Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
433199100 | Denture base construction | 45 |
20090246735 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING COLOURED SINTERED CERAMIC BODIES, IN PARTICULAR FOR DENTAL APPLICATIONS - Coloring materials are added in dry powder form to the material of the base composition to form a colored ceramic body. | 10-01-2009 |
20100015572 | Set of Elements for Producing a Dental Prosthesis, System for Producing a Dental Prosthesis or a Set of Elements, and Corresponding Production Methods - A set of elements is described for use in the production of a dental prosthesis ( | 01-21-2010 |
20100086899 | METHOD CONCERNING THE MODELLING AND PRODUCTION OF A SET OF ARTIFICIAL TEETH - Method for producing a base part of a set of artificial teeth, or a set of artificial teeth having a base part, comprising the step of forming the base part by a rapid prototyping process, e.g. 3D lithography and, in particular, 3D laser lithography. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method of establishing a data set representing the shape of a base part of a set of artificial teeth, wherein a gum area or a model thereof is scanned and/or a model of a base part is scanned and/or the shape of the base part is simulated on a computer. | 04-08-2010 |
20100136505 | SHELL PLATE FOR ARTIFICIAL TEETH WITH ARRANGEMENT ASSISTING FUNCTION - An artificial teeth packaging container | 06-03-2010 |
20100151425 | Reinforcing preform in the form of a meshed grid and composite material with preimpregnated fibers for a dental prosthesis, and method for producing the grid - A preform made of composite material designed to be formed on a laboratory model and to be integrated in a base plate of a dental prosthesis. | 06-17-2010 |
20100285429 | COMPOUND SMC DENTAL MILL BLANKS - A dental mill blank is formed from a number of different self-supporting, malleable, curable (SMC) materials distributed within the blank so that a dental article machined from the blank closely resembles natural dentition in appearance or function. When in an uncured state, a single mill blank can be adapted to fit a variety of different tooth sizes and shapes, thus reducing the inventory of mill blank types required for fabrication of the range of possible tooth shapes and sizes. | 11-11-2010 |
20100291509 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR FORMING A DENTAL BRIDGE - Certain embodiments of the invention relate to a method of manufacturing a dental bridge. In certain embodiments of the method, a pre-sintered blank made from a green body of ceramic material is subjected to a machining operation that transforms the blank into an intermediate product with a bridge structure and a support body linked to the bridge structure by one or several retaining sections that extend from the support body to the bridge structure. In certain embodiments, a sintering operation is then performed on the intermediate product while the retaining section(s) still link(s) the support body to the bridge structure. | 11-18-2010 |
20100297585 | PROCESS FOR MAKING A DENTAL RESTORATION AND RESULTANT APPARATUS - A process for making a dental restoration includes forming an image which represents a natural oral cavity characteristic. The image may be formed on a computer by an artist or by capturing a photograph of an oral cavity. The computer-based image may be modified with a computer-aided software program. The image is then transferred to a dental construct base and conditioned by a high intensity light or by being fired together in an oven. Thereafter, a sealant is disposed over at least a portion of the image or the dental construct substrate and finished to create a dental restoration having the desired oral cavity color and characteristics. | 11-25-2010 |
20100323327 | METHOD OF PRODUCING A DENTAL PRODUCT - Methods of producing a dental product are disclosed. Certain methods include the steps of providing a pre-sintered blank made from a green body of ceramic material, performing a machining operation on the blank, and subsequently sintering the blank to its final density in a sintering operation performed at a temperature in the range of 1300° C. to 1650° C. The pre-sintered blank that is provided may have a strength in the range of 53 -107 MPa. | 12-23-2010 |
20100330535 | Chemo-mechanical Polishing of Dentures - This disclosure relates to a composition and method for cleaning and polishing dentures during denture fabrication. | 12-30-2010 |
20110053116 | DENTAL COMPOSITION CONTAINING A POLYFUNCTIONAL (METH)ACRYLATE COMPRISING URETHANE, UREA OR AMIDE GROUPS, METHOD OF PRODUCTION AND USE THEREOF - The invention relates to a dental composition comprising a) a hardenable compound (A1), b) a filler (B1), c) an initiator (C1) being able to initiate curing of compound (A1), compound (A1) having the structure A-(-S1-U-S2-MA) | 03-03-2011 |
