mortimer

20080064011 - Multi-colored shaped body: The present invention relates to a multi-colored shaped body having layers arranged on top of one another for producing dental restorations, a process for its production and its use for the manufacture of dental restorations.... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080064012 - Devices and a seamless, single load, injection molded cavity preparation and filling technique: There are disclosed methods for the restoration of a decayed portion of a tooth, and dental matrices, dental wedges, interdental matrix stabilizers, dental separator rings, dental curing light devices, and kits that can be used in the methods for the restoration of a decayed portion of a tooth.... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20080057457 - Clasp for removable dental appliances: A clasp for a removable dental appliance includes a stem embedded into and extending from the acrylic portion of the appliance. Two ball clasps extend from the stem and are laterally spaced apart from one another. Each ball clasp has an elongated flexible member and an enlarged exposed end. A... Agent: Dorr, Carson & Birney, P.C. One Cherry Center

20080057458 - Orthodontic expander for increasing maxillary transverse dimension and method: An orthodontic expander with opposing bodies interconnected by a shaft threaded on opposing ends in opposing directions so that rotation of the shaft by engagement of a rotation body with a tool moves the bodies together or apart on guide pins extending between the bodies, and a jam nut threadably... Agent: Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz

20080057459 - Lifestyle bracket system having interchangeable ligation covers: An orthodontic bracket system including a plurality of interchangeable ligation covers so as to allow the patient and practitioner to create a desired aesthetic look. The inventive orthodontic bracket system includes a bracket base, at least one arch wire slot formed in the bracket base adapted to receive an arch... Agent: Workman Nydegger

20080057460 - Anchor-based fixed retainers: Anchor-based fixed retainers are generally discussed herein with particular discussions extended anchor-based fixed retainers for maintaining teeth alignment having a plurality of anchors each with a bore and adapted to directly bond to a tooth. Aspects of the present invention include utilizing a plurality of anchors along with a metal... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20080057462 - Automated treatment staging for teeth: Apparatus, system, and methods for utilizing one or more computing devices to stage the movement of teeth during an alignment treatment are disclosed. The computing device receives an electronic representation of the patient's teeth in their initial position and an electronic representation of the teeth a final position for each... Agent: Snell & Wilmer LLP (oc)

20080057461 - System and method for modeling and application of interproximal reduction of teeth: In accordance with various aspects of the present invention, system and method for modeling and application of interproximal reduction (IPR) of teeth to facilitate orthodontic treatment is provided. In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, a system and method for modeling and application of IPR are configured within a treatment methodology... Agent: Snell & Wilmer LLP (oc)

20080057465 - Dental alginate impression material composition: To provide a dental alginate impression material composition capable of solving a problem that the permeation rate of water with respect to the whole powder of an alginate impression material is slow at the time of use so that a kneading time is long and a sufficient operational time cannot... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080057463 - Curing light having a detachable tip: The present invention relates to a curing light having a detachable tip for spot curing of light sensitive composites. A series of tips having varying apertures is also envisioned. The present invention also relates to a curing light having a detachable tip for effecting partial curing of light sensitive composites.... Agent: Discus Dental Impressions, Inc.

20080057464 - 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... Agent: Discus Dental Impressions, Inc.

20080057466 - Methods for use in dental articulation: A computer implemented method includes providing a first set of digital data corresponding to an upper arch image of at least a portion of an upper dental arch of a patient, providing a second set of digital data corresponding to a lower arch image of at least a portion of... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20080057467 - Dental implant surgical guide: A prefabricated dental implant surgical guide. The implant surgical guide comprises a tooth-shaped contour which simulates a natural tooth shape and the final prosthesis. An impression of an edentulous area and existing teeth of a patient is taken. A stone model of the impression is then made. A tooth-shaped contour(s)... Agent: Roberts, Mardula & Wertheim, LLC

20080057468 - Endodontic instrument: The present invention provides an improved endodontic instrument. The instrument can be constructed of a ribbon of material such as any material that has a suitable edge for cutting and can be twisted or bent into any desired shape. The ribbon can be made of a metal, a polymeric film... Agent: Discus Dental Impressions, Inc.

