Dentistry inventions 11/08

20080293003 - Tabbed dental appliance: Embodiments include dental appliances, dental appliance systems, and methods of making and using such appliances. In one embodiment, a dental appliance includes a number of tooth apertures for the placement of teeth therein and a tab representing a position of a tooth that has not fully erupted and oriented to... Agent: Brooks & Cameron, PLLC

20080293004 - Apparatus and method for indirect orthodontic bonding of brackets and/or tubes: The illustrated embodiment of the invention is an apparatus for use in bonding a plurality of brackets and/or tubes to a specific patient's teeth which includes a resilient orthodontic indirect bonding tray having at least one buccal and/or lingual surface. The plurality of brackets and/or tubes is selectively arranged and... Agent: Law Offices Of Daniel L. Dawes

20080293005 - Adjustable orthodontic bracket: An adjustable orthodontic bracket including an body member for fixing orthodontic arch wire in a position such that a predetermined stress is generated and applied to the tooth to be treated; a bonding base member for bonding the bracket to a buccal or lingual surface of a tooth to be... Agent: Dr. Mark M. Friedman C/o Bill Polkinghorn - Discovery Dispatch

20080293006 - Method and device for oral irrigation: A portable oral irrigation device includes a generally tubular-shaped liquid-holding reservoir suitable for being held in a hand, a nozzle coupled to the reservoir the nozzle having a generally arcuate conical shape along a length of the nozzle and being tapered toward an outlet thereof and a pressurizer coupled to... Agent: Mayback & Hoffman, P.A.

20080293007 - Systems and methods for intra-oral drug delivery: Systems and methods are disclosed for intra-oral delivery of drugs.... Agent: Brooks, Cameron & Huebsch , PLLC

20080293008 - Dental treatment apparatus with automatic tip recognition: The invention relates to an ultrasound dental treatment appliance comprising a surgical handpiece (220) fitted with a transducer connected to an ultrasound generator (230), the handpiece being designed to receive ultrasound tips (210) that are mechanically coupled to the transducer and that operate in different ultrasound wave power and amplitude... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20080293009 - Ultrasonic dental cleaner: An ultrasonic dental cleaning device for ultrasonically removing deposits from the surface of teeth using a low voltage design. The device having a handle with an ultrasonic driving system for transmitting ultrasonic energy containing a mixed iron oxide rod, a coil around the mixed iron oxide rod, a processor connected... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080293010 - Implant drill: There is provided an implant drill for maxillary sinus lifting, which is capable of easily and simply boring the maxillary bone, without damaging the lining membrane of the maxillary sinus, to easily operate the maxillary sinus lifting and to expand a boring part of the maxillary born for implant placement.... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20080293011 - Tissue conditioner for dental use: A mucosal adjustment material comprising a combination of a powdery material (a) and a liquid material (b), characterized especially in that a noncrosslinked (meth)acrylic polymer powder having a Tg in the range of 0-60° C., e.g., polybutyl methacrylate, is used as the powdery material and a liquid polymer which has... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080293012 - Splint abutment over osseointegrated implant and compensatory slated coping: The present invention concerns a splint abutment for prosthesis rehabilitation made of various types of materials, attached to an osseointegrated implant. This splint abutment for implant-supported prosthesis makes it possible to place two prosthetic crowns over a single implant, thus providing better biomechanics, marginal sealing, occlusal stability, aesthetics and oral... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20080293013 - Try-in implant with snap fit assembly: A try-in implant for verifying the position and angulation of a pilot hole. The try-in implant comprises a body portion to be received in the pilot hole, a neck portion formed above the body portion, and an attachment portion formed above the neck portion. The attachment portion comprises a crown-like... Agent: Rissman Jobse Hendricks & Oliverio, LLP

20080293014 - Emergency implant fixture: Disclosed is an emergency implant fixture comprises a body having tapered outside in which its diameter is decreased from its upper portion to its lower portion, external screw threads formed on the tapered outside of the body, and internal screw threads formed in the body to be extended from an... Agent: Ipla P.A.

