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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8167617 | Method for automatically fabricating a dental superstructure for attachment to an implant A system for a dental superstructure to be attached to an implant using a digital model description of a shape of the superstructure, the superstructure including first and second elements. The system comprises a computing device arranged to (a) analyze a recorded r... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8152525 | Dental prosthesis removal tool A dental prosthesis removal tool comprising a handle portion and a top portion, the top portion including a head portion and a beak portion. The beak portion is configured to engage both a maxillary dental prosthesis and a mandibular dental prosthesis without the to... | 04/10/2012 |
| 7699610 | Flexible denture and method to make same A flexible denture is provided with a denture plate and a false teeth assembly. The denture plate includes a support member and a deformable member. The support member has an approximately U-shaped base, a labial wall and a lingual wall extending from the base, wher... | 04/20/2010 |
| 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 |
| 7361697 | Prosthesis material Prosthesis material having improved stability during storage, reduced plaque affinity and improved polishing properties. ... | 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 |
| 7278849 | Dental prosthesis with metal-free anchoring elements The invention relates to dental prostheses which have at least one metal-free anchoring element made of plastic material with a bending modulus of elasticity of at least 10 GPa and a maximum elongation of at least 0.8%. ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7255561 | Method and kits for forming pontics in polymeric shell aligners Systems and methods are disclosed for forming a pontic in a polymeric shell dental appliance, including providing a polymeric shell dental appliance of the type which is removably placeable over a patient's dentition, said shell having a concave trough which conform... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7240839 | Color measurement apparatus operable as a pointing device, a computer display measurement device and a printer output measurement device A color measurement apparatus is adapted as an attachment for a personal computing system. An interface integral to the color measurement apparatus couples the color measurement apparatus to the personal computing system. A computer pointing device integral to the c... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7230534 | Method and system for identifying lost or stolen devices A method and system for identifying a lost or stolen device is disclosed herein. The system includes: a transmitter, coupled to said device, for transmitting identification information; a receiver for receiving the identification information transmitted by the trans... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7201575 | Dental appliance and method for making A method for making a dental appliance is disclosed, including affixing a first blank piece of material to a second blank piece of material forming a combined blank. The first blank piece of material is substantially softer than the second blank piece of material. T... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7175437 | Dental bridge holder alignment mechanism A positioning aid, formed T-shaped, is adhesively attached to portions of a broken denture plate prior to placement of the dental plate portions into a dental impression tray whereby the positioning aids extend into and are embedded into the impression material in t... | 02/13/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7160110 | Three-dimensional occlusal and interproximal contact detection and display using virtual tooth models Occlusal contact between upper and lower virtual three-dimensional teeth of a patient when the upper and lower arches are in an occlused condition are determined and displayed to the user on a user interface of a general purpose computing device. Various techniques ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7114547 | Casting ring An apparatus comprising a casting ring and base sized and dimensioned to be coupled together to form a cavity having one or more walls comprising an inner surface of the casting ring, having a bottom comprising an upper surface of the base, and having a form receivi... | 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 |
| 7040885 | Duplication of lost dentures A mold used in duplicating a denture consists of a tissue side mold section and an exterior side mold section. The tissue side mold section is made of a dimensionally stable material, such as dental stone or an addition-cured silicone rubber, so that the tissue side... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7024770 | Method of making a dental product The invention provides high strength dental polymeric dental products made from wax-like polymerizable dental material. These dental products have superior strength compared to products formed from prior wax-like polymerizable materials. Prior wax-like polymerizable... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7017822 | Low cost RFID antenna manufactured from conductive loaded resin-based materials RFID antennas are formed of a conductive loaded resin-based material. The conductive loaded resin-based material comprises micron conductive powder(s), conductive fiber(s), or a combination of conductive powder and conductive fibers in a base resin host. The percent... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6955538 | Equipment concerning the depot of medicament in the mouth A device for placing a slow-release supply in the oral cavity, typically in a tooth filling or dental prosthesis. The device includes a sleeve having an opening at least at one end and adapted to be inserted in a recess of the filling or prosthesis, and which is sub... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6896516 | Removal partial denture free of palatal bar or lingual bar A removable partial denture that does not have a palatal or lingual bar, strap or plate connecting both sides of an arch of the partial denture. In addition to the rests and/or clasps, the partial denture is held in position by the shape of the linguoplate, which co... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6863531 | Surface modification process on metal dentures, products produced thereby, and the incorporated system thereof Metal and/or partial metal dentures having a surface modified by a pulsed electron beam system. The system includes an explosive emission cathode, an accelerating gap formed by the cathode and plasma anode, and an electron collector where the metal and/or partial me... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6799969 | Wax-like polymerizable dental material, method and shaped product The invention provides a high strength dental polymeric material formed from wax-like polymerizable dental material. A wax-like polymerizable dental material formed by a process comprising blending polymerizable compounds which polymerize to form high strength denta... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6790035 | Method and kits for forming pontics in polymeric shell aligners Systems and methods are disclosed for forming a pontic in a polymeric shell dental appliance, including providing a polymeric shell dental appliance of the type which is removably placeable over a patient's dentition, said shell having a concave trough which conform... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6669476 | Nanophase dental prosthetics and method Dental prosthetics, including implants, crowns and bridges, made from nanophase materials. The nanophase materials are generally manufactured by evaporating a metal or other solid substrate by heating it to a temperature at or above its boiling point in a... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6660400 | Dental prosthesis blank A dental prosthesis blank and a combined dental prosthesis blank and blank holder. The dental prosthesis blank provides for forming a dental prosthesis therefrom and the blank holder holds the blank during the forming of the prosthesis. The blank comprise... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6592369 | Wax-like polymerizable dental material, method and shaped product The invention provides high strength dental polymeric dental products made from wax-like polymerizable dental material. These dental products have superior strength compared to products formed from prior wax-like polymerizable materials. Prior wax-like po... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6506815 | Resin composition for denture base A resin composition for denture is provided, which does not require operations for weighing, and mixing during the use; is free from involving of air bubbles; and when used for preparation of a denture base, is free from a reduction in physical properties... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6491521 | Formable mouthguard with teeth A formable mouthguard with teeth (10) having a mouthguard (12) which comprises a mouthguard outer side (12O) attached to a mouthguard inner side (12I) by a mouthguard bottom (12B) which has an open mouthguard bottom right end (12BR) and an open mouthguard... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6447294 | Locator for lost dentures A locator or signaling device and a detector system for locating lost dentures includes a button or insert that can be mounted on the surface of an existing denture. An insert can also be implanted in a new denture. The internal signaling component is sur... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6381989 | Heat treated fibers for reinforced dental restorations and method of manufacture thereof A method for processing a glass fiber material, wherein the glass fiber material has been heat treated at a temperature less than or equal to the annealing temperature of the glass for a length of time effective to prevent separation and fraying of the ed... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6379593 | Method for manufacturing a multi-colored shaped body for further processing to obtain a dental restoration The present invention relates to a method for producing a multicolored shaped body for further processing to form a dental restoration, and to a device for carrying out the method.... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6332991 | Container and method for cross-linking composite materials on dental prosthesis A container for cross-linking composite materials on dental bridges and arches and on individual teeth, comprising: a plurality of plate-like elements which can be stacked and clamped together, at least one of the plate-like elements, which is internal to... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6312668 | Optionally crosslinkable coatings, compositions and methods of use Coatings for hard tissue and surfaces of the oral environment are provided that reduce adhesion of bacteria and proteinaceous substances to these surfaces. Methods of reducing adhesion of these materials to such surfaces, and polymers for incorporation in... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6224375 | Method of fabricating new dental prostheses using a patient's existing dental prostheses In summary, the invention is directed to a method of making a new dental prosthesis from an existing dental prosthesis, including the steps of making a sacrificial positive or pattern of the existing dental prosthesis, and using the sacrificial pattern of... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6077075 | Dental appliance and process A dental appliance and a process for making a dental appliance by forming a laminated vinyl base of closed cell materials using a thermal forming technique and subsequently forming a polymerized overlay resin layer to bond artificial teeth to the base and... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6059571 | Method for embedding mark in denture and implement for making recess used therefor In order to solve such problem that heating a mark such as a one-chip microprocessor which is easily damaged thermally in case of curing a heat-curing resin enclosing such one-chip microprocessor could have not been essentially made in event of embedding ... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6039566 | Method of producing dentures and articulator for use therewith A method of producing dentures is provided. A moldable denture plate is introduced into the mouth of a patient. Deformation of the denture plate is carried out in a patient-specific manner. While the denture plate is still in the patient's mouth, it is su... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5984682 | Immediate, laminated light cured direct composite bridge and method A permanent dental bridge comprised entirely of composite material may be constructed directly, i.e., without laboratory assistance, either in situ or ex situ. In the in situ process, composite material is applied between abutment teeth in the patient's m... | 11/16/1999 |
