| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 433009000 | Cemented to tooth | 82 |
| 20080233530 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR BONDING ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCES USING PHOTOCURABLE ADHESIVE MATERIAL - A bonding tray for indirect bonding of orthodontic appliances includes a body adapted to fit over at least a portion of the dental arch. One or more orthodontic appliances are releasably connected to the body, and a photocurable adhesive material extends across the base or bonding pad of each appliance for bonding the appliance to a tooth. An outer surface of the body includes at least one receptacle for removably receiving a source of light in order to facilitate curing the photocurable adhesive material. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20080286710 | PACKAGED ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCE AND ADHESIVE MATERIAL - A packaged orthodontic assembly includes a container with a chamber and an orthodontic appliance received in the chamber. A quantity of a first orthodontic adhesive material is applied by the manufacturer to the base of the orthodontic appliance. A second orthodontic adhesive material is also received in the chamber in initially spaced relationship to the first orthodontic adhesive material. The practitioner can elect to bring the first orthodontic adhesive material into contact with the second orthodontic adhesive material when desired. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20080293004 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INDIRECT ORTHODONTIC BONDING OF BRACKETS AND/OR TUBES - The illustrated embodiment of the invention is an apparatus for use in bonding a plurality of brackets and/or tubes to a specific patient's teeth which includes a resilient orthodontic indirect bonding tray having at least one buccal and/or lingual surface. The plurality of brackets and/or tubes is selectively arranged and configured in the tray for bonding to the specific patient's teeth. At least one standoff is disposed in the tray to urge the buccal and/or lingual surface of the tray away from the teeth while the buccal and/or lingual surface is passing over the teeth and prior to the tray assuming an intended final position. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20090011381 | Mechanical Device for Use In Orthodontics - The invention relates to a mechanical device for use in orthodontics. The inventive device essentially comprises a base ( | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090017411 | NARROW CERAMIC SELF-LIGATING ORTHODONTIC BRACKET - A ceramic orthodontic bracket has a centrally located clip for retaining an archwire in an archwire slot. The body of the bracket includes a mesial section, a distal section, and a bridge section, wherein the bridge section extends through, and retains, the clip. The bridge section also includes a recess adjacent to the bridge section that facilitates debonding of the bracket from a patient's tooth. Preferably there are gaps on one or both sides of the clip to allow space for debonding of the bracket by applying a mesial-distal compressive force on the bracket and fracturing the bracket along the recess. This configuration allows the overall mesial-distal width of the bracket to be reduced, thereby facilitating the bonding of brackets to narrow and/or maloccluded teeth. Another embodiment includes a stop member that is connected to the base of the bracket and retains the clip on the bridge section. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090068610 | DENTAL BRACKETS OR ATTACHMENTS AND METHODS AND DEVICES FOR USING THE SAME - A method of attaching an orthodontic attachment to a patient's tooth with a photo-sensitive adhesive includes placing the attachment with a photosensitive adhesive applied thereto against a surface of the patient's tooth with the photosensitive adhesive in contact with the tooth and transmitting light through a solid, transparent portion of the appliance to initiate curing of the photo-sensitive adhesive to adhere the attachment to the tooth. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090117508 | Adjustable orthodontic apparatus - An adjustable orthodontic apparatus is provided and the apparatus comprises: at least one base plate comprising opposing sides, a first side being a tooth engaging side and a second side comprising a plurality of vertical and horizontal columns of protrusions and plurality of vertical and horizontal channels created by the columns of protrusions; at least one connecting plate having opposing sides, a first side comprising a plurality of vertical and horizontal columns of protrusions and plurality of vertical and horizontal channels created by the columns of protrusions, and the protrusion designed to travel vertically and horizontally within said channel during an adjustment stage; and a securing device for locking said connecting plate to a desired position onto said base plate. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090176182 | SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES FOR DENTAL IMPLANT PLACEMENT - Dental implant placement may be facilitated using a guide and/or placement system. The guide may allow an appropriate position for a dental implant to be determined. The placement system may position the guide in a patient. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20090233252 | ASSEMBLIES, METHODS, AND KITS INCLUDING A COMPRESSIBLE MATERIAL - The present invention provides assemblies, kits, and methods including a compressible material. Optionally, a hardenable dental composition (e.g., an adhesive or primer) is in contact with the compressible material for bonding a dental article (e.g., an orthodontic appliance) to a tooth structure. Removal of excess hardenable and/or hardened dental composition, if desired, can be facilitated for embodiments in which the hardenable dental composition is an unfilled or a lightly filled composition. | 09-17-2009 |
