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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4494931 | Method and pad with index tabs for applying orthodontic brackets A method applying orthodontic brackets that employ a bracket pad. The pad has a pad portion conforming to the surface of the tooth and has two laterally spaced indexing tabs integrally connected to the pad portion for bending over the tooth. An orthodonti... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4487580 | Orthodontic bracket holder A spring loaded holder that includes a pair of rigid bodies that are laterally movable, which bodies define adjacent end surfaces of arcuate convex shape that may removably and frictionally grip concave end edges of gingival occlusal wings that are dispos... | 12/11/1984 |
| 4478576 | Orthodontic attachment placement device Placement devices for positioning orthodontic attachments, such as, brackets, on the lingual and facial side of teeth are described. A tooth engagement plate or other member, which engages the facial side of a tooth for lingual placement or the lingual si... | 10/23/1984 |
| 4474555 | Dental instrument and method for positioning an orthodontic bracket A dental instrument and method for positioning a lingual orthodontic bracket is disclosed. The instrument comprises a housing on which is positioned an arm that includes means for releasably holding the orthodontic bracket. Level indicating means are used... | 10/02/1984 |
| 4472137 | Instrument for attaching orthodontic elastic bands An orthodontic instrument is provided for attaching elastic retainer rings or bands to the brackets attached to a patient's teeth, so as to secure the arch-wire member to the brackets to form the braces. The instrument includes an elongated elastic loadin... | 09/18/1984 |
| 4465461 | Dental-orthodontic device The invention relates to a dental-orthodontic device or instrument comprising an essentially straight handle and a working head which is particularly suited for the precise placement of adhesive brackets on tooth surfaces. Between its handle and its worki... | 08/14/1984 |
| 4455137 | Dental instrument and method for positioning a lingual orthodontic bracket A dental instrument and method for positioning a lingual orthodontic bracket is disclosed. The instrument comprises a housing on which is positioned a first arm that includes means for releasably holding the orthodontic bracket. A second arm, which cooper... | 06/19/1984 |
| 4455138 | Dental brace bracket bonding and debracketing tool and method of use A dental brace bracket bonding and debracketing tool which includes a heating device such as a soldering iron, having a heating element tip on one end and an elongated retainer extending from the heating device adjacent the heating element tip and biased ... | 06/19/1984 |
| 4439147 | Bite-taking device An elongated plastic handle having an integrally formed biting panel secured at one end with upper and lower stops, the biting panel having a thickness of at least 1 millimeter and a length in excess of the thickness of the incisor teeth, such that the bi... | 03/27/1984 |
| 4424029 | Lingual placement device A lingual placement device for positioning orthodontic attachments, such as, brackets, on the lingual side of teeth is described. The device includes a handle which is pivoted to a handle extension to permit access to both anterior and posterior teeth in ... | 01/03/1984 |
| 4422849 | Dental instrument and method for positioning a lingual orthodontic bracket A dental instrument and method for positioning a lingual orthodontic bracket is disclosed. The instrument comprises a housing on which is positioned an arm that includes means for releasably holding the orthodontic bracket. Level indicating means are used... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4408988 | Orthodontic appliance An orthodontic appliance designed specifically for use by a dentist or dental assistant in placing the cut ends of a ligature wire under the arch wire employed in the formation of a tooth corrective arrangement commonly known as "braces". The appliance co... | 10/11/1983 |
| 4360341 | Orthodontic method for treating malocclusion The invention comprehends the use of a fixture which fits over a tooth on which a bracket is to be affixed, this fixture having an internal cavity which essentially matches the shape and contour of a portion of the tooth, such as the lingual surface and i... | 11/23/1982 |
| 4330271 | Orthodontic-dispenser and tool combined with dispensed articles A patient-usable orthodontic device for carrying, dispensing and installing intraoral tension-applying devices of the type including a pair of spaced endless loops which are intended for catching onto spaced hooks secured to tooth bands or the like in a p... | 05/18/1982 |
| 4284405 | Orthodontic appliance method of treatment and manufacture An orthodontic method and appliance for treating malocclusion comprising the steps of forming a model of the patient's teeth in the form of a dental arch with the replicas of the teeth in idealized locations, establishing on the labial and buccal surfaces... | 08/18/1981 |
