Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
433214000 | Impression taking or bite determination | 44 |
20080206713 | Thermochromic Material for Dental Impression and Method - The present invention relates to a thermochromic material for dental impression, capable of reversibly changing colour depending on the temperature at which said material is found, a method for its preparation and the use thereof. Said material includes a bicomponent silicone composition in combination with at least a thermochromic pigment. | 08-28-2008 |
20090068618 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING THE CENTRIC POSITION OF HUMAN TEETH - The invention concerns methods and a device for the determination of the centric position of a human set of teeth with improved precision. This is needed for the adjustment of an articulator in the production of dentures. For this purpose a plurality of successive bite movements or displacement movements of the lower jaw are recorded in form of electronic signal data and evaluated for the determination of the centric position. | 03-12-2009 |
20090298017 | DIGITAL DENTISTRY - The systems and methods disclosed herein employ a scanning system for capturing highly detailed digital dental models. These models may be used within a dentist's office for a wide array of dental functions including quality control, restoration design, and fitting. These models may also, or instead, be transmitted to dental laboratories that may, alone or in collaboration with the originating dentist or other dental professionals, transform the digital model into a physical realization of a dental hardware item. | 12-03-2009 |
20090311651 | POLYETHER-BASED PREPARATIONS AND USE THEREOF - The invention relates to preparations based on polymerizable polyether materials and a fluidity improver and to the use thereof in producing dental materials, especially impression materials. | 12-17-2009 |
20100035211 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A DENTAL IMPRESSION TRAY | 02-11-2010 |
20100173265 | METHOD FOR CREATING THREE-DIMENSIONAL DATA OF POSITION OF OUTER PERIPHERY AT OCCLUSAL SURFACE SIDE OF KEEPER WITH RESPECT TO ABUTMENT FOR IMPLANT - A method for creating three-dimensional data of a position of an outer periphery at the occlusal surface side of a keeper includes steps of placing a keeper analog | 07-08-2010 |
20100209877 | COMPONENTS FOR USE WITH IMPLANTS AND RELATED METHODS - A system for taking an impression of an implant implanted in a patient's body may comprise an abutment comprising an implant engaging portion and a component supporting portion. The implant engaging portion may be configured to engage with an implant configured to be implanted in a patient's body and the component support portion may comprise at least one retention groove. The system may further comprise an impression coping configured to receive the component supporting portion and comprising at least one protrusion feature configured for snap-fit engagement with the at least one retention groove, wherein the impression coping is made from a material comprising metal. | 08-19-2010 |
20100316973 | Apparatuses and Methods for Mandibular Protrusion - Embodiments of methods and mandibular protruders and positioning devices, comprising, for example: an upper mounting bracket having an upper dental appliance; a lower mounting bracket having a lower dental appliance; and a rail system configured to couple the upper mounting bracket to the lower mounting bracket. Some embodiments comprise a drive motor and/or an initial position adjustment mechanism. | 12-16-2010 |
20110008756 | DEVICE FOR DETERMINING THE END OF THE PROCESSING TIME OF HARDENABLE MATERIALS - The invention relates to a measuring device which is used to determine the end of the processing time of hardenable materials, especially dental molding materials, comprising a display unit and a sensor unit which detects a modification of at least one of the rheological properties of the material. | 01-13-2011 |
20110020770 | DENTAL SPLINTS AND METHOD FOR USING THE SAME - This disclosure relates to a device and method for reconditioning the muscles and tissues, in particular, the gums, of an edentulous patient. | 01-27-2011 |
20110281237 | SURFACTANT-CONTAINING COMPOSITION FOR DENTAL IMPRESSION - A composition for obtaining dental impressions and methods of using and making the same are disclosed. The compositions can include curable base compositions and surfactant systems. The surfactant system can include (i) 0.5 to 3 wt-% of a first surfactant comprising end-capped polyoxyethylene alkyl ether, end-capped polyoxypropylene alkyl ether, end-capped polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene alkyl ether or mixtures thereof, (ii) 0.5 to 3 wt-% of a second surfactant, selected from the group of non-ionic fluorosurfactants, (iii) 0 to 3 wt-% of a third surfactant, selected from the group of silicone surfactants, wherein the total quantity of first, second and third surfactant is from 1.5 to 6 wt-%. The mass ratio of the first surfactant to the second surfactant can be 1.4 or less when the content of the third surfactant is less than 0.5 wt-% and the total quantity of first and second surfactant is 2 wt-% or less. | 11-17-2011 |
20120040311 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ALIGNING VIRTUAL DENTAL MODELS - A method of aligning a virtual model of an upper jaw ( | 02-16-2012 |
