Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
433001000 | VETERINARY DENTISTRY | 28 |
20080254400 | Method and Tool For Oral Substrate Measurement In Animals - A gingival contour probe comprising a shaft portion and an elongated tip portion attached at a proximal end thereof to the shaft portion, the tip portion being non-planarly bent and/or curved and carrying markings, the number and scale of which are indicative of measured lengths; the probe being adapted at least by the number and/or scale of the markings for use in convenient gingival margin measurement of a tooth in a conscious non-human animal. A method for quantifying dental plaque in a conscious non-human animal comprising (a) aligning the tip portion of such a gingival contour probe with a gingival margin of a tooth in the animal; (b) by reference to the markings on the tip portion of the probe, measuring the length of the margin and the length of plaque deposit if any at the margin; and (c) calculating a plaque score for the tooth by comparing the length of plaque deposit with the length of the margin. | 10-16-2008 |
20110008744 | Electrochemical Dispensing Apparatus and Method - The disclosed invention provides electrochemical dispensing apparatus and methods. According to the principles of the invention, a microelectronic electrochemical dispenser is used to cause the release of one or more selected chemical substance from a stored chemical compound. The release is controlled using a timer or sensor apparatus in a controlling device, preferably an ASIC. | 01-13-2011 |
20110086321 | JAW HOLD OPEN APPARTUS - This document discloses, among other things, an apparatus for preventing closure of an animal mouth. A harness is fitted around the neck and the lower jaw of the animal and maintains an intraoral piece at a position in the back of the mouth. It also includes a method for holding the animal's jaw open. | 04-14-2011 |
20110117515 | Device and method for tooth and gum cleaning for pets using a pen delivery and tooth gel - A device and method for tooth and gum cleaning in pets with a novel pen delivery and tooth gel. | 05-19-2011 |
20110256495 | METHODS AND RELATED KITS FOR TREATING AND REGENERATING TOOTH PULP AND PERIAPICAL TISSUES IN A MAMMAL - In one embodiment, a method of regenerating tooth pulp in a mammal is provided. The method comprises removing at least a portion the existing tooth pulp of a mammal and adding amelogenin protein to the existing tooth pulp of the mammal to regenerate tooth pulp in a mammal. In another embodiment, a method of treating necrotic tooth pulp of a mammal is provided. The method comprises providing at least one necrotic tooth pulp of a mammal with an amelogenin protein. In yet another embodiment, a kit for regenerating tooth pulp in a mammal is provided. The kit comprises an adequate amount of amelogenin protein for regenerating tooth pulp in a mammal and instructions for applying the amelogenin protein to at least one tooth pulp of the mammal. | 10-20-2011 |
20120028204 | CORRECTION OF ALVEOLAR CLEFT WITH CALCIUM-BASED BONE GRAFT MATERIALS - The present disclosure describes the use of calcium-based bone graft material in patients with, for example, congenital alveolar clefts. Calcium-based bone graft material facilitates the primary alveolar cleft repair in relation to the secondary grafting. Calcium bone graft materials in secondary alveolar cleft grafting may also be facilitated. | 02-02-2012 |
20120129116 | Removable Rodent Intraoral Device - A removable intraoral device is useful for longitudinal in vivo biofilm research. The device is adapted to allow it to be retained in the oral cavity long enough for biofilm to form and to affect the oral mucosa. The device is readily removable to facilitate longitudinal observations. The device is biostable. The device does not interfere with the animal's daily activities such as eating and drinking. The device can be fabricated and maintained at low cost. | 05-24-2012 |
20120156631 | DENTAL PROSTHESIS FOR BOVINE ANIMALS WITH FULLY OR PARTIALLY WORN DOWN TEETH - The invention relates to a standard dental prosthesis for bovine animals with fully or partially worn down teeth. For bovine animals with partially worn down teeth, the prosthesis is a laminar plate consisting of a rigid material, bent forwards ( | 06-21-2012 |
20120178041 | Windowed Muzzle to Facilitate Oral Inspection - The device allows for an opening to be procured on either or both sides at one time on a muzzle that is at the same time being used to hold the mouth of the animal closed. The opening will allow the health professional such as a veterinarian to observe the oral cavity of the animal while being protected from the dogs biting teeth, the oral cavity which is an important aspect of the health of the animal can be assessed. The utility will allow for the shutting and opening of the sides through flaps by the use of Velcro®, snaps, twist tops, zippers, buttons, and mechanical movement such as one tube over another. | 07-12-2012 |
20130089827 | Methods For Manufacturing A Regenerated Tooth Unit - A method for manufacturing a regenerated tooth unit comprising a step of disposing and culturing a regenerated tooth germ inside a spacer in vivo in the body of a mammal is provided, wherein said spacer is configured so as to enable prevention of said regenerated tooth germ being extended to more than the maximum tolerance; and configured such that the regenerated tooth germ disposed inside is communicatable with the exterior of the spacer. | 04-11-2013 |
