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Mouthguard made at least partially from an edible candy
A mouthguard includes a U-shaped upper bite plate which removably fits over upper teeth of a person, with the entire upper bite plate being made from a soft, deformable and edible gummi candy.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8178595 | X-ray opaque barium-free glasses and uses thereof Zirconium-containing BaO- and PbO-free X-ray opaque glasses having a refractive index nd of about 1.480 to about 1.517 and a high X-ray opacity with an aluminum equivalent thickness of at least about 180% are provided. Such glasses are based on a SiO... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8173721 | Polymer cement for percutaneous vertebroplasty A fluid cement for medical use for bone reconstruction, in particular for filling the vertebral body, and a binary composition which is intended for the preparation of such a cement. A device for conditioning the binary composition, and a method of preparing a bone ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8168693 | X-ray opaque barium-free glasses and uses thereof Zirconium-containing BaO- and PbO-free X-ray opaque glasses having a refractive index nd of about 1.54 to about 1.58 and a high X-ray opacity with an aluminum equivalent thickness of at least about 500% are provided. Such glasses are based on a SiO2 | 05/01/2012 |
| 8153704 | Polymer cement for percutaneous vertebroplasty and methods of using and making same The invention provides a fluid cement for medical use for bone reconstruction, in particular for filling the vertebral body, and a binary composition which is intended for the preparation of such a cement. The invention also provides a device for conditioning the bi... | 04/10/2012 |
| 7981945 | Antimicrobial, radiopaque, microfiber-reinforced, polymeric methacrylate bone cement An methacrylate bone cement is toughened and rendered radiopaque by reinforcing with electrospun microfibers including a radiopacifier and antimicrobial agents to provide a bone cement for use in repairing bone or other hard tissues. ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7968616 | Bone cement composition and method The disclosure is directed to a composition includes a first component and a second component. The first component includes a poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), a contrast agent, and a radical donor. The second component includes methyl methacrylate (MMA), a radical ... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7932304 | Polymer-coated glass filler for use in dental materials Filler based on glass particles which contain a homo- or copolymer of vinyl chloride on the surface, process for its preparation and its use as a dental material. ... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7678843 | Dental restorative material composition To provide a dental restorative material composition using an organic-inorganic composite filler having excellent surface smoothness like a natural tooth, low polymerization shrinkage, excellent X-ray contrast imaging property, similar transparency to that of a natu... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7649029 | Dental compositions containing nanozirconia fillers The present invention features ionomer compositions containing nanozirconia fillers. The compositions can be used in a variety of dental and orthodontic applications, for example, as adhesives, cements, restoratives, coatings and sealants. ... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7619016 | Remineralizing dental cements Remineralizing dental cements contain source(s) of calcium and phosphate ions, adhesive resin monomers, reinforcing base resin monomers, and catalysts able to initiate the polymerization of the adhesive and reinforcing base resin monomers. Such dental cements can be... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7488762 | Two paste-type glass ionomer cement An object of the present invention is to provide a paste-type cement composition which while retaining adhesion to tooth substance, biocompatibility, surface curability and fluorine sustained-releasability which are the characteristics derived from the conventional ... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7435764 | Prepreg and its use The invention relates to a prepreg comprising a base part, said base part comprising fibers and a matrix, said matrix being at least partially uncured. The prepreg is characterized in that it further comprises a surface part consisting essentially of bioactive fille... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7425587 | Flowable underfilling material A flowable, light-curing underfilling material that is easily visible and distinguishable from the tooth substance. The underfilling material contains at least one polymerizable monomer, at least one polymerization initiator and also ... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7407616 | Method for photo-curing polymerizable compositions with pulsed light A method for curing polymerizable compositions by irradiating the compositions with a pulsed light that is emitted from an LED. The method of the present invention is especially suitable for curing dental compositions. ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7365106 | Cationically curable composition for dental use A cationically curable composition for dental use containing a cationic polymerization initiator (I) and cationically polymerizable monomers (II), the cationically polymerizable monomers (II) containing an oxetane compound and an epoxy compound or an alkenyl ether c... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7361697 | Prosthesis material Prosthesis material having improved stability during storage, reduced plaque affinity and improved polishing properties. ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7351753 | Two-part self-adhering dental compositions A method of using a shelf-stable two-part self-adhering dental composition that comprises (a) at least one acidic compound containing at least one acidic moiety selected from the group consisting of | 04/01/2008 |