20120225409 | Method For Producing Individual Drilling Templates For Dental Implant Surgery In A Patient's Jawbone - A method for producing an individualized drilling template for dental implant surgery in a patient's jawbone is disclosed. The clinical user (dentist or dental technician) is provided with a transfer template with the aid of which the drilling template can be made on-site. The process is intended for use in dentistry. | 09-06-2012 |
20120322031 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PREPARING DENTURE - A dental impression tray assembly includes an upper tray and a lower tray operable with the upper tray, and the lower tray includes a first piece configured to measure jaw relations of a patient's mouth and a pair of second pieces detachably attachable to the first piece. The first piece of the lower tray is inserted into the patient's mouth independently of the pair of second pieces of the lower tray to measure the jaw relations and to obtain a bite registration. After the first piece is connected to the pair of second pieces, the assembly allows a final gum impression of the patient's lower gum to be obtained. | 12-20-2012 |
20130040266 | DENTAL APPLIANCE - A dental appliance may have an incisor reception zone and first and second canine reception zones. The top portions of the canine reception zones may have a greater thickness that the top portion of the incisor reception zone. The top portions of the canine reception zones may also be elastic. | 02-14-2013 |
20130101964 | IMPRESSION GINGIVAL CUFF FOR DENTAL IMPLANTS - An impression gingival cuff for taking an impression during a restoration procedure of a dental implant osteointegrated in a jaw bone. The dental implant is engageably connectable with an abutment having a prominent countour. The impression gingival cuff has a tubular-conical shape, a circumferential thin wall, two open ends including an apical end oriented towards a tooth root and a proximal end oriented towards an occlusal direction, an inner surface oriented towards the abutment and an outer surface oriented towards surrounding gingival tissue. During installation of the cuff between the dental implant and the abutment, the apical end retains the prominent contour of the abutment so that the outer surface of the cuff pushes the surrounding gingival tissue away from the abutment. This allows taking an accurate impression of both the dental implant and abutment in order to fabricate a high precision restoration. | 04-25-2013 |
20130137062 | METHOD FOR TAKING A DENATL IMPRESSION - A method for making a cast of a tooth using a curable dental impression compound containing a ferromagnetic compound, preferably an iron powder additive as well as a method for guiding the compound into the sub-gingival areas of the tooth by the use of a magnetic field. The term “ferromagnetic” as used herein is used to describe a substance that is capable of being attracted by a magnetic field, in particular a substance that exhibits a high degree of magnetic permeability. | 05-30-2013 |
20140017634 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PREPARING DENTURE - In a method of obtaining a gum impression of a patient's mouth and measuring jaw relations, a dental impression tray assembly including a lower tray and an upper tray to fabricate a denture, is used. The lower tray includes a first piece and a pair of second pieces and the upper tray includes a third piece and fourth piece. The method includes inserting the lower tray loaded with an impression material into the mouth to take an impression; taking out the lower tray from the mouth and cutting the impression material along a borderline between the first piece and the pair of second pieces; separating the first piece from the pair of second pieces; attaching an intra-oral tracer to the first piece and inserting the first piece, to which the intra-oral tracer is attached, and the third piece into the mouth to measure the jaw relations. | 01-16-2014 |
20140134572 | Polymeric Material for Taking a Dental Impression and Method Thereof - A polymeric material is curable from an uncured state to a cured state and includes at least one finely dispersed filler. The material has in the cured state, a translucency in the range of about 30% to about 100%, and shore A hardness according to DIN 53505:1984 in the range of about 20 to about 70 and a tensile strength according to DIN 53504:1994 in the range of about 1.5 MPa to about 4.5 MPa. The material has in the uncured state, a consistency according to DIN ISO 4823:2000 of type 0 to 3. | 05-15-2014 |
20140154644 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PREPARING DENTURE - A dental tracing apparatus including a first layer having a first surface and a second surface coated with an adhesive material; a second layer over the first surface, an edge portion of the second layer being substantially firmly attached to an edge portion of the first surface; and a removable third layer over the second surface of the first layer. The dental tracing apparatus is sized and shaped to be attached to a surface of a dental tray after the third layer is removed. The dental tracing apparatus receives tracing caused by an object via the second layer such that the tracing is marked on the dental tracing apparatus. The marked tracing is removable by separating the second layer from the first surface of the first layer and the lifted second layer is repositionable on the first surface of the first layer to receive further tracing. | 06-05-2014 |
