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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8187001 | Apparatus and method for removing enamel from a person's tooth According to one embodiment, an apparatus for removing enamel from a person's tooth includes a blade portion and a handle portion. The blade portion includes an abrasive surface adapted to remove enamel from the tooth in response to reciprocating movement of the abr... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8162664 | Lithium silicate materials Lithium silicate materials are described which can be easily processed by machining to dental products without undue wear of the tools and which subsequently can be converted into lithium silicate products showing high strength. ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8113837 | Oral appliance for delivering a medicament An oral appliance is provided for delivering a medicament to at least a portion of teeth and/or soft tissue areas inside a mouth, the oral appliance having an interior surface having a porous material disposed on at least a portion of the interior surface of the ora... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8062034 | Device for selecting an area of a dental restoration body, which is depicted in a 3D representation, and method therefor The invention relates to a device for selecting an area (2; 22; 32; 42; 52; 62; 72; 82) of a dental restoration body (1;71), which is depicted in a 3D representation. At least portions of the area limit are provided in the form of dental-specific lines... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8057231 | Direct press on veneer A direct resin veneer (2) for creating a veneer on a tooth surface comprising a thin planar expanse of an uncured restorative material, or direct resin veneer (4). The veneer (4) has a generally tooth configuration that is generously sized to pe... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8052423 | Tunneling method for dental block grafting The tunneling method for dental block grafting is surgical method for increasing the thickness of the soft tissue of the mouth prior to performing block grafting procedures for dental implants. The method includes cutting a pair of incisions in the mucosa. A tunnel ... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8043092 | Demonstration dental template and matching temporary overlay A dental prosthesis or template (10) simulates the front surfaces of a patient's teeth and is positioned to overlay over a patient's natural teeth (40) to provide an indication of what a dental porcelain overlay may look like once applied to the patien... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8038445 | Methods of forming at least one hole in a jaw bone A method is provided for forming a hole in a jaw bone at a drill site. The method can comprise forming an initial hole in soft tissue of the jaw bone, advancing a first portion of the drill through the soft tissue and into a bone portion of the jaw bone to form a gu... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8011927 | Method for pre-operative visualization of instrumentation used with a surgical guide for dental implant placement The invention relates to manufacturing a surgical guide to be placed in a patient's mouth. The patient's mouth is scanned to obtain surgical-region scan data at a region where an implant is to be located. The patient's mouth is also scanned in the opened position to... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7985072 | 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 ac... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7980852 | Method and impression tray for producing a dental mold The invention relates to a method for producing a dental mold on the basis of a thermoplastic film (4), and to an impression tray (1) for producing such a dental mold (2). The impression tray (1) is charged with a kneadable, malleable mat... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7942672 | Gingiva modeling Embodiments are provided for modeling gingiva. One method embodiment includes scanning a patient's teeth and gums, or a physical model thereof, to obtain location data, developing a digital model via a computing device, where the model represents a dentition and gin... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7909606 | Method for planning and performing dental treatments Method for planning and performing dental treatments including an acquisition phase of a set of data relating to the position, to the conformation and to the dimension of at least one site inside the oral cavity of a patient who has to undergo a dental treatment and... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7901209 | Method for automatically creating a dental superstructure for joining to an implant The invention relates to a method for automatically creating a dental superstructure for joining to an implant based on a digital model description of the shape. To this end: the actual clinical situation or an arranged clinical situation of the implant (3; 13 | 03/08/2011 |
| 7896650 | Dental compositions including radiation-to-heat converters, and the use thereof Hardenable and hardened dental compositions that include radiation-to-heat converters, and articles including such hardenable and hardened compositions, are provided. Upon irradiating, the hardened compositions increase in temperature, which can be useful for reduci... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7878807 | Apparatus and method for removing enamel from a person's tooth According to one embodiment, an apparatus for removing enamel from a person's tooth includes a blade portion and a handle portion. The blade portion includes an abrasive surface adapted to remove enamel from the tooth in response to reciprocating movement of the abr... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7874840 | Flexible dental dam and methods of using same A flexible dental dam for application in a variety of dental procedures, the flexible dental dam including a flexible dome having at least two apertures for inserting dental tools, and a flexible sheet bound between two rigid rings, wherein the flexible dome is atta... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7862336 | Method and system for providing feedback data useful in prosthodontic procedures associated with the intra oral cavity Feedback data useful in prosthodontic procedures associated with the intra oral cavity is provided. First, a 3D numerical model of the target zone in the intra oral cavity is provided, and this is manipulated so as to extract particular data that may be useful in a ... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7850453 | Reshapable device for fixation at a dental site Disclosed is a reshapable retention device for insertion at a dental site and contact with adjacent dental surfaces, for the controlled delivery to the dental site of at least one material having a predetermined intraoral activity, with at least one matrix containin... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7815434 | Dental coating kit The invention provides a dental coating kit with high adhesiveness to teeth that contains a primer composition including an acidic group-containing polymeric monomer (a), water (b) and a water-soluble solvent (c) and a surface smoothing composition including a polyf... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7802989 | Ozone tray Apparatus for the treatment of iatrogenic 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 pr... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7802988 | Method for whitening teeth A method for whitening teeth which utilizes laser light to activate bleaching agents applied to the teeth. The mouth is first prepared so that the soft tissues of the gums are protected and only the teeth are exposed. The teeth are cleaned to remove any materials wh... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7798813 | Rotary tissue removing instrument A rotatable tissue removing instrument having a tissue engaging member. The tissue engaging member includes one or more prongs or barbs, or both, which grab the strands of granulation tissue and cause the tissue to be wrapped around the tissue engaging member. The g... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7771199 | Bone cutting osteotome tool and method for preparing a surgical sinus-lift osteotomy A surgical tool for preparing a surgical sinus-lift osteotomy has a defined thread geometry in series with an osteotome tip to cut, crack and push bone from the sinus floor upward into the sinus cavity in a tactual, gentle and controlled motion. The apical osteotome... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7740482 | Stable cationically crosslinkable/polymerizable dental composition with a high filler content Stable and substantially filled cationic dental compositions are described which include: (1) at least one cationically reactive compound (A); (2) at least one dental filler (B); (3) optionally, at... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7654825 | Dental vibrator and acoustical unit with method for the inhibition of operative pain A patient-controlled device for inhibiting intraoperative dental pain is disclosed. The device includes a removable tooth clamp, an actuator unit, and a control box. The actuator defines unit includes a vibratory actuator and a coupling device for coupling the vibra... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7648363 | Method of whitening teeth, tooth whitening composition and tooth whitening set A method of reversibly whitening teeth in the presence of water which comprises allowing a tooth whitening component to infiltrate into the enamel surface layer toward the inside and remain therein so as to make the enamel cloudy and white by altering its optical pr... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7632098 | Self-adhesive dental compositions and methods The present invention is directed to dental compositions that can be used as adhesives for bonding a dental material to a dental structure surface and/or as a dental restorative material. The dental composition is preferably applied to a dental structure surface und... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7632097 | Method for manufacturing a suprastructure and a corresponding drill jig The invention concerns a method for manufacturing a suprastructure (7) with artificial teeth (8) which is mounted on at least one implant (9,10) that is provided in the cavity of the mouth of a person and that has to be fixed to the bone of the ... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7625210 | Treatment devices for providing oral treatments and kits and methods that utilize such treatment devices Treatment devices in the shape of a dental tray, strip or patch include a barrier layer and a protective adhesive composition. Treatment kits include one or more treatment devices and one or more treatment compositions that are initially separate from the treatment ... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7621744 | Surgical guide for use during sinus elevation surgery utilizing the Caldwell-Luc osteotomy The present invention discloses a surgical guide and accompanying depth bur with a method for its use during sinus elevation surgery utilizing the Caldwell-Luc Osteotomy procedure. The surgical guide of the present invention provides accurate transfer of the paramet... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7621745 | Use of secondary optical emission as a novel biofilm targeting technology Provided herein are methods and compositions useful for the treatment of periodontal disease exploiting optical and thermal emissions of near-infrared laser systems and fibers in order to target chromophore-stained biofilm while minimizing damage to healthy tissues.... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7601002 | Dental whitening method A method for whitening a dental surface comprises nonsimultaneously applying a whitening composition to the surface, the whitening composition comprising at least one orally acceptable peroxy compound, and directing a volume of up to about 2.5 ml of an atomized acti... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7581952 | Dental apparatus and method using ozone and an aqueous medium Apparatus and method for the treatment of dental caries includes a source of oxidizing gas, an aqueous medium and a handpiece for delivering the gas and aqueous medium to a tooth. A cup attached to the handpiece is provided for receiving the gas and exposing a selec... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7520747 | Dental template and method of visually demonstrating an overlay for a dental patient and setting the horizontal plane with an overlay A dental prosthesis or template (10) simulates the front surfaces of a patient's teeth and is overlayed over a patient's natural teeth (40) to provide an indication of what a dental porcelain overlay may look like once applied to the patient's teeth. T... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7497686 | Bone regeneration The present invention is based on the discovery that when a tooth primordium is inserted into a mammalian jaw and tooth formation follows, new alveolar bone around the new tooth forms. The present invention is based on the idea of stimulating new tooth formation via... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7481653 | Preshaped thin-walled dental trays and methods of manufacturing and using such trays Pre-shaped, non-custom dental trays are either preloaded with a dental treatment composition (e.g., in the form of a gel) or filled with a dental treatment composition just prior to placement over a person's teeth. The pre-shaped dental tray is thin and flexible, wh... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7448871 | Apparatus and method for storing and transporting teeth A device for storing and transporting a tooth includes a basket having two halves, each half including at least one net. When the halves of the basket are in abutment, the nets together form one or more compartments capable of holding a tooth. The basket is inserted... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7445448 | Method for identifying tooth-colored tooth filling residues A tooth is irradiated with light (5), in particular with visible light for identifying tooth-colored tooth filling residues (3) of the tooth. The light with which the irradiation procedure is effected includes at least one wavelength component that is ... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7442041 | Three-dimensional occlusal and interproximal contact detection and display using virtual tooth models A method for monitoring tooth wear and a method for monitoring tooth wear and gingival recession and erosion by comparing three-dimensional virtual models at different times are described, as well as occlusal contact between upper and lower virtual three-dimensional... | 10/28/2008 |