| 7335250 | Dental composites based on X-ray-opaque mixed oxides prepared by flame spraying The present invention relates to dental composites comprising at least one nanoparticulate mixed oxide (a) of SiO2 with X-ray-opaque metal oxides of one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Y, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7310405 | High-Z cast reflector compositions and method of manufacture A scintillator pack comprises an array of scintillator pixels and an x-ray absorbing layer disposed in inter-scintillator regions between the scintillator pixels. The x-ray absorbing layer acts to absorb x-rays and protect underlying regions of the inter-scintillato... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7304096 | Highly functional dental adhesive composition There is provided a highly functional one-step light-curing dental adhesive composition i) based on a multifunctional prepolymer mixture of 2,2-bis-[4-(2-hydroxy-3-methacryloyloxypropoxy)phenyl]propane (“Bis-GMA”) and a multifunctional prepolymer formed by subst... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7288324 | Synthesis of tetragonal phase stabilized nano and submicron sized nanoparticles Novel, monodispersed, spherical ZrO2 particles in the size range of approximately 10 to approximately 600 nm exhibiting metastable tetragonal crystal structure at room temperature and novel methods of preparation. The ZrO2 particles are approxi... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7279508 | Nanocomposite surgical materials and method of producing them Nanocomposite surgical materials, such as cements, having very fine heterogenous structure are formed by incorporating into a polymeric matrix a well dispersed solid filler having an average mass diameter ranging from about 750 nanometers to about 1 nanometer. The a... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7275933 | Method of manufacturing dental restorations Method of manufacturing dental restorations using curable compositions including degradable macromonomers having one or more terminal acrylate or methacrylate functionality, a curing composition, a filler composition including bioactive particles of bioactive glass,... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7264665 | Inert dental glass The invention relates to the use of ions of weakly basic oxides as linking ions for polyacids in cements, preferably polyelectrolyte cements. Suitable ions comprise elements of the scandium series, for example, Sc3+, Y3+, La3+, Ce | 09/04/2007 |
| 7247378 | UV-scattering inorganic/polymer composite particles and a method for preparing the same There are provided inorganic/polymer composite particles having good UV-scattering efficiency and improved dispersion stability in organic formulation; and a method for preparing the same, which comprises the following steps of (1)... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7229286 | Composite veneered cast glass-ceramic dental construct A dental construct according to the present invention includes a glass-ceramic coping having a resin composite material in the form of a veneer bonded or otherwise affixed to at least a portion of the coping. A method according to the invention of preparing the dent... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7186761 | Bone cement containing coated radiopaque particles and its preparation An acrylic radiopaque bone cement for orthopedic use comprises a solid phase composed of a mixture of at least one poly(methyl acrylate)-based polymer, one free-radical polymerization initiator and one or more substances opaque to X-rays, and a liquid phase substant... | 03/06/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7175700 | Ytterbium-barium silicate radiopaque glasses A family of radiopaque glasses comprising silicon dioxide (15–30%), ytterbium oxide (5–35%), barium oxide (30–50%) and fluoride (5–20%), all by weight. The family of glasses all exhibit high radiopacity with refractive indices varying from 1.508–1.592 and ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7160932 | Bone cement having improved mechanical properties, and process for the preparation thereof Bone cements containing polyacrylates or polymethacrylates and an X-ray contrast medium can be prepared by functionalizing the X-ray contrast medium with (meth)acrylate groups prior to being coating with melamine-formaldehyde resin and subsequent polymerization. The... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7144927 | Photoinitiator system with acylphosphine oxide initiators A visible light photopolymerizable composition comprising a) an aryliodonium salt and b) an acylphosphine oxide compound. These compositions can be used together with an epoxy resin as a dental composition. ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7138442 | Reduced exothermic bone replacement cement A bone cement having a dry component including a large constituent and a small constituent. The small constituent fills a substantial volume of the interstitial spaces between the particles of the large constituent. Therefore, only a second or minor interstitial spa... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7115674 | Dental self-curing resin cement compositions The present invention refers to dental self-curing resin compositions having enhanced mechanical and physical properties. In particular, the present invention relates to dental self-curing resin compositions consisting of (i) a Paste A composition containing the mul... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7109254 | Method for producing a bioactive bone cement and bone cement kit A method for producing a bioactive bone cement and a bone cement kit for anchoring artificial joints and for filling out bone defects. The method avoids polymerization-linked by-products and disadvantageous effects, while at the same time providing the bone cement w... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7101942 | Dental materials based on metal oxide clusters Dental material containing a cluster according to the general formula [(M1)a(M2)bOc(OH)d(OR)e(L-Sp-Z)f] (I) in which M1, M2, independently of each other, st... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7098259 | Cationically curable dental materials The invention relates to a polymerizable dental material containing: (a) 3 to 80 wt. % of one or more cationically curable monomers; (b) 3 to 90 wt. % of one or more radio-opaque fillers; (c) 0.01 to 25 wt. % of initiators, retarders and/or accelerators, and; (d) 0 ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7091258 | Filler on the basis of particulate composite Particulate composite material with an average particle size of 20 to 50 μm and a maximum content of particles with a size of | 08/15/2006 |
| 7091260 | Bone cement mixture and x-ray contrast medium as well as method for their preparation A bone cement mixture comprised of a polymer component containing an x-ray contrast medium and a monomer component, wherein the x-ray contrast medium is a polymer or copolymer having compounds of radio-opaque elements bonded thereto, or is in the form of substantial... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7090720 | Use of bioactive glass in dental filling material The dental filling material for a permanent dental filling contains up to 87 percent by weight of a mixture of bioactive glass particles capable of forming a hydroxylapatite layer and conventional non-bioactive dental glass particles surrounded or embedded in a matr... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7084197 | Synergistic combinations of nano-scaled fillers and hindered amine light stabilizers Polymer compositions comprising a polymeric substrate and an effective stabilizing amount of a synergistic mixture of a nano-scaled filler and at least one additive selected from the group consisting of the hindered amine light stabilizers are effectively stabilized... | 08/01/2006 |