20140170599 | SILOXANE COMPOUNDS CONTAINING COMPOSITION, METHOD OF PRODUCTION AND USE THEREOF - The invention relates to a composition for taking dental impressions, the composition comprising a siloxane component (A) comprising terminal vinyl groups, a silioxane component (B) comprising Si—H groups, a catalyst (C) being able to catalyze a curing reaction between components (A) and (B) and a silicone oil (D), wherein the silicone oil has a viscosity at 23° C. of at least about 600,000 mPa*s and is present in an amount from about 1 to about 20 wt.-% with respect to the weight of the whole composition. The invention also relates to a method of producing such a composition and a method for adjusting the Shore hardness A of a composition. | 06-19-2014 |
20140234803 | METHOD FOR VALIDATING A DRILLING TEMPLATE FOR PRODUCING AN IMPLANT-BORNE TOOTH REPLACEMENT - The invention relates to a method for validating a drilling template for producing an implant-borne tooth replacement before performing an implant drilling. The drilling template produced is placed on dental structures of a jaw area that is to be provided with the tooth replacement. A measuring element is inserted into the drill guide of the drilling template, wherein the measuring element and at least one partial region of the dental structures not covered by the drilling template is measured using an optical three-dimensional measuring method. Then the position and orientation of the measuring element in relation to the partial region of the dental structures are determined from the generated measured data of the optical measurement, wherein a virtual actual implant drilling model is created on the basis of the optical measured data using the position and orientation determined for the measuring element, and/or using the known dimensions of a drill to be used, and/or the position of a stop surface on the drilling template for the drill to be used, wherein the actual implant drilling model is compared with a planned virtual target implant drilling model from a previous implant planning with respect to its position and its orientation. | 08-21-2014 |
20140255876 | Systems and Methods for Analyzing Dynamic Dental Occlusions and Making Dental Appliances - Systems and methods for analyzing dynamic occlusion during replicated excursions of virtual three-dimensional representations of a dental patient's occlusal complex are provided. The method may include scanning a patient's jaws and teeth configuration using a medical imaging system such as CBCT, laser scanners, or traditional dental impressions; creating a virtual three-dimensional representation of the patient's occlusal complex; replicating excursions of the virtual three-dimensional representation of the patient's occlusal complex based at least on virtual inter-condylar angles and distances; determining acceptable occlusal contacts and/or malocclusions within the virtual three-dimensional representation of the patient's occlusal complex based at least in part on virtual dynamic occlusion during the replicated excursions, and determining at least one virtual dental appliance and/or orthodontic repositioning of one or more teeth based at least in part on the one or more acceptable occlusal contacts and/or malocclusions within the virtual three-dimensional representation of the patient's occlusal complex. | 09-11-2014 |
20140255877 | IMPRESSION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL ACQUISITION OF INTRAORAL STRUCTURES, AND CORRESPONDING SCANNING DEVICE - The invention relates to an impression device and a method for three-dimensional acquisition of intraoral structures as well as a corresponding scanning device. The impression device of the invention comprises an impression sleeve, which has an open and a closed end, and at least one marker which is three-dimensional and disposed on the outside of the impression sleeve. | 09-11-2014 |
20140315154 | METHOD FOR DIMENSIONAL ADJUSTMENT FOR DENTAL SCAN, DIGITIZED MODEL OR RESTORATION - A method for creating a substantially accurate dental restoration from scanning a negative dental impression of a patient's teeth or a positive dental stone model of the patient's teeth includes applying a compensation rate to compensate for the shrunk or enlarged scan of the patients teeth, to the scan of the patient's teeth using the scanner to create a true dimension working file; the scan of the patient's teeth using a computer system to create a true dimension working file; or a shrunk restoration file of the restoration using a restoration fabricator. A restoration can be designed based on the scan of the patient's teeth and creating a restoration file. The restoration can be fabricated using a restoration fabricator. | 10-23-2014 |
20140329204 | DURABLE COATING METHOD FOR ENHANCEMENT OF SURFACE SCANNING OF DENTITION - A method is provided for enhancing the results of an optical scan of the surface of an object such as human dentition in which the surface may be dry or wet. The method includes the step of applying a composition to the surface, wherein the composition includes a volatile component that rapidly evaporates resulting in the transformation of the residual composition to a durable, water insoluble, non sticky film on the surface, whether applied in a dry-field or in a wet-field environment. The composition generally includes an agent that improves the quality of the optical return signal to a 3D optical scanner. The method further includes the steps of scanning the surface having the film with an optical scanner and then, once scanning has been completed, using an organic solvent, such as a mouthwash containing alcohol, to remove the film from the object's surface. | 11-06-2014 |
