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Mark Twain ; Christmas greetings, 1890
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8038440 | Method for placing and manufacturing a dental superstructure, method for placing implants and accessories used thereby Methods for placing and manufacturing a dental superstructure, and methods for placing implants and accessories used thereby. ... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7942668 | Drill template arrangement A drilling assembly is provided for drilling a hole into a zygoma of a patient. The assembly can comprise a template, an extension unit, a drill guide unit, and first and second drills. The template can be configured for orientation within a patient's mouth and can ... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7824181 | Custom-fit implant surgery guide and associated milling cutter, method for their production, and their use The invention relates to a custom-fit implantable surgical guide (1) and an associated milling tool (4), which is positioned in straddling on the alveolar ridge (7) of a maxillary or mandible arch (2) and comprises at least one drilling b... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7364430 | Dental implant system and method A dental implant system and method are provided. The dental implant system typically includes a boring device for boring a hole in an alveolar bone and leaving a bridge portion separating the hole from the maxillary sinus cavity. The system may also include a scorin... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7343305 | Method and system for recording carious lesions A method and system is provided for charting tooth decay to assist in caries management. Specifically, the invention provides a computer system, a Graphical User Interface(GUI), a method, and associated computer code for presenting an interactive tooth chart compris... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7329122 | Accelerated orthodontic apparatus and method An apparatus and method for patients requiring repositioning of misaligned teeth who typically undergo orthodontic treatment to move the teeth into corrected positions. The orthodontic methods typically require lengthy procedures involving the application of light f... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7273080 | Power tool support fixture A support fixture for a hand-held power tool includes a base plate and a guide plate assembly supported for movement relative to the base plate to bring the working end of the power tool into contact with a workpiece on which the base plate is supported. The guide p... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7182737 | Apparatus and method for measuring jaw motion An apparatus for measuring jaw motion has a pair of fixed marker attached to both sides of face of patient, a pair of movable markers disposed to face the fixed marker in a spaced distance and to move in unison with the movement of the lower jaw of patient, four cam... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7163396 | Instrument and process for the minimum distance verification between two teeth for the placement of one or two bone integrated cylindrical or screwed type implants in density An instrument for use in verifying that the distance between two teeth is the minimum adequate distance for the placement of one or two implants. The instrument verifies that marks made with a surgical splint have amongst them the minimum adequate distance, and cent... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7153132 | Mini-dental implant surgical stent A stent used to drill a pilot hole for dental implants is the subject of this invention. The stent has a base plate with drill directional cylinders fixed in this base plate. These cylinders are positioned so that they will reach the bone structure of a patient prio... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7125253 | Dental implant system and method A dental implant system and method are provided. The dental implant method may include forming a hole in bone of an alveolar of a maxilla, adjacent a sinus cavity. The hole is typically formed so as to leave a bridge portion separating the hole from a bottom surface... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7108716 | Stent-graft with bioabsorbable structural support The invention relates to a stent-graft with a bioabsorbable structure and a permanent graft for luminal support and ‘treatment of arterial fistulas, occlusive disease, and aneurysms. The bioabsorbable structure is formed from braided filaments of materials such as... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7108511 | System of dental restoration of single stage dental implants and loading with a preformed crown restoration The present invention is prosthetic tooth replacement including a dental crown portion and a joining portion adapted to fixedly attach to a dental implant. Further, present invention also comprises the combination of a prosthetic tooth replacement and a dental impla... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7097451 | Thermoplastic surgical template for performing dental implant osteotomies and method thereof A surgical template for performing dental implant osteotomies comprises a malleable, resinous, thermoplastic base, at least one non-thermoplastic, rigid drill guide attached to the base, and a securing mechanism between the base and the drill guide. The template may... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7090495 | Dental implant screw and post system A dental implant assembly comprising; a first part for fixing a tooth, a second part configured for receiving a threaded fastening means, said fastening means having a head portion and a threaded portion for fastening said first and second parts, a locking mechanism... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7092787 | System and method for generating a control program A system for generating a control program for a machine includes an optical image acquisition device, in particular a scanner and a machine control system connected to the scanner. The machine control system includes an image processing module that associated image ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7086860 | Implant placement system The specification and drawing figures describe and show an implant placement system that includes one or more graphic representations of a proposed dental implant site, and a device for determining bone and soft tissue data at the proposed dental implant site (“si... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7055789 | Articulating tool arm with positional feedback A power hand-tool support apparatus includes a multi-component articulating arm with pneumatic lifting assist to hold the hand-tool and protect the operator from tool induced torque, the apparatus equipped with positional feedback optical encoders, to communicate wi... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7021934 | Multi-adjustable drill guide and framework system for dental prosthetics In one aspect, a group of inter-connecting, prefabricated components of various shapes and sizes that can be assembled together to form a framework system directly onto dental implants installed in the patient's mouth is disclosed. In another aspect, a group of pref... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7014461 | Hard tissue surface geometry determination Apparatus for measuring a surface geometry of hard tissue covered by a layer of soft tissue, including a plurality of elements each having a tip adapted to penetrate said soft tissue and not substantially penetrate said hard tissue; a frame supporting movement of sa... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6997707 | Positioning device for fitting implant-supported dental prostheses The present invention provides a positioning device for setting implanted bearing dental prostheses in the maxillary bone or for bone grafting on the maxillary bone, including positioning interim dentures along two dimensions, a positioning member along the third di... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6993255 | Method and apparatus for providing adaptive illumination An illumination system (20, 72, 110, 142) for illuminating a scene comprising: an illuminator (24, 74, 116) having a plurality of substantially contiguous independently controllable light (26, 76) providing regions each of which provides light t... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6969256 | Impression jig assembly for use with dental implants An impression jig assembly for coupling to a bone implant includes a split sleeve having co-axial upper and lower sleeve members, and a fixing screw for clamping the split sleeve to the implant. In use, the fixing screw passes through the split sleeve, and can be wi... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6926525 | Instrument for the parallel installation of dental implants The present invention relates to a dental device and a dental system that functions to assist in placing implants at a predetermined angle, in particular in inserting implants parallel with each other or parallel with a non-implant appliance supported in the mouth, ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6918771 | Distributive processing simulation method and system for training healthcare teams A simulation method and system based on a distributive processing model is used for training and educating healthcare teams. The system allows team members to be at the training facility or located remotely and connected via data communication links. The system allo... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6913463 | Drilling guide for dental implantation An adjustable drilling guide, removably mountable to a patient's teeth, having a guide block with at least one stent for guiding a dental drill is disclosed. In a first embodiment, the guide block has a plurality of guide holes disposed at differing angles which may... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6881059 | Device to treat the teeth adjacent to a gap for the placement of a dental bridge A device (1) to treat the teeth (2) adjacent to a gap (3) for the purposes of placing a dental bridge (4) that replaces at least one missing tooth has a treatment tool (5) to remove tooth material, in particular a grinding tool. Th... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6869283 | Implant hole guide An implant hole guide is used in drilling a hole in jaw bone for a dental implant. A bar of the guide has opposite ends and opposite surfaces, one being adapted to engage a jaw bone adjacent the site of a hole to be drilled. A guide bore extends in the bar adjacent ... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6869282 | Implant positioning device and method The invention includes a method and apparatus to guide a dental drill to drill a bore into which a dental implant may be inserted at a particular axis. The dentist first takes an impression of a selected patient's dental arch. The cast dental arch is then formed fro... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6672870 | Method and instrumentation for attaching dentures A method and apparatus for mounting a dental prosthesis to an upper or lower jaw of a patient. The apparatus includes a jig bushing and a base plate. The jig bushing has a plurality of apertures therethrough for guiding the travel of a drill bit for formi... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6626667 | Implant guide arrangement A dental implant guide arrangement accurately guides a bur for drilling a pilot or initial hole for a dental implant into the upper or lower jaw bone of an edentulous (toothless) patient. The arrangement includes jaws, pointed projections or other jaw bon... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6605092 | Geometrical positioning of drilling in medical applications A system and a method for positioning a drill, having a drill bit with a central axis, for drilling a subsequent hole in a bone at a predetermined distance from and in a predetermined orientation in respect to a reference hole, is disclosed. The system co... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6592368 | Dental cortical plate alignment platform This application relates to a dental apparatus for the initial and subsequent guidance of drills, hypodermic needles, or drug delivery devices into the cortical plate of human mandibular and maxillary bones. The invention comprises a thin platform with on... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6537067 | Device to treat the teeth adjacent to a gap for the placement of a dental bridge A device (1) to treat the teeth (2) adjacent to a gap (3) for the purposes of placing a dental bridge (4) that replaces at least one missing tooth has a treatment tool (5) to remove tooth material, in particular a grinding tool. The device (10 has a mount... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6347940 | Instrument and process for the minimum distance verification between two teeth for the placement of one or two bone integrated cylindrical or screwed type implants in dentistry An instrument has a sheet which has a centered perforation joined by an extension to another larger sheet which has two perforations and, from the larger sheet, an extension joining it to handle for a process verifying space between teeth.... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6290497 | Surgical instrument used to drill parallel holes in dental implants The present invention concerns a surgical instrument used to drill parallel holes in dental implants, comprising a handle on which a rod with a series of small spheres is screwed, with the ability for tightening a pair of small plates on each sphere in or... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6190171 | Method and apparatus for tooth restoration The present invention is directed to enhancing the accuracy with which tooth restorations are performed, including the manner by which a tooth is prepared and fit with a dental prosthetic. Further, the present invention is directed to reducing the skill d... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6179612 | Fast transfer yoke The invention concerns a fast transfer yoke for the cranium-calculated transfer of a maxilla plaster model from a patient into a dental articulator as well as for the recording of axis-related individual mandibular joint geometry of the patient in questio... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6062856 | Dental implant hole guide extension A dental implant hole guide extension is for use with or without an arrangement for drilling an initial hole, the arrangement having tooth engagement jaws for engaging a tooth which is adjacent a site in a patient's mouth for receiving the initial hole, a... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6030211 | Guide apparatus for instruments, in particular for orthodontal and dental instruments A guide apparatus for orthodontal and dental instruments used in producing cavities in bone tissue includes and instrument holder for receiving the orthodontal and dental instruments in a guide apparatus which is displaceable in three co-ordinate directio... | 02/29/2000 |