20110081627 | Methods for making provisional and long-term dental crowns and bridges - The invention provides methods of making provisional and long-term dental restorations, particularly dental veneers, crowns and bridges. In one embodiment, the restoration can be fabricated indirectly by a dental laboratory. In another version, a dental practitioner can make the restoration chairside for a patient in a dental office. A polymerizable dental composite material, which is dimensionally shape-stable in its uncured state, is used to make the restoration. A substructure such as a metal coping can be used to support the polymerizable material. The material includes a polymerizable acrylic compound, polymerization initiator system capable of being activated by light or heat, and preferably a filler material. The resulting dental restoration has good aesthetics, mechanical strength, and margins and contacts. | 04-07-2011 |
20110189636 | MOLDED MEMBER MADE OF FORM-STABILIZED MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE THEREOF - Molded member made of form-stabilized material, comprising at least one first component and one second component, characterized in that the second component has a different pigmentation than the first component and the second component is disposed inside the first element, forming a boundary surface, in such a way that the boundary surface represents a spatially curved surface. | 08-04-2011 |
20110236856 | REMOVABLE DENTURE AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - A removable denture includes a denture base that is made of ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene and is formed in a predetermined shape by a molded object of ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene being cut; and artificial teeth that are arrayed at the denture base. | 09-29-2011 |
20110250565 | PREFABRICATED COMPOSITE LAYERS FOR DUPLICATION OF TOOTH STRUCTURE AND MUCOSAL TISSUE - The process for duplicating mucosal tissue or tooth structure for use in a prefabricated dental restoration includes first selecting a characterization strip and a base layer having a desired oral cavity color or characteristic. The selected characterization strip is then placed on the selected base layer and the two are rolled together into a composite. The composite is then formed into a portion of a prefabricated dental restoration, wherein the color and characteristics of the composite duplicate mucosal tissue or tooth structure. In this regard, the composite may be bent into a denture base or otherwise shaped into an artificial tooth for use in dentures. | 10-13-2011 |
20120015326 | DENTAL RESTORATION SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - The invention provides a dental restoration system comprising a crown base such as a dentin or an abutment and a shape determiner that surrounds and measures the shape of an apical part in the crown base. The invention also provides a method of dental restoration, which comprises measuring the shape of the crown base that is not surrounded by the shape determiner; determining the shape of the entire crown base; and preparing a crown to be secured on the crown base. The invention exhibits merits such as a much simpler procedure, less gum injury and bone recession, cost-effectiveness, and excellent compatibility with CAD/CAM system, among others. | 01-19-2012 |
20120064490 | Inorganic-inorganic composite material and method for producing the same - Process for producing an inorganic-inorganic composite material, in which an open-pore, crystalline oxide ceramic shaped part is produced from an oxide ceramic powder or a powder of an oxide ceramic mixture after shape-imparting processing and presintering,
| 03-15-2012 |
20120100504 | PREFORMED PROVISIONAL CROWNS AND METHODS FOR CONSTRUCTING TEMPORARY DENTAL CROWNS AND BRIDGES - Apparatuses and methods for providing crowns and bridges is disclosed. The apparatuses include provisional preforms which can have cavities, windows and slits that enable material and linear members to extend through for engagement with adjacent teeth or other preforms. The methods also include ways in which to create crowns and bridges using the preforms. | 04-26-2012 |
20120141956 | METHOD FOR FIXED CROWN AND BRIDGE RESTORATIVE CASES USING ENDO-POST DENTAL IMPLANT SYSTEM (I-LOC) WITH SCREWLESS ABUTMENT FASTENING WITHIN IMPLANT AND WITH MULTIPLE IMPLANTS WITH TRY-IN HEADS - A dental implant system with screwless abutment fastening within an implant includes an implant having a tubular implant side wall and an implant bottom wall sealingly secured to the implant side wall for surgical insertion into the jaw of a patient; and an abutment having a cylindrical abutment anchor portion for insertion into the tubular implant side wall having a lateral projection for engaging the tubular implant side wall and thereby retaining the abutment against rotation relative to the implant, and having a prosthetic tooth abutment mounting portion. The implant side wall has an implant side wall inward surface which includes a circumferential series of spline receiving grooves registering with the series of splines for receiving the series of splines upon insertion of the abutment anchor portion into the implant. | 06-07-2012 |