20080293015 - Adhesive liner: The present invention provides a denture adhesive liner in the form of an extruded film or sheet, comprising a denture adhesive effective amount of alginate; thermoplastic polymer; and plasticizer, wherein said composition is extrudable into a film that is capable of adhering to a wet mucous surface. The present invention... Agent: Smithkline Beecham Corporation Corporate Intellectual Property-us, Uw2220

20080293017 - Try-in implant with angulated attachment portion: A try-in implant for verifying the position and angulation of a pilot hole and thereby providing a visual impression of the final implant position. The try-in implant comprises a body portion to be received in the pilot hole, a neck portion formed above the body portion and an attachment portion... Agent: Rissman Jobse Hendricks & Oliverio, LLP

20080293016 - Try-in implant with handle: A try-in implant for verifying the position and angulation of a pilot hole and thereby providing a visual impression of the final implant position. The try-in implant comprises a body portion to be received in the pilot hole, a neck portion formed above the body portion, and an attachment portion... Agent: Rissman Jobse Hendricks & Oliverio, LLP

20080293018 - Malleable symmetric dental crowns: Preformed malleable dental crowns with a side-generic external shape with a plane of symmetry in the facial-lingual direction and/or a plane of symmetry in the mesial-distal direction. The preformed dental crowns also include a hardenable composition that has sufficient malleability such that the side-generic external shape can be formed into,... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20080286710 - Packaged orthodontic appliance and adhesive material: A packaged orthodontic assembly includes a container with a chamber and an orthodontic appliance received in the chamber. A quantity of a first orthodontic adhesive material is applied by the manufacturer to the base of the orthodontic appliance. A second orthodontic adhesive material is also received in the chamber in... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20080286711 - Orthodontic hook device and appliance system: An orthodontic hook device for use with an implant secured to a first location on the dental arch of a patient generally comprises a base member configured to be slidably received on an archwire secured to the dental arch and a hook member extending from an outer surface of the... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20080286712 - Method and system for enhanced orthodontic trearment plenning: A method and system are disclosed for quickly arriving at a pre-set-up for the orthodontic treatment of a patient based up on the user specified parameters; and thereafter enabling the user in interactively arriving at a final, desired treatment set-up for the patient. Several sub-operations are disclosed for arriving at... Agent: Orametrix, Inc.

20080286713 - Toothbrush with illumination system: Disclosed herein are toothbrushes. The toothbrushes have an illumination system. In some arrangements, the toothbrush can have bristles that are illuminated by the illumination system. The illumination system can be positioned with a toothbrush head having bristles with metal particles disposed in or on the bristles.... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080286716 - Dental tray with anterior torque reducing handle: A dental tray. A material receiving trough is configured to receive a plurality of teeth. An anterior torque reducing handle is coupled to the tray, wherein the handle is configured for distributing material distortion forces away from an anterior portion of the dental tray upon removal of the tray.... Agent: Align Technology C/o Wagner Blecher LLP

20080286714 - Impression tray: Disclosed is an impression tray (1) with a concave tray body (2) for taking an impression of at least one jaw part, in which at least one implant body (12) is situated, which body has a receiving aperture into which an impression post (11) may be inserted, it being possible... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.C.

20080286715 - System and method for providing an image guided implant surgical guide: An impression tray includes a tray holder; a U-shaped body coupled to the tray holder; and a plurality of indicators positioned on the tray holder and the U-shaped body. The impression tray allows the scanning process to be simplified as the indicators are used for registering the scanned model to... Agent: Woncheol Choi

20080286717 - Dental impression tray with contoured occlusal surface: A dental impression tray. A trough is for receiving impression material used in forming a dental impression of a plurality of teeth. A contoured occlusal surface within the trough is for reducing potential surface area contact with a tooth of the plurality of teeth... Agent: Align Technology C/o Wagner Blecher LLP

20080286718 - Device and process for dimensionally stable sintering of ceramic pre-shaped articles: The present invention relates to a device and process for dimensionally stable sintering of ceramic pre-shaped dental articles, the device comprising a suspension system having a base structure with at least one suspension point at a height suitable for suspending an article to be sintered; and a suspension element moveably... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20080286719 - Retraction thread with improved absorbency: The invention relates to a retraction thread, especially a dental retraction thread for use in dentistry, that is distinguished by the fact that it has yarns produced by an air vortex process.... Agent: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

20080286720 - Dental implant with interlocking and centering threads: A dental implant device for insertion into bone includes an implant anchor having an interlocking thread helically defined around a longitudinal axis, the thread being adapted to couple to a female threaded portion in a bone. The interlocking thread has a first superior contact surface having a first angle relative... Agent: Law Offices Of Daniel L. Dawes

20080286721 - Dental implant, in particular or ceramic material: A dental implant consisting more especially of a ceramic material has an implant body for anchoring in a jawbone. An implant post as a tooth support is inserted into the implant body and locked by means of a plug and turn coupling as a bayonet connection.... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20080286722 - Method for selecting implant components: Methods of selecting or designing an implant to be used in a patient are provided. A CT scan of a patient's mouth is performed. A 3D CAD model of the patient's mouth is created utilizing data generated by the CT scan. Properties of the patient's mouth are determined based upon... Agent: Daniel J. Burnham Nixon Peabody LLP.

