Dentistry inventions 05/08

20080124671 - In situ powered hand dental instrument: P

20080124672 - Dental implant drill guide with handle: A dental implant drill guide for drilling perpendicular holes of different diameters in a jaw bone for receiving an implant has an elongated guide member with a side for engaging the jaw bone, an opposite side, and a third side also for engaging the jaw bone and an opposite and... Agent: Notaro And Michalos

20080124673 - Device for canal preparation: A canal preparation device includes a contra-angle having a head which is provided with a support for receiving an instrument for treating a canal. The instrument is provided with a shank, and the shank of the canal instrument includes a rotational drive. The base of the head of the contra-angle... Agent: Gary M. Cohen, Esq.

20080124674 - Color coded instruments: A color coded instrument has a colored resin cone connected at one end of a handle to provide a means to visually identify the instrument. The working tip of the instrument extends from the cone. The cone provides a sanity, non-flexible, impermeable and sterile connection between the metal handle and... Agent: Jean Kyle

20080124676 - Accurate analogs for prostheses using computer generated anatomical models: Pre-surgical planning for cranial and facial reconstruction includes preparing a computer generated jaw or skull model for determining a locational position for a dental implant, a surgical bone implant to repair missing bone in the cranium, install ear prostheses, and/or install nose prostheses. The computer generated jaw or skull model... Agent: Alfred M. Walker

20080124675 - Dental implant: The invention provides dental implants for fixed and removable prosthetic devices, and for other devices such as orthodontic devices, and has application to single tooth replacement, e.g., caps and crowns, and multiple tooth replacement using one or more implants, e.g., bridges, and multiple implants for full and partial prosthetic devices.... Agent: Frommer Lawrence & Haug

20080124677 - Method for manufacturing a dental restoration: A method for manufacturing a dental restoration for at least one section of a dental arch on the basis of digital overall data which are calculated in relation to individual data, which are based on three-dimensional optical individual measurements that are performed intra-orally of an area that contains at least... Agent: Dennison, Schultz & Macdonald

20080124678 - Dental prosthetic appliance: A dental prosthetic appliance excellent in adhesion to the oral mucosa is provided. A saponified ethylene-vinyl ester copolymer is used as a material for the dental prosthetic appliance.... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.

20080124679 - Method of adapting a dental prosthetic item existing as a 3d data set: The invention relates to a method for adjusting a digital dental prosthesis (5) that is provided as a 3D data record and has been created based on a 3D data record of a preparation zone (1) which encompasses the actual preparation point (2) and at least one adjacent tooth (3,... Agent: Dykema Gossett PLLC

20080124680 - Device for determining the end of the processing time of hardenable materials: The invention relates to a measuring device which is used to determine the end of the processing time of hardenable materials, especially dental moulding materials, comprising a display unit and a sensor unit which detects a modification of at least one of the rheological properties of the material.... Agent: Mueting, Raasch & Gebhardt, P.A.

20080124681 - Automatic tooth movement measuring method employing three dimensional reverse engineering technique: The present invention relates to an automatic tooth movement measuring method employing a three dimensional reverse engineering technique; and, more particularly, to an automatic tooth movement measuring method employing three dimensional reverse engineering technique, wherein a tooth movement measuring device capable of measuring a movement status of teeth before and... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20080124682 - Tooth root canal anchorage assembly: The tooth root channel anchorage assembly comprises a core member to be fixed within the tooth root channel and a post to be inserted into the core member having a thoroughgoing bore. The core member comprises a crown part and an anchorage part to be fixed within the root canal,... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20080118882 - Moisture resistant pressure sensitive adhesives for orthodontic applications: A moisture resistant pressure sensitive adhesive for orthodontic application. Specifically, in accordance with one embodiment, a pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) composition comprises a polymer base, and at least one bio-compatible hydrophobic tackifier. The PSA composition is structured such that the PSA composition is suitable for use in an oral environment.... Agent: Align Technology C/o Wagner Blecher LLP

20080118883 - Dental impression tool, system, and method for use with a decorative dental overlay: A dental impression system is provided. The system includes a decorative dental overlay shaped to fit over one or more teeth of a person and a dental impression tool for creating a decorative impression in the overlay. The tool includes a first tool portion including a first jaw portion, a... Agent: The Ollila Law Group Llc