20120258430 | PRODUCTION OF INDIVIDUAL DENTAL PROSTHESIS VIA CAD/CAM AND RAPID MANUFACTORING/RAPID PROTOTYPING FROM DATA OF THE DIGITAL IMPRESSION - A method for automated manufacture of dentures including providing a digital data set of the individual denture to be produced, a digital separation of the model into dental arch and gingival, producing the dental arch from a ceramic or plastic material using cutting technology, producing the denture base through generative or ablative procedures from predominantly (meth-)acrylate-based plastic materials, connecting the dental arch and gingiva through bonding or joining or a combination of bonding and joining. | 10-11-2012 |
20120276502 | DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE OF DENTURES - Manufacturing dentures for a patient includes preparing a dentition plan; designing dentures based on the dentition plan; and fabricating the dentures. To fabricate the dentures, one or more patterns of the dentures may be produced, tooth substitutes may be assembled on the pattern, and one or more denture bases may be cast around the tooth substitutes from the patterns. Alternatively, tooth substitutes may be installed on denture bases that are milled or otherwise fabricated. The roots of the tooth substitutes may be modified to better fit in the designed dentures. | 11-01-2012 |
20120315601 | LONG LASTING DENTAL RESTORATIONS AND METHODS FOR PREPARATION THEREOF - The invention is directed to methods for the preparation of a long-lasting dental restoration, a kit for the preparation of a long-lasting dental restoration comprising one or more containers containing: a first polymerizable compound; a second polymerizable compound; a curing agent for a first polymerization process; a curing agent for a second polymerization process; an inorganic filler; and a pigment; and optionally containing instructions for use thereof. The invention is further directed to a long-lasting dental restoration comprising: a polymeric matrix comprising at least two polymeric systems; an inorganic filler; and a pigment, wherein said long lasting dental restoration is formed by at least two curing processes of said polymeric systems, and to methods for the preparation of a dental restoration, wherein said dental restoration is either fully or partially structured chair-side or it is fully structured in a dental laboratory. | 12-13-2012 |
20130059272 | DENTAL CERAMIC ARTICLE, PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION AND USE THEREOF - The invention relates to a dental article comprising two sections, section A and section B, section A having an upper and a lower surface portion, section A comprising zirconia in an amount of at least about 80 mol %, a stabilizer and a component X comprising Dy or Sm or Eu or mixtures thereof, section B comprising a glass, glass ceramic or composite material, section B being located above the upper surface portion of section A. | 03-07-2013 |
20130157225 | Coated Dental Articles and Related Methods of Manufacture - Provided are dental articles, and methods of making articles, having an aesthetic inorganic coating based on zirconia at least partially stabilized with yttrium oxide, calcium oxide, cerium oxide, or magnesium oxide. Stabilized zirconia coatings were found to provide a smooth, low friction surface having high abrasion resistance. These coatings are particularly applicable to orthodontic appliances. While virgin stabilized zirconia coatings can often have an undesirable color cast, it was discovered that this color cast can be substantially eliminated by heat treating the coated appliance in an oxygenated environment. The combination of depositing a stabilized zirconia coating and subsequently heat treating to decolorize the coating provides a surprisingly robust, stable, low-friction coating that is also aesthetic. | 06-20-2013 |
20130216978 | SYSTEMS AND PROCESS FOR FORMING ANATOMICAL FEATURES IN DENTURES - The system of a preferred embodiment uses a process whereby a true replication of the patient's jaw structure is created in a digital three dimensional model. This true replication is then used to precisely locate and/or copy the anatomical landmarks of the patient for use in fabricating a denture base for use in a denture for the individual patient. This system is able to create a denture with precisely located features corresponding to the anatomical landmarks of the patient with little manual intervention. | 08-22-2013 |
20140087332 | MULTILAYER MOUTHPIECE, MANUFACTURING METHOD AND MANUFACTURING DEVICE THEREOF - The present invention has aimed to provide a multilayer mouthpiece for rubbing teeth and gums to supply stimulation thereto. | 03-27-2014 |
20140113251 | COMPOSITE CROWN/COMPOSITE BRIDGE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF - The invention relates to a new kind of tooth replacement crown and tooth replacement bridge, of which the components are a framework and a veneer, which are reversibly connected to each other by a macro-retentive bonding system, and a method for producing the components, in which method these components are preferably produced by means of computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing. | 04-24-2014 |