20080286723 - Methods for chair-side coating of endodontic cones: Kits and methods facilitate chair-side coating of an endodontic cone for improved sealing between the hydrophilic root canal tissue, the hydrophobic elastomer substrate of the endodontic cone, and a hydrophilic sealing resin. The kit includes one or more endodontic cones (e.g., formed of gutta percha) and a micro-dose container containing... Agent: Workman Nydegger

20080286724 - Orthodontic adhesives: An orthodontic adhesive includes a curable resin monomer component; a quaternary curing initiator system; and filler. Another orthodontic adhesive having a W/C ratio (working time to curing time ratio) of at least 10, 12, 14 or 20, includes a curable resin monomer component; a curing initiator system; and filler. The... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20080280245 - Protective - odontogenic device: A protective odontogenic device is provided as a malleable, cushioning material which is installed proximate the front and back region of at least the front teeth of a patient. The material helps protect against damage to the front teeth of a patient by a surgical armamentarium. The malleable, cushioning material... Agent: Bourque & Associates Intellectual Property Attorneys, P.A.

20080280246 - Accurately predicting and preventing interference between tooth models: Systems and methods for preventing interference between two physical tooth models in a physical dental arch model includes digitally representing the surfaces of each of the two physical tooth models by a mesh of points in three dimensions, interpolating the meshes of points to produce interpolated surfaces to represent the... Agent: Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP

20080280247 - Method and system for integrated orthodontic treatment planning using unified workstation: A method and workstation for orthodontic treatment planning of a patient. The workstation is based on a computing platform having a graphical user interface, a processor and a computer storage medium containing digitized records pertaining to a patient including image data (3D image data and/or 2D image data). The workstation... Agent: Orametrix, Inc.

20080280248 - Dental electrode assembly: There is described an electrode assembly for passing electrical current through at least part of a tooth, the assembly comprising: an electrode holder; and a plurality of resilient projecting elements coupled to the holder, each element comprising one or more electrodes, the assembly being arranged in use such that when... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080280249 - Dental impression bite tray: The present invention is referred to the disposable bite trays among the dental impression trays. The metallic reinforcements of the invented tray are fixed by exposing to the exterior of the connecting loops on the both sides of the impression obtaining walls. The reinforcements should include an impression obtaining membrane... Agent: Schmeiser Olsen & Watts

20080280250 - Facial plane relator: A facial plane relator has an arch, a horizontal plane and a vertical plane. The arch has an outer edge with a protrusion having two ends, an outer edge, a through hole and a clamp. The through hole is defined transversely through the ends of the protrusion. The clamp is... Agent: Cooper & Dunham, LLP

20080280251 - Dent-chew brush: The Dent-Chew Brush is an oral appliance designed similarly to a mouth guard, in that it has two inverted channels in which the teeth are positioned when it is placed into the mouth. In its completed design it provides the user with the ability to brush all three exposed surfaces... Agent: John H. Gallagher, Jr.

20080280252 - Apparatus for endodontic treatment by circulation of enzymatic solutions in the pulp cavity and in the root canals: An apparatus is described, for endodontic treatment, whereby the operations for complete removal of connective, vascular and nervous tissues in the pulp cavity and in the root canals can be automatically carried out by chemical and pharmacological disintegration and by employing suitable enzymatic solutions such as trypsin at various degrees... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080280253 - Apparatus for endodontic treatment by circulation of enzymatic solutions in the pulp cavity and in the root canals: A method is disclosed for receiving a medical element in a manipulation apparatus in such a way that it can be inserted in an implant or be removed therefrom and the medical element is secured against longitudinal displacement by means of clip element, whereby a security element is introduced into... Agent: Henry M Feiereisen, LLC Henry M Feiereisen

20080280254 - Molar implant and method: One aspect of the invention concerns a molar implant (24). The implant has a body with a coronal end (26) into which a threaded bore (60) extends to receive a fastener for a prosthesis. There is an externally threaded shank (34) extending apically from the outer end, at least a... Agent: Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

