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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110136076 | IDENTIFICATION DEVICE The invention provides an identification device, which comprises a dental implantation carrier and an information storage element therein. The identification device has good privacy and bio-compatibility. The invention also provides a method for identification by using ... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110076647 | DENTAL ELEMENT CODING Dental identifier and coding method for a human or animal. The dental identifier includes a coding arranged on at least a portion of a dental element, while the method includes applying a coding to a dental element.... | 03/31/2011 |
| 20090237236 | TOOTH LOCATED GPS PERSON TRACKING AND LOCATION METHOD AND APPARATUS An apparatus and method for remotely and monitoring the location of a person through a microchip mounted in a tooth of a person which communicates by a communication link to a Global Positioning System to obtain geographic location information relating to the physical l... | 09/24/2009 |
| 20090220921 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO PROVIDE COMMUNICATION AND MONITORING OF USER STATUS An electronic and transducer device can be attached, adhered, or otherwise embedded into or upon a removable oral appliance or other oral device to form a two-way communication assembly. The device contains a motion sensor to detect external forces imposed on the user s... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20090104586 | Collagen Antral Membrane Expander A subantral membrane elevator comprising an inflatable balloon and an over-formed membrane (e.g., collagen membrane), which is resorbable into the body, and a method of using the same in bone augmentation surgery, such as alveolar bone augmentation preparatory to implan... | 04/23/2009 |
| 20090035729 | Apparatus for Chewing Obstruction In one aspect, the present invention is directed to an apparatus for chewing obstruction, the apparatus comprising: a pad, the contour of which corresponds to the contour of one or more molar or premolar teeth; and an adherent, for adhering the pad to one or more molar ... | 02/05/2009 |
| 20080288289 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EFFICIENT ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT INFORMATION MANAGEMENT Method and system for providing generating an orthodontic treatment data package, generating a patient identifier associated with the orthodontic treatment data package, transmitting the generated orthodontic treatment data package to a remote site, encoding the patient... | 11/20/2008 |
| 20080261173 | Identification ring having an associated retaining clip, cover and stand A clip assembly (57) retains a ring structure (35) which contains a plurality of individual color coded rings (7). A hand held tool (3), such as a dental instrument having a shaft (6) may be marked with a colored ring (7) by ins... | 10/23/2008 |
| 20080206717 | Treatment Apparatus Disclosed is a treatment apparatus comprising a device which generates an electric or electromagnetic field having a field voltage of 1,800 to 35,000 V by means of a voltage of 12 to 600 V, a current strength of 0.1 ?A to 100 ?A, and a frequency of 10,000 to 35,000 Hz.... | 08/28/2008 |
| 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 identifi... | 05/08/2008 |
| 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. ... | 05/08/2008 |
| 20080105267 | Protection assembly for syringe A protection assembly for a syringe, in dentistry in particular, that includes a syringe body, with the protection assembly being of the disposable type and including:
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| 20080076094 | System And Method For Facilitating Adjustment Of An Oral Appliance A system and method for facilitating adjustment of an oral appliance. Various sensors are attached to a patient so as to measure physiological parameters such as heart rate variability, skin temperature, skin resistance and conductance, etc. These parameters are analyze... | 03/27/2008 |
| 20080038696 | DENTURE SYSTEM KIT AND METHOD To fabricate a new denture from an existing denture, the existing denture for a patient is sensed. The existing denture corresponds to one or more of a mandibular edentulous ridge, maxillary edentulous ridge, and palate of the patient. In addition, a model is generated ... | 02/14/2008 |
| 20080026340 | Methods and products for analyzing gingival tissues A system and method employing image analysis may provide an objective measure of the state of gingival tissue health. A region of analysis on an image of gingival tissue may be divided into pixels. Each pixel may have an associated color made up of component R, G and B ... | 01/31/2008 |
| 20070087309 | Identification ring having an associated retaining clip, cover and stand A clip assembly (57) retains a ring structure (35) which contains a plurality of individual color coded rings (7). A hand held tool (3), such as a dental instrument having a shaft (6) may be marked with a colored ring (7) by ins... | 04/19/2007 |
| 20070048689 | Method for manufacturing dental prostheses, method for checking a worked raw material area or a manufacturing arrangement, computer, computer program, and machine-readable medium The invention relates to a method for manufacturing dental prostheses, wherein from a raw material area, such as a blank, a dental prosthesis is manufactured (milled out) at a manufacturing position, such as a milling position, the manufacturing position of one or more ... | 03/01/2007 |