20140242549 | SHELL PLATE FOR ARTIFICIAL TEETH WITH ARRANGEMENT ASSISTING FUNCTION - An artificial teeth packaging container includes an artificial teeth accommodating portion for fixing a plurality of continuously arranged artificial teeth detachably, and holding an arrangement position relation with an adjacent artificial teeth and an arrangement position relation with an upper or lower artificial molar teeth, in which the artificial teeth accommodating portion covers the plurality of artificial teeth from an occlusal plane in a state exposed around a cervical portion. | 08-28-2014 |
20140255873 | Simplified Protocol for Fixed Implant Restorations Using Intra-Oral Scanning and Dental CAD/CAM - A method of creating implant-supported dentures without physical impressions is provided. Digital impressions may be obtained from scanning the oral cavity, its structures, landmarks, and implant positions. These scans together provide a highly accurate, digital model from which a digital patient model may be designed. Digital denture designs may be reproduced as denture shapes by automated manufacturing processes, and an implant-supported denture may be manufactured therefrom. Methods form making a try-in denture and a final implant-supported denture are provided. | 09-11-2014 |
20140272796 | SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING OF DENTURES - A layered denture having at least one of an integrated layer, balanced occlusion, and a root approximating structure is disclosed. The resulting denture may be suitable for use without an underlying reinforcement bar and may provide enhanced aesthetics by approximating natural dentition and roots both above and below the gum line. | 09-18-2014 |
20140272797 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR MAKING A FINAL HYBRID PROSTHESIS TO BE ATTACHED TO DENTAL IMPLANTS - The present invention includes apparatuses and methods for making a final hybrid prosthesis to be attached to one or more dental implants. One preferred method includes the step of making a temporary hybrid prosthesis and at about the same time also making a duplicate temporary hybrid prosthesis. The duplicate temporary hybrid prosthesis permits the final hybrid prosthesis to be made with fewer visits to a restorative dentist and with less dental laboratory time than is currently needed when making a final hybrid prosthesis. | 09-18-2014 |
20140272798 | STRESS-REDUCED DENTURE BASE DISC - A method and apparatus for making a denture base disc that is used subsequently to form a removable denture. A vessel with an elastomeric lining is used to form the denture base disc so that the compression of the elastomeric material is approximately equivalent to the shrinkage of the denture base disc material during its polymerization. The vessel and elastomeric lining contained therein work cooperatively to cause the denture base disc to cure in a homogenous manner with consistent pressure on all sides so that residual stresses in the finished disc are minimized. | 09-18-2014 |
20140272799 | YTTRIA-TREATED PORCELAIN VENEER - A dental component comprising a modified porcelain veneering coating thereon is provided, wherein the porcelain veneering coating can comprise a plurality of crystalline inclusions. The crystalline inclusions can serve to strengthen the porcelain veneering coating and the dental component as a whole. A method for the preparation of such treated implants is also provided, the method involving providing a dental component; applying a porcelain slurry comprising about 5% or more by weight of an additive capable of forming a crystalline silicate phase to at least a portion of the surface of the dental component to give a coated dental component; and firing the porcelain-coated dental component. | 09-18-2014 |
20140272800 | DENTAL CROWNS AND BRIDGES AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - Dental prostheses and methods for making them are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method comprises a sequence of steps including milling a cavity in a block of a coping material, filling the cavity with a green ceramic material, milling a portion of the green ceramic material away to leave a layer of green ceramic material on an occlusal surface formed in the coping material, milling the underside of the block of coping material to form the coping with green ceramic material, and sintering the coping with green ceramic material to complete the prosthesis. The milling steps may be performed by a computer-controlled mill. The computer may execute a CAD-CAM program that includes data from a three dimensional model of a tooth that is to receive the prosthesis. The dental prosthesis may be a dental crown or a dental bridge. | 09-18-2014 |
20140342317 | DENTAL BRIDGES AND SUPERSTRUCTURES, AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING THEREOF - The present disclosure provides a dental bridge intermediary structure comprising a superstructure ( | 11-20-2014 |