20080057469 - Dental instrument: An active dental tool including a vibratory mechanism and a power storage reservoir. The vibratory mechanism includes an electrical motor and an elliptical load. The elliptical load is adapted to be rotated by the motor and to thereby impart an oscillatory motion to a tooth-contacting portion of the dental tool.... Agent: Discus Dental Impressions, Inc.

20080057470 - Dental tool having a hand grip: The present invention relates to a hand grip for dental instruments that provides a dental professional with a more secure and comfortable means of grasping a dental hygiene tool. In one embodiment, the instrument has an elongated dental handpiece having an interior that is solid, hollow or partially solid. The... Agent: Discus Dental Impressions, Inc.

20080057471 - Ultrasonic dental handpiece having a rotatable head: An ultrasonic dental handpiece for holding a transducer is provided. The transducer converts electrical energy into ultrasonic vibrations. The dental handpiece includes a body, a rotator head, and a retainer ring. The body rotatably receives the transducer. The rotator head engages the transducer for rotation thereof. The retainer ring is... Agent: Discus Dental Impressions, Inc.

20080057476 - Abutment for a dental implant: Abutment for a dental implant comprising: an apical base portion equipped with profiled sections, a rotationally symmetrical transition portion bordering coronally on the base portion, a section bordering coronally on the transition portion and equipped with a wave-shaped rim, and an occlusal portion bordering coronally on the transition portion, the... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20080057472 - Dental fixture implantation system and associated method: A dental implantation system is for securing a dental prosthesis in a patient's jawbone including an alveolar bone, a basal bone adjacent the alveolar bone, and a neurovascular bundle running through the jawbone. The dental implantation system may include a dental implant fixture having an elongate shape and including an... Agent: Christopher F. Regan, Esquire Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist, P.A.

20080057473 - Dental implant screw system: A dental implant assembly comprising; a hollow first part on which an artificial tooth is affixed, a second part configured for receiving a threaded fastening means with a head portion and a threaded portion for connecting and securing the first and second parts; the head portion of the fastening means... Agent: Edwin Tarver

20080057474 - Enlarged bottom-portion dental implant: The present invention relates to dental implants. It provides an improved dental implant wherein the largest horizontal cross-section of the implanted body portion is larger than the largest horizontal cross-section of the neck portion and a method to design a dental implant using finite element analysis.... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20080057475 - Zirconium oxide-based dental implant and method for producing said dental implant: A dental implant for a patient includes an anchoring part to anchor the dental implant in the bone and an abutment that is designed for fixation of a crown or similar supraconstruction and is or can be connected to the anchoring part. The anchoring part and the abutment are manufactured... Agent: Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP

20080057477 - Dental implant screw system: A dental implant assembly comprising; a hollow first part on which an artificial tooth is affixed, a second part configured for receiving a threaded fastening means with a head portion and a threaded portion for connecting and securing the first and second parts; the head portion of the fastening means... Agent: Edwin Tarver

20080057478 - Patient-specific three-dimensional dentition model: Embodiments of the invention provide methods and systems for generating a color-textured three-dimensional dental model that is specific to a patient. According to one embodiment, generating a patient-specific color-textured three-dimensional dental model can comprise obtaining a three-dimensional dental model of a patient. For example, obtaining the three-dimensional dental model can... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080057479 - Optical composition for impressions or replicas of small objects: A composition, apparatus and method for preparing a 3-D impression or replica of small objects. It is particularly aimed at the dental field and provides improved optical texture of an impression or replica of a small object to enable imaging by photogrammetry. The composition comprises a liquid curable polymer; macroparticles... Agent: The Halvorson Law Firm