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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7114953 | Tooth whitening appliance having membrane covered applicator A tooth whitening appliance includes an applicator having a soft moldable core covered by a plastic film membrane. The contours of buccal surfaces of target teeth to be whitened are impressed into the applicator by applying lateral pressure. A layer of tooth whiteni... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7101178 | Dental impression method and device A dental impression device (100) which has a buccal support (1a), a lingual support (1b), and a joining section (1c). The buccal support (1a) is disposed towards the buccal side of a dental arch; the lin... | 09/05/2006 |
| 6948936 | Methods and systems for modeling bite registration The present invention provides methods and devices for determining an axis of upper and lower jaw articulation of a patient and modeling jaw movement about such an axis, particularly with the use of computerized visual images. The methods comprise providing digital ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6213768 | Gag-preventive dental impression tray A dental impression tray having a continuous peripheral wall, including an anterior section which conforms generally to the anatomy of a person's maxillary dentition, and a posterior section having a height which is substantially less than that of the ant... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6079977 | Dental impression tray A dental impression tray includes venting in the palatal area of the tray that permits excess impression material to be expelled downward and forward as the impression material and tray are forced upward against the patient's teeth when the impression is ... | 06/27/2000 |
| 5895218 | Dental tray A dental tray of the present invention includes a body made from a generally fluid impervious material (preferably a closed cell foam) having a bottom and side walls to define an arched channel sized and shaped to fit over a patient's teeth. A deformable,... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5297960 | Expandable dual dental impression tray An adjustable dual dental impression tray for taking full mouth impressions, and in one form for quadrant impressions of upper and lower teeth simultaneously is disclosed. The tray has an interior section with spaced apart vertical walls adjoined by a mes... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5211559 | Dental treatment tray for holding medicament gel A gel tray for holding a medicament to be applied to the teeth and gums of a patient includes a handle and an opposing buckle. In one embodiment, the buckle includes a tongue portion and a retainer strip surrounding the tongue portion so as to define a na... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5050586 | Mandible manipulator An apparatus for the manipulation of the mandible comprising, in one embodiment, a handle, a mouth tray for insertion into said patient's mouth and a chin rest for positioning under said patient's chin. The distance between the chin rest and the mouth tra... | 09/24/1991 |
| 4902227 | Dental treatment tray A molded, one-piece plastic dental treatment tray for applying fluoride or other medication to a patient's teeth. The tray has a pair of elongated locking flanges on one of its handles which engage the lateral edges of the other of its handles to hold the... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4789334 | Dental mold for upper and lower jaw A mold for taking impressions of upper and lower jaws has a main part including a U-shaped generally flat base plate having a rearwardly concave and open U-shaped inner periphery and a forwardly convex U-shaped outer periphery, a U-shaped rim projecting t... | 12/06/1988 |
| 4693683 | Dental apparatus and method of use A tray for making dental check bite records is provided with a U-shaped bite section and a raised central arch. The tray is formed of stiff but deformable metal, which is perforated in the bite section to facilitate the adherence of dental impression past... | 09/15/1987 |
| 4544354 | Anteriorly bridged dental trays A pair of U-shaped dentition trays are joined by a bendable bridging member that is reinforced by molded portions that function to maintain the trays biased apart and in tooth contact in a person's mouth.... | 10/01/1985 |
| 4543062 | Dental apparatus and method of use A tray for making dental check bite records is provided with a U-shaped bite section and a raised central arch. The tray is formed of stiff but deformable metal, which is perforated in the bite section to facilitate the adherence of dental impression past... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4475888 | Anteriorly joined dental trays A pair of arcuate concavo-convex trays formed of a plastic foam material shaped to be inserted into the mouth and to encase both the upper and lower jaws. The trays are normally disposed in mirror-like opposition and joined anterior-to-anterior by a bridg... | 10/09/1984 |
| 4445854 | Apparatus for constructing registered teeth castings A system and method is disclosed for obtaining precisely registered, articulated castings of upper and lower dental impressions. The dental impressions are obtained through use of a dental tray. The tray has an upper and a lower section, each having a non... | 05/01/1984 |
| 4376628 | Device for treating teeth A device for treating teeth with a tooth treating medium, such as a fluorine-containing agent, in which two U-shaped trough members are formed of a soft synthetic plastic. One of the trough members is designed to be applied about the upper teeth and the o... | 03/15/1983 |
| 4161067 | Method for constructing registered teeth castings A system and method is disclosed for obtaining precisely registered, articulated castings of upper and lower dental impressions. The dental impressions are obtained through use of a dental tray having a non-porous bite-deformable central septum. The impre... | 07/17/1979 |
| 4016650 | Impression tray for dental purposes In order, when taking impressions of the upper jaw and lower jaw for dental purposes, to be able to introduce the upper-jaw tray and lower-jaw tray individually into and to remove them individually from the mouth of the patient, one of the trays is formed... | 04/12/1977 |
| 4003132 | Devices and methods for taking dental impressions There is disclosed in the present application a series of trays adapted to carrying dental impression medium of varying viscosities on both sides of a thin textile web and between lateral containing walls to permit the taking of impressions of both jaws t... | 01/18/1977 |