20130101951 | Method For Restoring Alveolar Bone Via Transplant of a Regenerated Tooth Unit - The object of the present invention is to provide a method for restoring the alveolar bone of a mammal with a missing tooth. | 04-25-2013 |
20130143174 | ILLUMINATED SCALER HAND PIECE IN A VETERINARY DENTAL DEVICE - A light is built directly into a scaler hand piece and adds little or no additional bulk or weight thereto. The light allows a Veterinarian or Technician to directly illuminate an area to be worked, with the hand piece providing a bright, clear source of light with no shadows. The light can be emitted from a light tube disposed along a scaler insert device, providing emission of light near the tip of the scaler insert. The light can be easily placed directly into a patient's oral cavity. With the light built into the scaler, it does not add any additional bulk and the scaler hand piece and light source can be easily directed to the area that requires work. The light source, being mounted directly into the scaler hand piece, is more cost efficient compared to purchasing a separate external light source to be affixed to the scaler hand piece. | 06-06-2013 |
20130143175 | ILLUMINATED MICRO-MOTOR HAND PIECE IN A VETERINARY DENTAL DEVICE - A micro-motor hand piece solves the problem of a lack of directly focused light in a patient's oral cavity when polishing a patient's teeth or performing dentistry. The source of illumination is built directly into the nose of the micro-motor hand piece to flood the area around the working tip of the micro-motor hand piece with light. The light is automatically focused in the area in which the Veterinarian or Technician is working, without casting any shadows in the area undergoing the procedure. The light can be from, for example, three light emitting diodes (LEDs), or some other light source, such as a fiber optic light source, incorporated directly into the nose of the micro motor hand piece. | 06-06-2013 |
20130252192 | WINDOWED MUZZLE SYSTEM - A windowed muzzle has left and right side sections, a lower section, an upper section and a rear section. A left window is in the left side section and a similarly configured right window is in the right side section. A left flap is configured and sized to cover the left window and a similarly configured right flap is configured and sided to cover the right window. A securement assembly selectively retains each flap in a raised orientation above the window or in a lowered orientation covering the window. | 09-26-2013 |
20130266905 | ORAL ENGAGEMENT ASSEMBLIES - The invention provides oral engagement assemblies and methods of using the oral engagement assemblies. In a general aspect, the oral engagement assembly includes a mouthpiece comprising a handle and a support attached to the handle. A diagnostic receptacle is insertable into the mouth-piece to form the oral engagement assembly. One or more diagnostic sensors can be fixedly or releasably inserted into the diagnostic receptacle. The invention also provides kits useful for making the oral engagement assemblies and using such oral engagement assemblies for diagnosing a condition or disease in the animal. | 10-10-2013 |
20130330681 | Canine Dental Tool and Method of Canine Dentistry - A hand-held canine dental cleaning tool is provided having a hand-held base adapted to be held in a person's hand and a vibrating unit disposed within the base. A scaling head is disposed at a distal end of the base and in communication with the vibrating unit. When the vibrating unit vibrates, the scaling head oscillates in a manner adapted to remove calculus from canine teeth when applied thereto. The scaling head is preferably curved, e.g., substantially in the shape of a shepherd's hook and/or angled or substantially L-shaped, and preferably includes a flattened shovel-like tip or very dull tapered tip. Preferred oscillations of the scaling head are in the range of 2-10 mm at approximately 5000-10,000 Hz. The scaling head is preferably interchangeable with a toothbrush head and/or a polishing head, one or more of which include a mucous membrane massager on the obverse side. | 12-12-2013 |
20140023979 | REGENERATION OF AMELOBLAST CELLS AND DENTAL ENAMEL IN VIVO - A first aspect of the invention is related to a method for treating a subject's tooth that needs regeneration of dental enamel tissue and/or ameloblast cells. This method includes exposing at least a portion of crown, root canal or periapical tissue of the tooth and administering an enamel material in an amount sufficient to promote the regeneration of dental enamel tissue and/or ameloblast cells such that at least a portion of the exposed crown, root canal or periapical tissue is in contact with the enamel material. The invention is also related to a kits, compositions, and devices which can be used for the purposes of the present invention. | 01-23-2014 |
20140045135 | CleanChew.TM. - New chewing-actuated teeth cleaning techniques are provided. In some aspects of the invention, a CleanChew™ is provided, which may comprise bite-actuated tooth- and gum-brushing protrusions and other features, tooth-guiding channels and variable openings with spacers, which openings and spacers may enable the variable bite-actuated release and application of a dentifrice for bite-actuated scrubbing. In further aspects, internal springs and the tension of surrounding material drive bite actuation of protrusions. In other aspects, movable bite-actuated and/or motor-actuated members conform an elastomeric/flexible outer layer with additional sub-features and aid in teeth and oral cleaning | 02-13-2014 |