| 20070042326 | Collagen antral membrane expander A subantral membrane elevator comprising an inflatable balloon and an over-formed membrane (e.g., collagen membrane), which is resorbable into the body, and a method of using the same in bone augmentation surgery, such as alveolar bone augmentation preparatory to implan... | 02/22/2007 |
| 20060204932 | Mill blank library and computer-implemented method for efficient selection of blanks to satisfy given criteria The present invention relates generally to mill blank constructions to facilitate the manufacture of dental restorations. A given mill blank is formed in a shape (i.e. with a given geometry) that has been predetermined to reduce material waste when the mill blank is mac... | 09/14/2006 |
| 20060172263 | MILL BLANK The present invention relates generally to mill blank constructions. According to the invention, a “smart blank” is pre-configured into a form that closely resembles a restoration being designed. The blank comprises a body adapted to be shaped by material removal in... | 08/03/2006 |
| 20060172262 | 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. ... | 08/03/2006 |
| 20060008778 | Cosmetic enhancement device A cosmetic enhancement device for enhancement of at least one of at least a portion of a lip area and at least a portion of a perioral area of a wearer. The device comprises an engaging member for placement between a gum and musculature of the at least one of the at lea... | 01/12/2006 |
| 20060008787 | Voice alert in dentistry Dentistry equipment includes a voice alert device adapted to annunciate a status of the dentistry equipment or a process performed by the dentistry equipment. The voice alert device in various embodiments employs synthesized and recorded human voices. ... | 01/12/2006 |
| 20050239019 | Method of applying an antiseptic to an oral appliance The method of applying an antiseptic to an oral appliance employs a spray-type dispenser to apply an oral antiseptic to cleanse and refresh oral equipment, such as retainers, partials, dentures, mouthpieces, or clear braces. The method involves applying the antiseptic t... | 10/27/2005 |
| 20050239020 | Blank from which a customized prosthetic part can be machined A blank used for machining customized prosthetic components is provided which includes a prefabricated seating surface, normally shaped as an anti-rotation device, used to seat the component in the corresponding implanted, or natural, surface in the patient's body. Pros... | 10/27/2005 |
| 20050207935 | BIO1000 dental handpiece pharmaceutical sterilization lubricant About ½ cc or two (2) to three (3) drops of a lubricant (BIO1000) dropped into the rotor drive air feed line of a dental handpiece (FIG. 1) while holding the handpiece upside down protects and lubricates the handpiece bearings and turbine and inhibits rust from ... | 09/22/2005 |
| 20050196722 | Placement device for installing a pellet-retention device onto a tooth A placement device for placing a dental bracket designed to receive a medicament-releasing pellet onto a tooth of a patient. According to one embodiment, the placement device includes a body and a protrusion disposed on the body. The protrusion is sized and configured s... | 09/08/2005 |
| 20050196729 | Fluoride-releasing pellet kit A kit that may be used to place a dental bracket and a medicament-releasing pellet in the mouth of a patient, and methods for using such kits. The pellet is designed to provide slow release of fluoride or another medicament over a desired period of time. The kit include... | 09/08/2005 |
| 20050196728 | Anomalous synthetic tooth arrangement Novelty synthetic dental arrangements having one or more anomalous appearing synthetic novelty teeth. In an embodiment, the anomalous appearing synthetic novelty teeth include an interior cavity for filling with an acrylic based plastic impression material and directly ... | 09/08/2005 |
| 20050196727 | Dental brackets for retaining a medicament-releasing pellet on a tooth and kits including such brackets The present invention is directed to a dental bracket and associated kit used to attach a medicament-releasing pellet on a tooth. The kit is designed to provide slow release of fluoride or other medicament over a desired period of time. The medicament release kit includ... | 09/08/2005 |
| 20050191599 | Denture adhesive removal method A method of cleaning denture adhesive material from dentures and gums comprising the steps of providing a generally planar flexible sheet of spunbound polypropylene and engaging at least one of a denture wearer's gums, dentures and teeth having at least some denture adh... | 09/01/2005 |
| 20050175967 | Detecting dental apical foramina A system for detecting dental root canal apical foramina of a tooth (T) comprises an electromagnetic conductor for directing at least one initial radiation (Ir) onto a tooth structure to be evaluated, an electromagnetic collector for collecting at least one resulting el... | 08/11/2005 |
| 20050123882 | Dental bite impression wafer for identification purposes that also captures DNA-bearing materials A dental bite impression wafer that also captures the user's saliva and cheek cells. The wafer is made from a thermoplastic material that softens when warmed and that defines opposed posterior edges. The wafer carries one or more structures such as posts that are adapte... | 06/09/2005 |