20080118884 - Dental punch tool for use with a dental overlay: A dental punch tool for use with a dental overlay is provided according to an embodiment of the invention. The dental punch tool includes a first tool portion including a first jaw portion, a first grip portion, and a first pivot aperture located between the first jaw portion and the... Agent: The Ollila Law Group Llc

20080118885 - Orthodontic anchor: An orthodontic implant comprised of one or two bony attachments, and, if there are two, one is smaller and affixed to the opposite end of the emerging portion, while the other utilizes a screw placed through an aperture. The smaller affixed portion is a tapered tac with the opposite emerging... Agent: Walter A. Rodgers Rodgers & Rodgers

20080118886 - Apparatus for dental oct imaging: An apparatus (10) for obtaining an image of a tooth (20) includes an image sensor and a white light source (12) providing broadband polychromatic light and an ultraviolet light source providing narrow-band light. A combiner (15) directs broadband polychromatic light and narrow band light along a common illumination path to... Agent: Carestream Health Inc,

20080118889 - Auxiliary cooling water supplier for a dental implant device: The present invention discloses an auxiliary cooling water supplier for a dental implant device, which comprises a main machine having a built-in water-supply module, a conduit, an outlet module, a flowrate control circuit and a pedal. The main machine further comprises a control unit; the control unit is connected to... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080118887 - Dental handgrip: A dental handgrip for delivering filling compound into a tooth cavity is described, the handgrip being provided with a connection device to which a container for the filling compound can be connected. In some embodiments, the handgrip comprises a light emission device via which radiation having a wavelength and radiant... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20080118888 - Dental articulator systems and methods: Dental articulator systems and methods. Exemplary embodiments include an articulator apparatus, including a base having an upper surface, a first outer row of pins arranged along a portion of the base, a second inner row of pins arranged along another portion of the base adjacent the first outer row of... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080118890 - Electric dental handpiece and control system: An electric dental handpiece including a head engaging a handle and configured to rotatably support a tool. The handle includes a lower handle portion and an upper handle portion with the lower handle portion engaging the head and the upper handle portion having an attachment area configured for attachment to... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20080118891 - Contra-angle used for endodontology: An endodontic contra-angle is provided with a head which supports an endodontic instrument having a shank and a blade. A connection associated with the head attaches the shank within the head of the contra-angle. The shank is permanently assembled within the body of the head, and is free to rotate... Agent: Gary M. Cohen, Esq. Strafford Building Number Three

20080118892 - Dental implant: The invention provides dental implants for fixed and removable prosthetic devices, and has application to single tooth replacement, e.g., caps and crowns, and multiple tooth replacement using one or more implants, e.g., bridges, and multiple implants for full and partial prosthetic devices. Dental implants according to embodiments of the invention... Agent: Frommer Lawrence & Haug

20080118893 - Dental implant screw and method of use: An implantable dental screw comprising (i) an elongated body portion, which comprises a distal end and an external surface, which is axially threaded, (ii) a top portion, which is connected to the body portion at an end opposite to the distal end, and which comprises a proximal end, which comprises... Agent: Larcher & Chao LLP

20080118894 - Inorganic-inorganic composite material and method for producing the same: Process for producing an inorganic-inorganic composite material, in which an open-pore, crystalline oxide ceramic shaped part is produced from an oxide ceramic powder or a powder of an oxide ceramic mixture after shape-imparting processing and presintering, an infiltration substance is applied to this shaped part in vacuo and at room... Agent: Friedrich Kueffner

20080118895 - Device and procedure for facilitating the fitting of a tooth or tooth remnant template into the right position: A device is provided for facilitating the proper seating of a template onto teeth of a patient for a dental procedure. The template can conform to the teeth of the patient. The template can define at least one upper part which can correspond to a characteristic part of the teeth... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080113311 - Self-ligating bracket for use in orthodontics: a base; an occlusal wall and a gingival wall extending from the base and having at least one ligature wing; a slot separating the occlusal wall and the gingival wall; a slide retained in a guide provided in the occlusal and/or gingival wall and arranged for being displaced between a... Agent: Walter A. Hackler, Ph.d. Patent Law Office