20140093832 | Concurrent Treatment of Oral and Systemic Maladies in Animals Using Electrical Current - A method and apparatus for the concurrent treatment of multiple oral diseases and defects while promoting general oral hygiene utilizing electricity are provided for non-human animals. Electrodes are used to deliver an electrical current to the gingival tissues of a mouth in order to achieve a number of therapeutic, prophylactic, and regenerative benefits. These benefits include killing oral microbes, increasing oral vasodilation, reducing oral biofilm, improving oral blood circulation, reversing oral bone resorption, promoting oral osteogenesis, treating gum recession, and fostering gingival regeneration. Other benefits include the treatment of gingivitis, periodontitis, and oral malodor, and other systemic diseases correlated with oral pathogens. | 04-03-2014 |
20140134560 | BURR WITH FLOATING GUARD - Accordingly, embodiments of the presently described system and method include an equine dentistry burr with a head having a first end and a second end. Some embodiments also include a shank fixably connected to the first end of the head, and wherein the shank is configured to connect the equine dentistry burr to a handpiece assembly. Further embodiments also include a floating guard coupled to at least one of the cylindrical head and the shank, and configured to rotate independently of the cylindrical head and the shank. | 05-15-2014 |
20140342298 | Animal Dental Cleaning Device - An animal dental cleaning device for cleaning the teeth of a domesticated or non-domesticated animal while the animal is participating in a pulling game with another animal or person, such as tug-of-war, is provided. Methods for cleaning teeth of animals using an animal dental cleaning device while the animal is participating in a pulling game with another animal or person are also provided. | 11-20-2014 |
20140356797 | DENTAL IMPLANT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - The purpose of the present invention is to provide a dental implant which enables the formation of a functional periodontal tissue around the implant after the implantation of the implant. The dental implant according to the present invention is characterized in that a cell mass originated from a tooth germ tissue or a periodontal ligament tissue is placed on the surface of the implant and the surface of the implant on which the cell mass is to be placed is the whole or a part of a surface that is surrounded by an alveolar bone of a recipient during the implantation of the implant. | 12-04-2014 |
20160008117 | Bite-Activated Dental Hygiene Device | 01-14-2016 |
20160113516 | DENTAL DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE AND METHOD - A dental diagnostic device adapted to sense minute temperature variations along the gum and tooth root for detecting abscesses and infections therein, and a method of using the same is provided. The dental diagnostic device may include a handle portion joined to a sensor portion having a plurality of temperature sensors electronically connected to a computer with a user interface. The dental diagnostic device is dimensioned and adapted to allow an operator to sweep the sensor portion along a patient's upper and lower gum tissue, wherein the computer is adapted to electronically represent the output of the plurality of temperature sensors for detecting elevated local temperatures compared to surrounding tissue, indicating potential infection. | 04-28-2016 |
20160113748 | DENTAL PROSTHESIS FOR CATTLE - A dental prosthesis for cattle, and method for mounting it, that includes mounting fastening members in the animals incisor, away from the central nerve and towards in the inner side of the incisor. Tying the incisors individually with surgical wire and to a support plate with through holes to immobilize the relative movement of the incisor with respect to each other. A malleable metallic overdenture is then mounted over the teeth and metallic infrastructure conforming to the incisors to define a conforming overdenture. An adhesive bonding agent is used to mount the overdenture to the incisors and the anchorage structure with retention fastening members that transversally pass through the overdenture and between the incisors to further secure the overdenture to the cured boding agent. | 04-28-2016 |
20170231736 | Concurrent Treatment of Oral and Systemic Maladies Using Direct Current Electricity | 08-17-2017 |
20190142275 | METHOD FOR QUANTIFYING PLAQUE IN PET ANIMALS | 05-16-2019 |
20220133599 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR ALTERING TEETH - Embodiments of the present disclosure pertain to methods of altering a tooth by applying an object to the tooth, where the object includes a composition that is released from the object onto the tooth, and where the composition has an altering effect on the tooth, such as tooth whitening, tooth repair, tooth maintenance, or combinations thereof. Additional embodiments of the present disclosure pertain to the objects of the present disclosure. The objects of the present disclosure may be in a chewable form, such as in the form of a chew toy or a chewing gum. The objects of the present disclosure may also be in a form that is capable of being applied topically by rubbing or brushing. The objects of the present disclosure may also include a second composition that has effects other than tooth altering effects, such as enticing a chewing of the object. | 05-05-2022 |