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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6916463 | Oral products having an aesthetic layer A packaged tooth whitening product is provided. The package includes a substrate having a first side and a second side, wherein the substrate is sized for use in a human user's oral cavity. A first composition including a tooth whitening agent is disposed adjacent t... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6641398 | Dental materials containing a tear-off material Dental material containing a polymerizable component and a component applied superficially to the polymerizable component, which can be removed after the curing of the polymerizable material with accompanying formation of a rough surface.... | 11/04/2003 |
| 5807099 | Apparatus for laminating and aesthetically appearing porcelain veneer to the exterior front surface of a person's front tooth When a dental patient is having one or more of his or her front teeth aesthetically improved, when a dentist cements thereon a porcelain veneer, which becomes a porcelain laminate extending across the front surface of the patient's tooth, the method steps... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5711866 | Acid assisted cold welding and intermetallic formation and dental applications thereof A metallic composite solid, containing alloys and/or intermetallics, is formed by compacting at moderate pressure a mixture of powder particles, foils or sheets at a temperature close to room temperature, well below the melting temperature of the constitu... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5624263 | Dental foil compression device A dental foil compressing apparatus is constructed of two parts which engage to form a closed cavity. A viscous material is placed into the cavity so that engagement of the two parts causes a hydrostatic compressive force within the cavity to compress a f... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5501600 | Method of laminating a porcelain veneer to a tooth The present invention provides a method wherein a noble metal foil matrix, which conforms to the front tooth die of a patient, and a porcelain ceramic slurry, which will be applied to the metal matrix, are quickly and accurately obtained. The improved met... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5272184 | Metal composite and method for filling a dental cavity in the preparation of a dental restoration A metal composite and method for filling a dental cavity independent of cavity size. The dental metal composite comprises high-fusing temperature particles, low-fusing temperature particles, and a wax binder, and is inserted into the cavity to replicate t... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5076789 | Metal-porcelain dental restorations, dental veneers, dental bridges and metal foil for use therein and methods for making dental appliances A metal porcelain dental restoration for filling an edentulous region is provided. The dental restoration comprises a first layer of a thin metal foil which closely fits the contours of the two abutment teeth on either side of the edentulous region, a lay... | 12/31/1991 |
| 4979516 | Pressure sensitive mouth piece A pressure sensitive mouth piece has a pressure detector-sound unit assembly mounted on or embedded in the molded bite guard. When a patient clenches or bruxes his teeth, the pressure detector senses that condition and activates the sound unit to emit a t... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4980124 | Dental restoration and method for its production An improvement is provided in the so-called "Foil" system for producing jacketed porcelain dental crowns. One of the most significant improvements is the formation of a crush-resistant coping comprised of a die-conforming noble metal foil and a bonded sin... | 12/25/1990 |