20080280255 - Screw-type dental implant: A dental implant apparatus consisting of an auger-like lower threaded portion that is screwed into the bone. It includes a divergent intermediate collar with mini-threads for engaging the cortical bone, and a tapered abutment for fixed tooth replacement or a ball-like snap attachment to secure removable dentures. The apical end... Agent: Rodey, Dickason, Sloan, Akin & Robb, Pa

20080280256 - Receiver for a plug-in connection for fixing crown or jaw segments: In a receiver for a plug-in connection for fixing tooth crown- and jaw segments on a model base, comprising a plug-in sleeve with two plug recesses for accommodating two parallel plug-in shafts of a connector pin. A engagement structure extends between the plug recesses in the plug recesses for engaging... Agent: Klaus J. Bach & Associates

20080280257 - System and method to provide occlusal alignment in restorations: The generation of restorations is easily and effectively achieved by utilizing specific functional considerations that account for typical movement of a patient's mouth. With these movements in mind, the initial starting point for restoration design is the identification of functional occlusal cusps (FOCs) and centric landing pads (CLPs). Based upon... Agent: Patent Department Larkin, Hoffman, Daly & Lindgren, Ltd.

20080280259 - Methods for producing non-interfering tooth models: A method produces a physical dental arch model having at least two physical tooth models. The method includes detecting the interference between two physical tooth models. If interference is detected between the first physical tooth model and the second physical tooth model, the positions and orientations of at least one... Agent: Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP

20080280258 - Preventing interference between tooth models: Systems and methods are disclosed to prevent interference between two physical tooth models in a physical dental arch model by acquiring the coordinates of a plurality of points on the surfaces of each of the two physical tooth models and digitally representing the surfaces of each of the two physical... Agent: Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP

20080280260 - 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

20080280261 - Root apex position detection method: Methods of detecting a root apex position of a root canal of a test tooth, including applying a plurality of types of measurement signals to one of the measurement electrode and the mouth electrode; sequentially applying each of the plurality of types of measurement signals to one of the measurement... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20080280262 - Methods and systems for enhancing the effectiveness of cleaning compositions: The present invention provides inexpensive, safe and reliable methods and systems for enhancing the effectiveness of aqueous or non-aqueous, concentrated or non-concentrated, cleaning compositions, such as concentrated cleaning liquids, by “energizing” all, or a portion, of the water that is employed in the compositions, and/or in diluted aqueous or non-aqueous... Agent: Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP

20080280263 - Transparent and radio-opaque retention pin: A dental retention pin made of composite material includes a core consisting of fibers embedded in a resin matrix. The fibers, which have a refractive index (n), are radio-opaque, and the refractive index (n′) of the resin forming the matrix has a value close to that of the fibers.... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080274435 - Crimping pliers, especially for orthodontic applications: Orthodontic crimping pliers include a first member having a first handle at a first end and a first jaw at a second end, the first jaw having a first flat edge, a second member having a second handle at a first end and a second jaw at a second end... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080274437 - Method and apparatus for identifying tooth-coloured tooth filling residues: A tooth is irradiated with light (5), in particular with visible light for identifying tooth-coloured tooth filling residues (3) of the tooth. The light with which the irradiation procedure is effected includes at least one wavelength component that is absorbed or scattered by the tooth filling material differently from the... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20080274436 - Optically regulated dental light unit: A dental system includes a light source, a power supply that adjusts a quantity of light produced by the light source, a measuring device that measures a quantity of light received from the light source, an input, through which user data, including a desired quantity of light, can be entered,... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080274438 - Ozone tray: Apparatus for the treatment of iatropgenic enamel damage includes a tray for connection to a handpiece for delivering ozone to teeth. A port in the tray is provided for receiving the ozone. The tray includes a resilient edge for sealably engaging the tooth/gums to prevent escape of ozone therepast.... Agent: Walter A. Hackler, Ph.d. Patent Law Office

20080274439 - Dental device for use in the obturation of a root canal: p

20080274440 - Dental implant abutment: A dental implant abutment for attaching a dental prosthesis within a patient's mouth. The abutment is a single unit structure fabricated of a ceramic material, multicolored throughout to match the color of the dental prosthesis, the surrounding dentition and the surrounding gingival tissue.... Agent: Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC

20080274441 - Method and apparatus for manufacturing and constructing a physical dental arch model: A method produces a physical dental arch model based on a three-dimensional (3D) digital dental arch model. The method includes smoothening the digital dental arch model to make the digital dental arch model suitable for CNC based manufacturing, segmenting the digital dental arch model into at least two manufacturable digital... Agent: Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP

20080274442 - Laser curable polymerisable composition for the protection of hard tissue: m