20140370465 | CAD-CAM AGP splint- A method of automatically producing or reproducing a customized AGP (Anterior Guidance Package) equipped splint for a patient with/without a severe malocclusion via one time dentist visit - A method of automatically producing or reproducing a customized AGP (Anterior Guidance Package) equipped splint for a patient with or without a severe malocclusion is provided. The method of automatically producing or reproducing an AGP equipped splint according to current invention comprises of combining Virtual Articulation, CAD (Computer Aided Design)-CAM (Computer Aided Manufacturing) method with AGP and special retentive piece technology. The method of the current invention enables a patient with or without a severe malocclusion to receive his/her customized AGP equipped splint or a replacement thereof automatically without visiting the dentist again and again. | 12-18-2014 |
20150030997 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE DETERMINATION OF THE CENTRIC POSITION OF A HUMAN SET OF TEETH - The invention concerns methods and a device for the determination of the centric position of a human set of teeth with improved precision. This is needed for the adjustment of an articulator in the production of dentures. For this purpose a plurality of successive bite movements or displacement movements of the lower jaw are recorded in form of electronic signal data and evaluated for the determination of the centric position. | 01-29-2015 |
20150037760 | System and Process for Duplication of Dentures - Systems and processes for the duplication of dentures from existing dentures. The interior and exterior of the dentures are scanned and a best fit procedure is used to create a fully digitized denture. The denture teeth are selected from a library that is the closest fit to the original denture teeth. The library teeth are offset a preset distance to compensate for the best fit. The teeth are then subtracted from the digitized denture. The margins of the denture are then cleaned after subtracting the teeth. The denture base is then ready for manufacturing. The teeth are then installed onto the denture base and provided to the patient. | 02-05-2015 |
20150037761 | Method of Designing and Fabricating Patient-Specific Restorations from Intra-Oral Scanning of a Digital Impression Coping - Taking a digital implant or abutment level digital impression by means of intra-oral, computed tomography or other imaging method provides the restorative doctor and laboratory accurate and effective data for determining the implant position, angulation and locking feature orientation without a physical impression. Such data is correlated with a digital library to produce an output which enables design and fabrication of an accurate restorative device such as a prosthetic tooth or crown. In this way the time-consuming, costly and error prone mechanical replication of the relevant dental anatomy is obviated. | 02-05-2015 |
20150056576 | Computer-Implemented Dental Restoration Design - Computer-implemented methods of designing dental restorations and systems for performing the described methods are provided. In an embodiment, a method includes providing a virtual three dimensional representation of at least a portion of the patient's dentition that includes at least one preparation tooth, identifying a preparation margin on the virtual three dimensional representation, placing an arch form of a virtual tooth library in alignment with the virtual three dimensional representation, and proposing an initial restoration design based upon a tooth design obtained from the virtual tooth library. | 02-26-2015 |
20150072312 | DENTAL DIAGNOSIS DEVICE AND DENTAL DIAGNOSIS PROBE - A dental diagnosis device has an occlusion sound detection member that detects occlusion sounds by teeth and an analysis member that analyzes the teeth occlusion based on detected occlusion sounds by the occlusion detection member. The occlusion detection member comprises a sucker shaped suction member that sticks to a tooth, a hollow passage connected to a through-hole installed in the suction member and it is operably controlled to appropriate negative pressure by which the suction member is adhered to a tooth, and a detection member connected to the suction member, which detects occlusion sound via the suction member. | 03-12-2015 |
20150072313 | METHOD FOR MEASURING A DENTAL SITUATION - The invention relates to a method for measuring a dental situation ( | 03-12-2015 |
20150072314 | MANDIBLE POSITION INDICATOR FOR ANALYZING BITE FUNCTION - A system and method for capturing movement of the mandible. A top pantograph is fixed to a patient, wherein fixing includes attaching clutches to the top teeth of the patient. A bottom pantograph is fixed to the patient, wherein fixing includes attaching clutches to the bottom teeth of the patient. Movement of the bottom pantograph relative to the top pantograph during the patient's bite cycle is monitored and a hinge axis corresponding to the patient's mandible is determined. | 03-12-2015 |