20080113312 - Device for unilateral or bilateral illumination of oral cavity: A device is disclosed to unilaterally or bilaterally illuminate the oral cavity that is useful for commercial cheek retractors. The present invention also discloses a bite block designed to implement the device for lateral illumination of the oral cavity.... Agent: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP

20080113313 - Self contained composition enhancing dental tray: The present invention relates to dental trays including a light source, a heat element or a combined light source and heating element that serves to enhance the treatment capacity of the composition. The dental tray is self-contained meaning that no external attachments that project from the mouth during use are... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080113314 - Heating dental materials with a heat pack: A heat pack 30 is provided which contains the reactants for an exothermic chemical reaction. The heat pack 30 having physical contact with or close physical proximity to a package 10 during the ensuing exothermic reaction causes package 10 and material contained within package 10 to be heated.... Agent: Dentsply International Inc

20080113310 - Orthodontic suspension bracket and method of use: An orthodontic appliance for attachment to a tooth with adhesive is provided that resists debonding due to impact. The appliance is provided with a compliant interface between the adhesive and the point of impact. An appliance may be provided with an orthodontic bracket suspended from a mechanical bonding base that... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20080113315 - Elastic dental device: The invention provides an elastic dental wedge for use in securing a matrix band or a cavity filling material mold against an object tooth. The dental wedge of the instant invention can be easily inserted and removed during dental treatment procedures. Also described herein are the methods of using this... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20080113316 - Dental implant for supporting a dental prosthesis: Dental implant (10) for supporting a dental prosthesis on a jaw bone, is equipped with a main body (12), which comprises a securing portion (14) intended to be anchored in the bone tissue and, lying opposite it, a head portion (16). The head portion (16) protrudes radially beyond the securing... Agent: Rissman Jobse Hendricks & Oliverio, LLP

20080113317 - Computer-implemented system and method for automated and highly accurate plaque analysis, reporting, and visualization: A computer-implemented system and method of intra-oral analysis for measuring plaque removal is disclosed. The system includes hardware for real-time image acquisition and software to store the acquired images on a patient-by-patient basis. The system implements algorithms to segment teeth of interest from surrounding gum, and uses a real-time image-based... Agent: Colgate-palmolive Company

20080108007 - Cosmetic dental apparatus: A cosmetic dental apparatus for ornamental purpose and does not simulate the appearance of an actual human teeth and gum and a method of wearing the cosmetic dental apparatus is described. A uncured silicone material is placed in the cosmetic dental apparatus wherein the uncured silicone material provides temporarily adhesion... Agent: Seon Kon Kong

20080108008 - Systems and methods for orthodontic treatments: Systems and methods for moving teeth to desired positions within a patient's mouth. A method starts with a step of installing orthodontic appliances, such as brackets, on the teeth to be involved in an orthodontic treatment Then, the gingival tissue is incised along a curve that substantially extends in parallel... Agent: Patent Office Of Dr. Chung S. Park

20080108011 - Device, system and method for dental treatment: A device and system for use in a root canal treatment, the device having a probe member and a handpiece for holding the elongate probe member, the probe member having an elongate distal portion capable of being accommodated in a root canal, said probe member comprising: at least one treatment... Agent: Nath & Associates

20080108010 - Illuminator for a dental drill: The present invention discloses an illuminator for a dental drill, which comprises a body having a front end and a rear end and having an accommodation room thereinside, a drill installed at the front end of the body, and an illuminator having a light-emitting diode (LED). The body further has... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080108009 - Obturation device, material and methodolgy: A body cavity obturator having bismuth particles dispersed therein. Bismuth is dispersed throughout the plastic core or shaft, and/or throughout a filler material disposed thereon to produce a plastic article that presents a clearly defined x-ray image similar to that of a steel implementation thereof.... Agent: Crockett & Crockett

20080108012 - Dental photographic tool: The present invention provides a dental photographic tool and more particularly a dental photographic tool to assist in intra-oral photography using extra-oral cameras. The dental photographic tool being portable and optionally heated and including a mirrored portion that is releasably connected to a handle portion.... Agent: Valentine A Cottrill

20080108013 - 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.... Agent: Dentsply International Inc

20080108014 - Device for holding a model: The invention refers to a device for holding a model of a dental prosthesis part, such as an abutment, comprising a first portion in which the model of the dental prosthesis part can be modeled on and a second portion which allows a definite position identification of the holder, as... Agent: Darby & Darby P.c.

