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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7704074 | Two piece dental anatomical form and holder The present invention is a thermally formable plastic anatomical form for dentistry and a holder for the same. The holder is specially adapted to accommodate the plastic form in that it is heat resistant and features a bite guide to assure an even distribution of th... | 04/27/2010 |
| 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 |
| 7357637 | Dental appliance An appliance fabricated to improve the appearance of a patient's smile includes a plurality of simulated teeth. The interior surfaces of each of the teeth closely fits and conforms to the surface of a patient's real teeth while the outer surfaces of each of the simu... | 04/15/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7331784 | Mouthpiece A mouthpiece of the present invention includes a light irradiation section for irradiating the front surfaces of teeth with light having a predetermined wavelength, and the light irradiation section has a blue light emitting diode or an ultraviolet light emitting di... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7328706 | Therapeutic and protective dental device useful as an intra-oral delivery system A dental device has a U-shaped carrier with at least one channel for embracing an arch of teeth. The carrier has recessed insets in the channel. Discrete inserts carrying a beneficial agent can fit into the insets and release the agent gradually. When the device is ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7311521 | Interproximal cavitation detection device and method The present invention is direct to a device and method for diagnosis of enamel cavitation of an interproximal dental surface. And in particular, the invention is directed to a device and method for diagnosing enamel cavitation of an interproximal tooth surface that ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7311103 | Method for treating obstructive sleep apnea syndrome The invention describes a method for treating Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (OSAS) utilizing positive airway pressure (PAP) by creating a single-piece, dual arch airway orthotic, using said orthotic to obturate the oral cavity via an acrylic seal between the uppe... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7305990 | Mouth guard and kit A user-fabricated mouth guard wherein the user's teeth and gums are not directly exposed to the uncured mouth guard material. The uncured mouth guard material is pliant at room temperature and does not have to be heated to form and shape the mouth guard. The cured m... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7288075 | Methods and devices utilizing rheological materials Impression devices are provided for making an impression of a desired feature. The impression devices include: a flexible bladder having a cavity formed therein, the flexible bladder being capable of conforming to the details of the desired feature; a rheological ma... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7284982 | Inflatable dental impression tray and mixing tip An inflatable dental tray for creating a dental impression. The tray is inflated for retention of an impression material that solidifies after a dental structure has been impressed therein. The inflatable tray can be configured for various inflation methods and in v... | 10/23/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7273371 | Dental tray for obtaining dental impression of edentulous patient A dental tray having a body, at least two finger rest beams and a handle. The body has a predetermined shape and a plurality of body openings. The predetermined shape of the body accommodates the anatomical shape of the patient's mouth and receives the entire jaw an... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7270540 | Adjustable dental impression tray and methods for using same An adjustable dental impression tray including a first arcuate member and a second arcuate member configured to selectively engage the first arcuate member. The first and second arcuate members forming a channel adapted to receive a quantity of impression material. ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7258573 | Multiple vertically stacked connector structure A multiple vertically stacked connector is capable of minimizing the occupied area of connectors stacked on a printed circuit board, and also effectively reducing electromagnet interference generated by stacked connectors. The multiple stacked connector structure in... | 08/21/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7247022 | Dental tray system with releasable hold inner and outer dental trays A dental treatment system used to treat (e.g., bleach) a person's teeth. The inventive system includes an inner dental treatment tray having a tray configuration so as to fit over at least a portion of a person's upper or lower dental arch. The inner dental treatmen... | 07/24/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7220123 | Device for registration of the dental bite An improved device for registration of dental bite provides a possibility to make accurate impression of the patient's dental bite and includes the first portion and second portion. The first portion comprises a first mouth portion and a first handle portion, and th... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7217131 | Method for dental restoration and kit Methods and kits of materials and supplies for forming a dental prosthesis by an injection molding process in situ in a patient's mouth so as to correct the imperfect teeth of the patient's dentition. The imperfect teeth are corrected by injection molding the dental... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7210930 | Apparatus and method for curing materials with radiation A hand held dental instrument for curing light-curable compounds comprises a housing and an array of solid state, light emitting junctions or dies for generating light having wavelengths within a narrow band of wavelengths (e.g. 400–500 nm). Preferably, a peak wav... | 05/01/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7192280 | Dental bleaching devices having a protective adhesive region Dental bleaching devices in the shape of a dental tray, strip or patch include a barrier layer, a dental bleaching composition, and a protective adhesive composition that protects a person's gums from the dental bleaching composition during use. The barrier layer pr... | 03/20/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7175430 | Support materials and imaging method for intraoral diagnostic purposes The invention relates to deformable, curable or film-forming support materials which contain diagnostically useful additives for locus- and substance-specific intraoral diagnostics, and processes for the preparation of images for intraoral locus- and substance-speci... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7160111 | Mouthpiece devices and methods to allow UV whitening of teeth A plastic mouthpiece insert for allowing a wearer to whiten their teeth while getting a suntan, and have a generally oblong oval-rectangular opening with a curved rear end that abuts against the root surfaces of the frontal upper and lower teeth of the wearer. A rai... | 01/09/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7153131 | Intraoral illumination device An intraoral illumination device for illuminating the interior of the mouth of a dental patient. The device comprises a flexible container having container defining walls, a portion of the walls being light transmitting. The device is sized for insertion into the mo... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7144249 | Device for dental care and whitening A dental device for exposing teeth to electromagnetic radiation includes a carrier and at least one source of electromagnetic radiation attached to the carrier and oriented so that the electromagnetic radiation is emitted from the source to a surface of a tooth. The... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7137813 | Dental impression dam system A dental impression dam system utilizing an open tray forming a basin for dental impression material. The basin of the tray includes a gap at an extremity of the same. A flexible band of material bridges the gap of the tray basin and interacts with the dental materi... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7137814 | Dental treatment tray comprising a plasticized resin for improved moldability and conformability A dental treatment tray used to provide a desired treatment is injection molded from a composition that includes at least one thermoplastic resin and at least plasticizer. The plasticized thermoplastic resin permits the dental treatment tray to be injection molded e... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7128576 | Adhesion promoters for silicone materials The invention relates to copolymers, obtained by the copolymerisation of SiH-group-containing siloxanes with vinyl-group-containing compounds. The copolymers comprise at least two SiH groups. The SiH-groups-containing siloxanes and the vinyl-group-containing compoun... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7125251 | Adjustable impression tray with variable geometry The invention relates to an adjustable impression tray (1) comprising a trough (2) in the form of an arch with a straight central portion (7) extended by two lateral branches (8,9), essentially matching the form of a dental arch and compr... | 10/24/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7107996 | Apparatus and method for treating atherosclerotic vascular disease through light sterilization A method and apparatus for treating gum disease includes a light producing dental appliance that is accessible exteriorly of the body for placement within the mouth of the patient to expose the mouth to light radiation of a selected wavelength and in an amount that ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7108506 | One wall boil and bite dental tray A dental tray having a planar portion and a single wall, useful for dental treatments including bleaching, fluoride applications, desensitizing teeth, antibacterial treatments and other dental operations. At least one groove or bead, either continuous or segmented, ... | 09/19/2006 |