20150079543 | CATIONICALLY HARDENABLE DENTAL COMPOSITION, PROCESS OF PRODUCTION ANDN USE THEREOF - The invention relates to a hardenable dental composition comprising component (A) comprising a cationically hardenable compound, component (B) comprising an initiator being able to initiate the hardening reaction of the cationically hardenable compound, and component (C) comprising a filler, wherein the filler comprises a filler body and a filler surface, the filler surface comprising side groups with polar moieties. The invention also relates to a process of producing the dental composition, to the use of the dental composition as dental impression material and to a method of taking an impression of dental tissue. | 03-19-2015 |
20150079544 | DIGITAL DENTAL MODELING - Embodiments are provided for digital dental modeling. One method embodiment includes receiving a three-dimensional data set including a first jaw and a second jaw of a three-dimensional digital dental model and receiving a two-dimensional data set corresponding to at least a portion of the first jaw and the second jaw. The method includes mapping two-dimensional data of the two-dimensional data set to the three-dimensional digital dental model by transforming a coordinate system of the two-dimensional data to a coordinate system of the three-dimensional data set. The method includes positioning the first jaw with respect to the second jaw based on the two-dimensional data mapped to the three-dimensional data set. The method includes using at least a portion of the two-dimensional data mapped to the three-dimensional data set as a target of movement of the first jaw with respect to the second jaw in the three-dimensional digital dental model. | 03-19-2015 |
20150140514 | SCANNING JIG - Provided is a scanning jig capable of improving replacement accuracy of three-dimensional data. Provided is a scanning jig | 05-21-2015 |
20150320519 | Method For Selecting Implant Components - Methods of selecting or designing an implant to be used in a patient are provided. A CT scan of a patient's mouth is performed. A 3D CAD model of the patient's mouth is created utilizing data generated by the CT scan. Properties of the patient's mouth are determined based upon CT scan data and assigned to the 3D CAD model. A desired location for an implant is selected. A FEA simulation is performed on the 3D CAD model to choose an implant or to design an implant that optimizes a selected variable. | 11-12-2015 |
20150335405 | TISSUE MANAGEMENT IMPRESSION MATERIAL AND DISPENSING SYSTEMS - Disclosed herein are a tissue management impression material and a method of application into the sulcus of a patient, whereby the tissue management impression material is a part of the final dental impression made when manufacturing a dental device, such as a crown. | 11-26-2015 |
20150342710 | METHOD OF CONSTRUCTING TOOTH IMAGES USING DUAL-WAVELENGTH LIGHT - A method of constructing tooth images utilizes a probe to take images of teeth at one place using a first light ray of wavelength less than or equal to 460 nm and a second light ray of wavelength greater than or equal to 600 nm, thereby generating a first image and a second image. After receiving the first image and the second image, an image processing unit superimposes the first image and the second image to produce a composite tooth image. Using the light of wavelength less than or equal to 460 nm has the advantage of reducing reflection disturbance from saliva, thereby increasing the precision in tooth images. | 12-03-2015 |
20150374591 | STABILIZED DENTAL IMPRESSION COMPOSITION, KIT OF PARTS AND USE THEREOF - The invention is related to a dental impression composition which is curable at a temperature below about 50 C, the composition comprising: (A) a curable organopolysiloxane polymer as component (A), (B) a crosslinker compound capable of cross-linking said organopolysiloxane polymer as component (B), (C) a catalyst as component (C) capable of catalyzing a crosslinking reaction of component (A) and component (B), (D) a hydrophilizing agent as component (D), (E) a filler as component (E), (F1) a stabilizer as component (F1) selected from compounds comprising a phosphite moiety and mixtures thereof, (F2) a stabilizer as component (F2) selected from antioxidants and mixtures thereof, the composition being present in the form of a base paste and a catalyst paste physically separated from another, the base paste comprising components (A), (B), (D), (E), (F1), (F2), the catalyst paste comprising components (A), (C), (E). | 12-31-2015 |
20160000525 | OCCLUSION MAPPING USING ELASTIC FOAM MODELING - A method for generating a mapping of dental occlusion generates a three-dimensional model of the patient's teeth (la, according to acquired image data. The maxillary and mandibular arches are positioned in opposition in the generated model of the patient's teeth and a meal model ( | 01-07-2016 |
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20160374784 | GENERATING A DESIGN FOR A DENTAL RESTORATIVE PRODUCT FROM DENTAL IMAGES - Technology is described for generating a design for a dental restorative product from one or more dental images of a patient. The method can include obtaining a three-dimensional (3D) image of dentition of the patient prior to a change in dentition of the patient; and then determining the change in dentition of the patient. A design of a dental restorative product can be automatically generated for at least one tooth of the patient based on the 3D image of dentition prior to the change in dentition. Various other computer-implemented methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed. | 12-29-2016 |