20080108015 - Method of manufacturing dental restorations: Dental restorations are manufactured herein wherein a veneer is applied to a dental substructure and the adherence strength of the veneer to the dental substructure is very high. The veneer is adhered to the dental substructure by applying one or more corona of plasma treatments to the surface of the... Agent: Bond, Schoeneck & King, Pllc

20080108016 - Dental prosthesis: The invention relates to a dental prosthesis identification means. The invention furthermore relates to a method and a device for manufacturing a dental prosthesis, whereby in this method and device, an identification means is formed or the formation of such an identification means is possible.... Agent: Darby & Darby P.c.

20080108017 - Dental appliance: An appliance fabricated to improve the appearance of a patient's smile includes a plurality of simulated teeth. The interior surfaces of each of the teeth closely fits and conforms to the surface of a patient's real teeth while the outer surfaces of each of the simulated teeth has an ideal... Agent: O'melveny & Myers LLP Ip&t Calendar Department La-1118

20080108018 - Bonding tooth and method for changing appearance of mouth using same: An artificial tooth is bonded to a malformed tooth without cutting the tooth, whereby a row of teeth is changed in a rapid and straightforward manner. The muscles surrounding the mouth cavity are pushed by the artificial tooth, thereby changing the appearance of the face. The present invention provides a... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20080108019 - Mineralizing composite materials for restoring teeth: Compositions and methods useful in restorative dentistry are disclosed. Compositions of the present invention include a peptide, and a polymer matrix. The peptide is one capable of reacting with a source of mineralizing ions to initiate deposition of hydroxyapatite crystals within the polymer matrix. Compositions of the present invention are... Agent: Nixon Peabody LLP - Patent Group

20080108020 - 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.... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP

20080102414 - Posterior bite ramps, kits, and methods of use to correct class ii and/or class iii malocclusions: A posterior bite ramp includes a tooth-attachment element and ramp element connected to the tooth-attachment element by a connection web. The tooth-attachment element is sized and configured for bonding to the lingual surface of a person's molar, behind the tooth, while the ramp element may be hingedly or bendably adjustable... Agent: Workman Nydegger

20080102418 - Rotary hand tool: A fluid-driven rotary hand tool for rotating a bit is provided. The hand tool includes a handle and a head attached to the end of the handle. A shaft is rotatably secured within the head and configured to hold a bit at one end thereof. The fluid drive is operatively... Agent: Black Lowe & Graham, PLLC

20080102415 - Accelerated orthodontic apparatus and method: An apparatus and method for patients requiring repositioning of misaligned teeth who typically undergo orthodontic treatment to move the teeth into corrected positions. The orthodontic methods typically require lengthy procedures involving the application of light forces to the teeth to effect movement as accomplished by braces or other appliances. The... Agent: Risto A. Rinne, Jr. Complete Patenting Services

20080102416 - Adaptable device for detecting and treating dental pathologies: There is disclosed a tartar removal tip having a ceramic distal portion and a metal proximal portion. An optical dental pathology detection system has a housing that mates with a handle of a tartar removal instrument. A replacement tip for a tartar removal device has integrated optical components and a... Agent: Bereskin And Parr

20080102417 - Apparatus and method for measuring the color of teeth: Color measuring systems and methods such as for determining the color or other characteristics of teeth are disclosed. Perimeter receiver fiber optics are spaced apart from a central source fiber optic and receive light reflected from the surface of the object/tooth being measured. Light from the perimeter fiber optics pass... Agent: Alan Loudermilk Loudermilk & Associates

20080102419 - Control device for the drive of a dental handpiece operated with a regulated electric motor: The invention relates to a control device for the drive of a dental handpiece operated with a regulated electric motor. So that a dentist has an acoustic feedback concerning the loading of a tooth worked with the dental handpiece, the control device is so configured that a speed of rotation... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20080102420 - Dental implant system: An implant comprising two internal anti-rotational features. One anti-rotational feature is adapted to engage a driving tool, while the other anti-rotational feature is adapted to engage an abutment. An implant abutment system is provided with an angled abutment adapted to mate with one of the anti-rotational features. A second, straight... Agent: Daniel J. Burnham Nixon Peabody LLP