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| 20090004625 | Dental Drilling Assembly - A dental drilling assembly comprises a drill ( | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090176187 | Dental Handpiece - A dental handpiece comprises a housing ( | 07-09-2009 |
| 20090187393 | METHOD FOR CREATING A PERSONALIZED DIGITAL PLANNING FILE FOR SIMULATION OF DENTAL IMPLANT PLACEMENT - The present invention provides a method for creating a personalized digital planning file for simulation of dental implant placement. After planning, the digital representation in a plaster model may be used to design and produce dedicated surgical templates to assist the surgeon in transferring the implant plan to a patient during medical intervention. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20100055640 | DEVICE FOR SECURING A DENTAL ATTACHMENT TO AN IMPLANT - An anchorage unit ( | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100092904 | DEVICE FOR POSITIONING AT LEAST ONE ORTHODONTIC ELEMENT | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100145898 | COMPUTER-ASSISTED CREATION OF A CUSTOM TOOTH SET-UP USING FACIAL ANALYSIS - A method for automatic, or semi-automatic, planning of dental treatment for a patient comprises: (a) obtaining data about an area which is to be treated and data about a face of a patient; (b) performing a computer-assisted analysis of the data to determine properties of at least the face of the patient; (c) creating a modified tooth set-up using a set of stored rules which make use of the determined facial properties. A three-dimensional representation simulates the appearance of the modified tooth set-up and the patient's face surrounding the treatment area. The method also determines properties of existing teeth and creates a modified tooth set-up which is also based on the existing teeth of the patient. The method can be implemented as software running on a workstation. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100280798 | TOOTH MOVEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A patient's dentition is analysed to determine an orthodontic treatment plan by simulating an intervention in advance. 3D imaging techniques and computer technology are used to simulate and predict tooth movement as a function of the chosen treatment, i.e. a specific orthodontic appliance. In this way treatment options can be compared and the most optimal (shortest treatment time, lowest forces . . . ) treatment for each individual patient can be selected. Sub-steps of the tooth movement are not predefined but computed based on a simulation of orthodontic elements and wire as they would be used in the orthodontic treatment of the patient. This means that the sub-steps are calculated based on the relationship between the applied loads and the tooth movement; only one of both parameters can be chosen freely. Thus, either the tooth load is specified and applied in order to calculate the resulting tooth movement or vice versa the tooth movement is specified and applied in order to calculate the tooth load that should be applied. Moreover, the current invention allows predicting the time at which brackets and/or archwire should be changed, and comparing different treatment options with respect to tooth loading and duration. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20110191081 | METHOD TO DETERMINE THE IMPACT OF A PROPOSED DENTAL MODIFICATION ON THE TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT - Use of computer technology for image-assisted risk assessment/evaluation of proposed dental treatments is described, in particular a method and apparatus for determining the impact of a proposed dental modification on the temporomandibular joint(s), e.g. to obtain information relating to that impact. Use of a virtual articulator is described to determine the impact of a proposed dental modification on the temporomandibular joint(s). This dental modification includes, but is not limited to, the replacement of one or more teeth by artificial teeth, the replacement of one or more parts of a tooth by a prosthetic reconstruction such as a dental crown or veneer, the rearrangement of one or more existing teeth (orthodontic treatment), the distraction of one or both jaws in order to reposition the teeth (orthognatic treatment) and/or modifications of the occlusal surfaces of the teeth. | 08-04-2011 |
