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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 6638069 | Shaping cap for dental pin structures Shaping cap made of ceramic, metal or plastic material, which is suitable as a solid constituent of dental pin structures.... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6079981 | One visit denture This invention provides a method for making a customized denture from standardized segments of prefabricated prosthetic teeth which may be joined in an adjustable fashion to suit an individual oral cavity. The prosthetic tooth comprises a denture tooth bo... | 06/27/2000 |
| 5938442 | Coupled artificial tooth assembly Coupled artificial teeth which minimize the shaping work of gum when manufacturing a denture model and eliminates residues in the plaster mold are disclosed. A coupled artificial tooth assembly includes a plurality of teeth coupled together only by wax. O... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5791900 | Temporary tooth construction A temporary tooth construction 10 for attachment to portions of permanent teeth 101, 102 on opposite sides of a gap formed by at least one missing tooth. The temporary tooth construction 10 includes a tooth members 20 provided with a pair of anchor member... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5676546 | Dental appliance Partial and full prosthetic denture plates and processes to make them are disclosed. A partial denture plate comprised of a denture base formed of a composite laminate having an intermediate layer of a woven fabric with non-woven veils disposed on opposit... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5458489 | Tooth replacement assembly, and method A prefabricated tooth replacement assembly includes a cap adapted to be secured upon an abutment, a replacement tooth for occupying a void in the patient's mouth, and an interlock for supporting the replacement tooth from the cap in a selected position of... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5344457 | Porous surfaced implant There is disclosed an implant for anchoring in bone and/or fibrous connective tissue and to which a prosthesis such as a dental bridge may be connected through connecting components. The implant is of tapered design defining a wide top portion for connect... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5304062 | Prosthetic denture precursor and method A prosthetic denture precursor includes at least one artificial tooth having a root portion; and a photopolymerizable denture base material holding the root portion of the at least one tooth, the photopolymerizable denture base material being deformable s... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5152795 | Surgical implants and method An improved surgical implant, including dental implants, formed of Ti and its alloys and a process of its manufacture are disclosed. The improved surgical implant is designed to withstand fretting wear and abrasion occasioned by vibrating micromotion of t... | 10/06/1992 |
| 4758162 | Device and method for the preparation of a fixed dental bridge An apparatus for the preparation of a fixed bridge which includes a wax occlusal bar adapted to be positioned within a gap located between two abutments in a model of the patient's mouth and at least one removable wax pontic adapted to be carried on the o... | 07/19/1988 |
| 4740160 | Weldable crowns, bridges and jointing implements or means Dental crowns, bridges and jointing implements or tabs for dental prostheses which are capable of being welded in the mouth are disclosed. These structures are preferably comprised of high purity titanium alloy. The dental crowns are formed as a cast or p... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4735570 | False tooth attachment This invention relates to a false tooth attachment and in particular to one including a fixed member having a side plate and an engaging end, a front retainer made of a resilient metal wire bent into a shaped of an inverted letter V engageable with the en... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4552779 | Process for preparing a cast metal surface structure for bonding to a tooth structure and material used therewith A process for preparing a cast metal surface such that it is usable for bonding to a tooth structure. A water soluble adhesive medium is placed on a stone cast of a tooth or teeth. A mixture of soluble and non-soluble particles are then placed onto the ad... | 11/12/1985 |
| 4475891 | Dental attachment for fixing dental prostheses A dental attachment for fixing a dental prosthesis to healthy teeth comprising a male portion 1 which is rigidly fixed to a living tooth and a female portion 2 which is fixed to the dental prosthesis, the male portion 1 comprising two pins 8 which are int... | 10/09/1984 |
| 4445862 | Precision pontic and method for making it Process of making a post for inserting a false tooth in a vacant space between first and second good teeth having the following steps. Cut first and second small indentations in the sides of each first and second good tooth facing the vacant space. Make a... | 05/01/1984 |
| 4337042 | Dental arrangement and process for manufacturing dentures An arrangement of artificial teeth, preferably made of methacrylate, in which the teeth are mounted at the roots end in the natural sequence on a flexible plastic strip made of acrylate plastic in such manner that movement of the teeth in relation to each... | 06/29/1982 |
| 4269595 | Prefabricated non-precious pontic Disclosed is a prefabricated pontic framework formed of a non-precious material and method to be used in making dental bridges. The prefabricated pontic framework comprises a plurality of pontic supports with a connecting bar mounted on opposed sides of e... | 05/26/1981 |
| 4249591 | Apparatus for making dental bridgework The specification discloses a tooth-shaped member including a central insert which is removable from a facing in order to make the supporting framework for a dental bridge. An appropriate size and shape of a tooth-shaped member is selected and aligned in ... | 02/10/1981 |
| 4203220 | Triazines and their use in bonding resins to biological tissue New alkenylamino dihalo triazines are used as bridging molecules to facilitate bonding of clinically tolerated acrylic and similar resins to biological tissue such as teeth and bone.... | 05/20/1980 |
| 4172323 | Dental procedures using adhesive formulations The adhesive bonding of a pontic tooth to the two adjacent, natural abutment teeth is improved, particularly in resistance to shearing forces, by an improved adhesive bonding system. In this system, adhesive is applied to the previously prepared surfaces ... | 10/30/1979 |
| 4158915 | Artificial dentures, and method and apparatus for preparing same Artificial dentures, and a method and apparatus for preparing them are disclosed. After a dentition base plate is prepared, a temporary integral strip of gum tissue and supported teeth elements is temporarily fixed to the base plate. The assembly is then ... | 06/26/1979 |
| 4024637 | Dentures and process for making the same A denture comprising teeth consisting essentially of hard non-hydrophilic polyurethane elastomer imbedded in and chemically bonded to a gum member consisting essentially of soft non-hydrophilic polyurethane elastomer is prepared from a model assembly cons... | 05/24/1977 |
| 3958333 | Artificial teeth with locating lugs and method for using same Artificial teeth for use in a denture comprising a denture base and a plurality of teeth anchored in the denture base, each tooth having a base portion providing a ridge lap surface and an occlusal portion providing an occlusal surface, wherein the improv... | 05/25/1976 |