20140370463 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A DENTURE - The invention relates to a method for producing a denture. In one embodiment, a prosthetic baseplate ( | 12-18-2014 |
20150064653 | Denture Reference and Registration System - An improved denture system is disclosed. An improved denture system has a support bar and an artificial denture base. The denture base has an oversize cutout and a corresponding cavity and the support bar has a plurality of reference posts which mechanically interface with the corresponding cavity so that the support bar is connected to the artificial denture base and provides reinforcement and stability to the denture system. The shape and position of the reference posts fully constrains the support bar in a fixed position with reference to the denture base. In one embodiment, the denture base snap-fits onto the support bar. | 03-05-2015 |
20150093718 | HOUSING FOR DENTAL IMPLANTS - Described herein is a housing that releasably connects a dental prosthetic device, such as a full or partial denture, to a dental implant. The housing is at least partially constructed of a resilient material, at least providing the denture with machinability relative to prior art metal housings. A method of manufacturing a housing for a dental implant and a method of retrofitting a housing for a dental implant are described. | 04-02-2015 |
20150118648 | SHAPED SINTERED CERAMIC BODIES COMPOSED OF Y2O3-STABILIZED ZIRCONIUM OXIDE AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A SHAPED SINTERED CERAMIC BODY COMPOSED OF Y2O3-STABILIZED ZIRCONIUM OXIDE - Disclosed is a ceramic sintered shaped body containing Y | 04-30-2015 |
20150147723 | DENTAL BRIDGE ATTACHMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - Provided is a removable bridge system for attachment to a plurality of dental implants, including a plurality of abutments, each including a seat portion conforming with a shape of a corresponding implant head and allowing fixedly positioning of the abutment to the implant, and an abutment head. At least one of the abutments is configured as a locking abutment and includes a locking portion. A bridge generally conforming with dental parameters of the individual has a bottom surface formed with a receiving apertures shaped so as to snugly fit over a corresponding abutment head. The bridge further includes a locking arrangement for removably locking the bridge to the abutments, and including one or more locks for detachable locking to a respective at least one locking abutment. | 05-28-2015 |
20150376053 | LITHIUM SILICATE GLASSES OR GLASS CERAMICS, METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF AND USE THEREOF - The invention relates to glass ceramics based on the lithium metasilicate system (Li | 12-31-2015 |
433200100 | Metallic | 4 |
20090291415 | Device and Method for Gingival Attachment Associated with Endosseous Implants - A gingival attachment device associated with an endosseous implant, which comprises a cervically located component of a dental implant coated on a gingival facing surface thereof with a biocompatible and non-degradable polymeric scaffold, to which epithelial and connective tissue cells of the gingiva are attachable. The polymeric scaffold may be polyvinylpyrronidole mixed with butyl-methylmethacrylate, silk fibroin fibrous protein polymer mixed with chitosan or with derivatives of chitosan, and polyHEMA and may be coated on all gingival facing surfaces of the cervically located component. | 11-26-2009 |
20110177477 | DENTURE SYSTEM KIT AND METHOD - To fabricate a new denture from an existing denture, the existing denture for a patient is sensed. The existing denture corresponds to one or more of a mandibular edentulous ridge, maxillary edentulous ridge, and palate of the patient. In addition, a model is generated of the one or more of the mandibular edentulous ridge, maxillary edentulous ridge, and palate and a wax arch of teeth is modulated in response to a sensed arch of the existing denture. Furthermore, a wax up is generated corresponding to the existing denture by filling a gap between the wax arch and the model and the new denture is fabricated corresponding to the existing denture by investment casting the wax up. | 07-21-2011 |
20130224688 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A DENTAL ARTICLE, ARTICLE OBTAINABLE BY THIS PROCESS AND USES THEREOF - In one aspect the present disclosure relates to a process for producing a dental article comprising at least two parts, Part A (e.g. coping) and Part B (e.g. veneer), Part A and Part B each having a 3-dim. structure and an outer and an inner surface, the outer surface of Part A having a shape which essentially corresponds to the shape of the inner surface of Part B, Part B comprising a material with a porous section and being produced with the aid of a rapid-prototyping technique, the process comprising a first heating step, wherein Part A is serving as support structure for Part B during said heating step. | 08-29-2013 |
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