| 4277236 | Orthodontic instrument for applying elastic ligatures An orthodontic instrument is provided to permit the application of arch wire retaining elastic annular ligatures to orthodontic brackets on the labial surface of the teeth of a patient. The instrument includes a disposable cartridge which is loaded with a... | 07/07/1981 |
| 4260374 | Orthodontic elastic ligature applicator for lingual orthodontic appliances An orthodontic hand tool is provided for inserting elastic ligatures into arch wire support brackets and tubes which are positioned on the lingual side of a patient's teeth. The hand tool includes a tubular housing which has a U-shape, so that when the ho... | 04/07/1981 |
| 4197648 | Method and apparatus for producing a bend of square steel wire A method for producing a bend comprising a plurality of curvatures of square steel wire for tooth regulation by means of a loop bending pliers, wherein the wire is secured against torsion about its longitudinal axis in a holding device during curving. Thi... | 04/15/1980 |
| 4192068 | Orthodontic band and seating tool therefor An orthodontic band and band seating tool therefor includes a seamless tubular band dimensioned to closely encircle a tooth. The band is provided with a plurality of integrally formed protrusions spaced thereabout with the integrally formed protrusions ha... | 03/11/1980 |
| 4183141 | Method and apparatus for treating malocclusion An orthodontic method for treating malocclusion comprising the steps of forming a model of the patient's teeth in the form of a dental arch with the replicas of the teeth in idealized locations, establishing on the labial and buccal surfaces of the replic... | 01/15/1980 |
| 4167063 | Orthodontic threading tool An orthodontic threading tool comprises a handle portion having at one or both ends thereof a shank portion extending from the handle portion, a loop portion extending from the shank portion and a threading portion extending from the loop portion. The loo... | 09/11/1979 |
| 4155164 | Apparatus for applying dental brace brackets A device for applying a dental brace bracket includes a handle, one or more blades attached to the handle for holding the bracket, a resilient member such as a spring for urging the bracket and bonding agent against the tooth, a heating element attached t... | 05/22/1979 |
| 4127940 | Orthodontist's instrument for applying elastic arch wire-retaining rings A dentist's instrument or hand tool used to facilitate the application of an elastic arch wire-retaining band or annulus to an arch wire-supporting bracket and which features an elongated handle terminating at one end thereof in an omegoid tip portion arr... | 12/05/1978 |
| 4040187 | Orthodontic elastic inserter tool and method Apparatus and method for dispensing elastic members in connection with orthodontic work wherein a cartridge of such members in an undistorted shape is located between a body and a piston. The body has a tapered surface and a generally cylindrical surface.... | 08/09/1977 |
| 4035919 | Direct bonding bracket positioning and mounting tool This invention pertains to a direct bonding bracket positioning tool for orthodontists. A tweezer-type tool has the end of an outer jaw and an intermediate jaw configured and sized to receive and retain a cement-attached bracket as the bracket is directly... | 07/19/1977 |
| 4014096 | Method and apparatus for orthodontic treatment An idealized set of occluded models, both maxillae and mandible, containing castings of the patient's teeth is made with slotted brackets affixed thereto. The slots are oriented conjointly to define a single plane and a predetermined arch curvature which ... | 03/29/1977 |
| 4001940 | Elastic positioner apparatus for orthodontists This invention pertains to an elastic positioner apparatus on which is mounted, stretched and maintained, in an expanded open position, elastic bands as used in orthodontics. In particular, this apparatus is an elastic positioner which is easily manipulat... | 01/11/1977 |
| 3983628 | Dental articulator, new bite registration guide, and diagnostic procedure associated with stereodont orthodontic study model A novel articulating apparatus, a novel bite registration guide, and a new procedure for diagnosis and study are used for the mounting preparation and arrangement of my stereodont Orthodontic Study Model of U.S. Pat. No. 3,787,979, granted on Jan. 29, 197... | 10/05/1976 |
| 3949477 | Orthodontic method and apparatus In the application of orthodontic brackets to teeth by the indirect method employeing a transfer tray, the use of adhesive activating radiant energy passing through the transfer tray or mold and apparatus for conducting the radiant energy from the mold or... | 04/13/1976 |
| 3949478 | Process and apparatus for fitting orthodontic brackets to teeth Orthodontic brackets are fitted to teeth to be treated by making a first positive jaw model from which the model teeth are replaceably removable. The model teeth are subsequently placed into a second jaw model containing pliable material which enables the... | 04/13/1976 |
