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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7128575 | Tooth elevator A tooth elevator designed to minimize risk of injury to a patient's mouth or adjacent teeth during tooth extraction is described. The elevator has mating side members, a handle portion and a mating jaw portion. As force is applied to the handle portions, the jaw por... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7108509 | Device for pushing away a dental element, and method for filling dental elements Device for pushing away an enclosure arranged around a dental element. When filling dental elements, it is important that adjacent dental elements should come into contact with one another at a defined location. To this end, the invention proposes a tool for pushing... | 09/19/2006 |
| 6910890 | Dental plier design with offsetting jaw and pad elements for assisting in removing upper and lower teeth utilizing the dental plier design A dental pliers appliance and associated method for removing teeth from a patient's gum line and bone. First and second pivotally connected handles are provided, each including a user grasping portion. The first handle terminates in an arcuately extending jaw exhibi... | 06/28/2005 |
| 5127918 | Latching device for handles of medical instruments A latching device for enabling pieces of tissue or foreign bodies to be held securely by medical forceps during a medical operation comprises two elongate spring members whose opposed ends are secured in closed, telescoping tubes which are hinged to the h... | 07/07/1992 |
| 5057016 | Forceps having replaceable tips for removing a dental prosthetic A pair of dental forceps, whether configured for anterior, premolar or molar teeth, includes a pair of tips having removable cushioning and gripping inserts for conformingly gripping and frictionally retaining a respective dental prosthetic device, such a... | 10/15/1991 |
| 4856518 | Articulable, rotatable, surgical clamping device An articulable, rotatable, surgical clamping device which includes an upper handle portion connected to a fixed collar which acts on a center spindle element. The center spindle element subtended by a fixed collar slidingly engages clamp extender elements... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4511329 | Moisture controlling lingual dental mirror A dental instrument for viewing the lingual surface of dentition and also providing moisture control as a saliva ejector and serving as a tongue holder and support for a cheek retractor. The instrument includes a base wall on which is placed a mirror and ... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4248587 | Orthodontic tool A tool in the form of specially constructed plyers for removing orthodontic brackets and tubes which have been adhesively bonded to the labial, buccal or lingual surfaces of the anterior and/or posterior teeth for orthodontic treatment. The tool is equipp... | 02/03/1981 |
