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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8100693 | Custom fit dental tray and method for making same An apparatus of the present disclosure has a dental tray cup filled with a silicone elastomer and elastomeric sheeting covering the silicone elastomer in the dental tray cup. A method of the present disclosure comprises the steps of providing a dental tray, filling ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8066512 | Method for occlusal position measurement and recording The occlusal position of a patient is measured by means of light transmission through a layer of a polysiloxane which is not cross-linked. This material forms an exceptionally accurate impression of a patient's bite essentially instantaneously and enables subsequent... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8033828 | Custom impression coping and methods of manufacture and use thereof A device for retracting gingival tissue away from a tooth or plurality of teeth prepared to receive a dental prosthesis comprising a retraction/impression material associated with a custom impression coping to be packed into a sulcus associated with the prepared too... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7988450 | Dental impression tray and method of using the same A dental impression tray has a base and a relator. The base has a biting portion and a handle. The biting portion is curved. The handle is formed on the biting portion and has an arc hole that is defined through the handle to receive impression material. The relator... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7871269 | Injection impression tray The present invention relates to an improved dental impression tray and related methods. In one embodiment, a dental impression tray includes a first portion for receiving impression material from a source and a second portion is configured for receiving a patient's... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7789664 | Capture of a planned vertical dimension of occlusion to facilitate simultaneous restoration of both maxillary and mandibular arches using implants Apparatus and method enabling implant supported dental prostheses to be fabricated for reconstruction of both maxillary and mandibular arches from a procedure requiring only one surgery. At least three pairs of reference points in the maxillary arch and in the mandi... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7758345 | Systems and methods for design and manufacture of a modified bone model including an accurate soft tissue model Systems and methods for creation of anatomically correct physical models for an individual patient are provided. More specifically, the embodiments of the present invention relate to systems and methods for design and manufacture of a modified bone model including a... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7758346 | Implant prosthodontics and methods of preparing and seating the same Novel prosthetic teeth constructed using moldable, micro-filled composite resin, and a novel method for making and bonding the same onto implants in a patient's mouth. The teeth are prepared and seated in the patient's mouth using materials and methods that are know... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7654824 | Extension piece for a dental implant, transfer aid for transferring the position of an implant and of an extension piece, and method for producing a basis for a retention element An extension piece (2) for a dental implant (1) has a head part (20) which serves as a basis for a retention element (7). The extension piece (2) can be screwed in the dental implant (1) with a threaded stem (29). The... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7361020 | Dental tray containing radiopaque materials A method to create a digital model of a patient's teeth includes taking an impression of the patient's teeth using a radiopaque dental tray; scanning the impression and the dental tray using a dental tray containing a radiopaque agent; scanning the impression and th... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7341450 | Tooth shade scan system and method A tooth shade scan system is provided that identifies tooth shades for a patient's tooth. An electronic database of tooth shade information for a shade guide may be stored. The database may include shade information based on tooth regions (e.g., the incisal, central... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7338286 | 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 ada... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7335708 | Addition cross-linking two-component silicone materials with a high Shore D hardness The present invention relates to an addition-cross-linking two component silicone material containing one or more organopolysiloxanes having at least two vinyl groups in the molecule, at least one cross-linking agent and at least one catalyst, wherein the material c... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7335022 | 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 ad... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7333874 | Method and system for designing and producing dental prostheses and appliances A virtual model of an intraoral cavity is provided, wherein this process is initialized by a dental clinic, and the design and manufacture of a suitable dental prosthesis for the intraoral cavity is shared between a dental lab and a service center. ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7292716 | Medical simulation apparatus and method for controlling 3-dimensional image display in the medical simulation apparatus A medical simulation apparatus is provided, which is capable of performing a simulation by correlating a three-dimensional image with an entity model. Coordinates of measurement marks MP1, MP2, MP3 on a surface of a lower dental arch mode... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7285093 | systems for ultrasonic imaging of a jaw, methods of use thereof and coupling cushions suited for use in the mouth Systems and methods for ultrasonic imaging of a jaw and coupling cushions suited for use in the mouth. The system includes a specially configured ultrasonic probe, a position locator module for defining a probe location and transmitting the definition to a central p... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7281927 | Stable dental analog An implant analog includes an abutment that can be mounted in the dental lab replica of the relevant section of a patient's mouth more securely than heretofore possible. Because of the implant analog, a crown will attach more accurately to the implant in the patient... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7278850 | Dental impression tray The invention relates to a dental impression tray comprising a base and at least two walls defining said base. At least one of these walls is at least partially formed by hollow bodies made of flexible material. Said hollow bodies can be filled in order to form, whe... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7273370 | Device and method for vacuum assisted dental impression A device for forming a mold for a dental prosthetic includes a dental tray that provides connection to a vacuum source. Additionally, the device includes a dam that may be used to selectively block suction from the vacuum source. The method for forming a mold for a ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7252507 | Thermoplastic wafer for a dental impression for identification purposes A method and article for providing identification means, comprising taking an impression of teeth with a thermoplastic wafer of special configuration such that the wafer receives an impression which gives the size, shape and anatomy of each tooth from the occlusal s... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7243650 | Custom fitted mask configured for coupling to an external gas supply system and method of forming same According to one embodiment, a method of forming a custom fitted mask configured for coupling to an external gas supply system includes applying a first sheet of deformable material against a contact portion of a user's face surrounding the user's nostrils while the... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7245750 | Method and apparatus for automatically determining the location of individual teeth within electronic model images The method and apparatus provides a system for automatically determining the location of individual teeth within an electronic model image of a patients mouth. The electronic model image allows for manipulation of the electronic model image by end users. Possible ho... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7241143 | Preloaded dental dam and method for gingival tissue retraction 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. The dam having a peripheral wall defining a well. The peripheral wall may be either pervious or impervious to light rays a... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7223249 | Method and apparatus for determining the depth of a gingival pocket A method and apparatus are provided for determining the depth of a gingival pocket using ultra-sound signals transmitted transgingivally. Transgingival (through the gum) transmission of the ultra-sonic signal permits a completely non-invasion determination of the de... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7225050 | Method and apparatus for precisely fitting, reproducing, and creating 3-dimensional objects from digitized and/or parametric data inputs using computer aided design and manufacturing technology A high-technology method for creating, reproducing, and or precisely fitting custom appendages to topographically complex structures. The method comprises a combination of novel measurement techniques in conjunction with computerized modeling and machining processes... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7220124 | Method for preparing a physical plaster model The invention provides a method for creating a physical teeth model. The method comprises the following steps: providing a virtual three dimensional (3D) representation of a patient's dentition that comprises at least a region of the teeth that includes a tooth stum... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7214062 | Method and apparatus for replicating the position of intra-osseous implants and abutments relative to analogs thereof The position of intra-osseous implants and abutments to analogs is enabled and enhanced by using the longitudinal axial locked position of a post (12a) of an implant (12) having a locking taper in a bore (10a) of an implant (10 | 05/08/2007 |
| 7195483 | Method and device for the retraction and hemostasis of tissue during crown and bridge procedures A method and a device for effecting the cordless retraction of the gingival sulcus tissue (21) prior to the taking of an impression of a tooth (20) for making a crown or bridge which is attained by controlling any bleeding in the gingival sulcus area (... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7189075 | Method and device for the retraction and hemostasis of tissue during crown and bridge procedures A method and a device for effecting the cordless retraction of the gingival sulcus tissue prior to the taking of an impression of a tooth for making a crown or bridge which is attained by controlling any bleeding in the gingival sulcus area, and utilizing a dental d... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7175435 | Method, arrangement and program for a prosthetic installation In a method and arrangement for allocating prosthetic installation work between at least three parties (A, B, C) a dental situation and fixture application are simulated on a computer screen by the first party. The second party produces first components in connectio... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7175433 | Dental material and method The invention provides a dental composition including filler and a polymerizable dental material selected from the group consisting of wax-like polymerizable dental material and restorative paste wax polymerizable dental material. The dental composition is useful as... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7157502 | Polymerizable dental barrier material This invention relates to a polymerizable dental barrier material and method of making same including at least one high molecular weight polymer with reactive end groups having a concentration ranging from about 50 to about 99 percent by weight and a polymerization ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7153135 | Method for automatically creating a denture using laser altimetry to create a digital 3-D oral cavity model and using a digital internet connection to a rapid stereolithographic modeling machine A method is presented for rapidly making and delivering directly to a consumer a full upper and/or lower denture on the basis of contemporaneous digital image information laser scanned from the person's oral cavity after all respective upper and/or lower teeth have ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7140877 | System and method for positioning teeth A method to create a digital model of a patient's teeth includes creating an impression of the patient's teeth; and scanning the impression using an X-ray source to generate the digital model. ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7118375 | Method and system for dental model occlusal determination using a replicate bite registration impression Systems and methods for imaging a dental occlusal registration impression; developing a digital 3D surface contour model of the occlusal registration impression from the image data; electronically transferring the data representing the digital 3D surface contour mod... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7114951 | Method and shaped product-formed from low tack and fluorescing polymerizable dental material The invention provides a method of making a dental appliance by shaping a low ball tack polymerizable material. By including fluorescing agent the surfaces of dental appliances are visually identifiable. ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7114953 | Tooth whitening appliance having membrane covered applicator A tooth whitening appliance includes an applicator having a soft moldable core covered by a plastic film membrane. The contours of buccal surfaces of target teeth to be whitened are impressed into the applicator by applying lateral pressure. A layer of tooth whiteni... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7110594 | Manipulating a digital dentition model to form models of individual dentition components A programmed computer is used to create a digital model of an individual component of a patient's dentition. The computer obtains a 3D digital model of the patient's dentition, identifies points in the dentition model that lie on an inter-proximal margin between adj... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7101179 | Kit and method for taking a dental impression A kit for taking a dental impression comprises a thermoplastic material for bite registration on one jaw side, an impression compound for taking an impression of the opposite jaw side, and a tray for receiving the thermoplastic material on one side and the impressio... | 09/05/2006 |