| 20090280450 | PRE-FORMED HARD-SHELL ATTACHMENT DEVICES FOR DENTAL APPLIANCES - A dental appliance attachment device includes a rigid, substantially non-deformable shell having a hollow interior and an exterior surface defining an external configuration of the attachment device. A curable, adhesive filler is provided in the interior of the shell. The resin is adhesively bondable to the tooth surface upon being cured so as to semi-permanently bond both the shell and the filler to the surface of the tooth. The shell, with the uncured filler material, is placed on the tooth surface at a desired site with a placement device, which may be either a placement template or an elongate placement implement. The filled shell is detachably fixed to the placement device, so that when the filled shell is placed on the tooth surface, the placement device may be removed before the filler is cured to bond the attachment device to the tooth surface. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20090298003 | Self-Ligating Orthodontic Bracket - A self-ligating orthodontic bracket, comprising a main body provided with a slot at one end of the top thereof for placing an arch wire therein and a base fixed to the bottom of the main body, is adhered to the outer surface of a tooth via the bottom of the base and is characterized in that: the main body is detachably connected with a cover, where the main body comprises a connecting part and at least an engaging part. The connecting part is located at one end near the slot and is provided with at least a track at two lateral sides respectively. The engaging part is provided at one end of the connecting part. The cover has two lateral sides that are in sliding connection with the tracks and is provided with at least a protrusion on its bottom for engagement with the engaging part. Thereby, the cover can be open or closed conveniently for users to place an arch wire into the slot or remove the arch wire out of the slot. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20100209866 | Intermaxillary Fixation Bonded Bracket Assembly - An inter-maxillary fixation bracket having a top section having a mechanism for permitting attachment of a connection device and a base integrated with the top section where the base has grooves embedded on its underside for application of a dental adhesive such that a bracket can be fixed to a patient's tooth. An assembly includes a bracket with a connector attached to it utilizing a bracket connection mechanism, a linkage device, and another bracket and connector attached similarly. A method is also described for the immobilizing a patient's jaws including the modeling of a bracket assembly proximate to the patient's teeth to determine if the bracket assembly must be adjusted. And if so then adjustments to the linkage and connectors are made as appropriate. Adhesive is applied to bracket pads before attachment of the bracket pads to selected teeth and repeating the process for more brackets. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100285419 | ORTHODONTIC ARTICLE HAVING PARTIALLY HARDENED COMPOSITION AND RELATED METHOD - An orthodontic article is provided for bonding to a tooth structure comprising an orthodontic appliance, a layer of partially hardened hardenable composition adjacent the appliance, and a bonding adhesive adjacent the partially hardened hardenable composition. A method of making an orthodontic article for orthodontic bonding is provided, comprising partially hardening a hardenable composition adjacent the base of an orthodontic appliance. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20100304321 | FIVE SEGMENT ORTHODONTIC ARCH WIRE AND ORTHODONTIC APPARATUS MADE THEREOF - The present invention relates to an arch wire that is used during orthodontic treatment. In accordance to the present invention a five segment orthodontic arch wire to provide a track for movement of teeth for correcting misalignment of teeth, said arch wire generally having ‘U’ shape and having same longitudinal axis through out the length, said arch wire characterized by: first segment having rectangular cross section and being provided for the posterior, 2nd premolar and molar region in left side of the jaw; second segment having rectangular cross section with rounded off corners, said second segment is followed by said first segment and provided for the canine and first premolar region in left side of the jaw; third segment having rectangular cross section, said third segment is followed by said second segment and provided for the anterior, incisor region; fourth segment having rectangular cross section with rounded off corners, said fourth segment is followed by said third segment and provided for the canine and 1st premolar region in right side of the jaw; and fifth segment having rectangular cross section, said fifth segment is followed by said fourth segment and provided for the posterior, 2nd premolar and molar region in right side of the jaw, wherein said arch wire is single piece and continuous in construction. Also an orthodontic apparatus comprising a five segment orthodontic arch wire in accordance with the present invention along with slotted bracket is also provided. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20110033811 | ORTHODONTIC BRACKET SYSTEM AND METHOD - An orthodontic bracket and method is disclosed. The method includes providing a plurality of orthodontic brackets that each include a main body portion having at least a first tunnel extending transversely therethrough. The main body portion is adapted to be bonded to the facial surface of a tooth such that the first tunnel extends approximately parallel to the facial surface. None of the brackets include an open faced slot. The method further includes bonding each of the plurality of brackets to separate teeth in an arch, and threading a first archwire through the first tunnel in each of the plurality of brackets. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110039224 | REUSABLE MULTI-PIECE ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCES - Multi-piece, reusable orthodontic appliances that include a support assembly to be bonded to a tooth and a corrective assembly adapted to receive an archwire and direct corrective forces exerted by the archwire to the tooth. The support assembly is releasably engaged with the corrective assembly, such as with coupling portions that disengage responsive to a force applied to the corrective assembly exceeding a predetermined value, such as less than a force sufficient to debond the support assembly from the tooth. In response to such a force, the corrective assembly disengages from the support assembly, rather than the appliance debonding from the tooth. Self-release assemblies for use with a corrective orthodontic bracket, including either a support assembly or a corrective assembly, and an engagement assembly configured to disengage as described above, may allow a conventional set of orthodontic hardware to be retrofitted with a self-release feature. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110171591 | ORTHODONTIC COMPOSITION WITH HEAT MODIFIED MINERALS - The invention provides an orthodontic composition, related methods and packaged articles that include a hardenable component, a hardener, and a heat-modified inorganic mineral filler. The composition displays improved hardened remnant cleanup compared with compositions using traditional hard mineral fillers, while maintaining acceptable handling, bond strength and mechanical properties. Bond strength enhancement is achieved by heat-modifying a soft mineral filler, a process by which water of hydration is eliminated from the microstructure of the mineral to form a non-hydrated phase. By using heat-modified mineral fillers that are soft relative to human enamel, the hardened orthodontic composition can be conveniently removed using a lowspeed abrasive disk or other mild abrasion process that is safer and more comfortable for the patient. The composition is especially beneficial for use in bonding orthodontic appliances to teeth. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110189623 | Orthodontic Bracket - Disclosed herein is an orthodontic bracket which can be firmly attached to a tooth surface and can also be easily detached from the tooth surface after having been used. The orthodontic bracket includes a plurality of channels formed in a bonding surface of a base. Each of the channels is formed such that it is long in a direction perpendicular to the slot, and is open at a first side surface thereof located at a side surface of the base. Long and short side surfaces of the channels are inclined to serve as a locking step when the orthodontic bracket is attached to the surface of the tooth. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110207072 | BRACKET SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PLANNING AND PRODUCING A BRACKET SYSTEM FOR THE CORRECTION OF TOOTH MALPOSITIONS - The invention relates to a method for planning a bracket system ( | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110229838 | ORTHODONTIC COMPOSITION WITH POLYMERIC FILLERS - Orthodontic adhesives are claimed which use polymeric filler particles with defined particle size characteristics. The particle size characteristics are controlled such that these adhesives provide comparable mechanical retention and cohesive strength of conventional orthodontic adhesives when used to bond orthodontic appliances to teeth. Because polymeric fillers are generally softer than inorganic fillers, these adhesives are easier to remove from the tooth than conventional adhesives after debonding an orthodontic appliance. Embodiments of the invention include both self-curing and two-part adhesives, packaged adhesive-coated orthodontic appliances, and methods for removing a cured adhesive from a tooth surface. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110236848 | HIGH/LOW BRACKET PLACEMENTS ON LINGUAL SURFACES - An orthodontic bracket system used on the anterior lower teeth includes a plurality of alternating high-low brackets which is made up of a subplurality of high brackets and low brackets. The plurality of alternating high-low brackets are fixed to the anterior teeth, namely the subplurality of high brackets is fixed to alternately successive anterior teeth and the low brackets are fixed to other ones of alternately successive anterior teeth. A first orthodontic wire is coupled or attached to the subplurality of high brackets. A second orthodontic wire is coupled or attached to the subplurality of low brackets. The first and second orthodontic wires are selectively bent between selected brackets to which the first and second orthodontic wires are coupled, so that length of the first and second wire between each bracket to which it is coupled is increased, leaving space between brackets for bends formed in the wire. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110250557 | DENTAL ADHESIVE AND METHOD OF USE - A dental adhesive composition comprising (i) at least one non-acidic polymerizable monomer having at least one ethylenically unsaturated group, (ii) optionally one or more acidic compounds, (iii) at least one photoinitiator, (iv) at least one solvent, and (v) about 0-40% by weight of one or more fillers; wherein the weight ratio of non-acidic polymerizable monomers/acidic compounds in the adhesive composition is more than about 4.5; the viscosity of the adhesive composition is less than about 350 centipoise (cP) at 25° C.; and the adhesive composition excluding solvent and filler has an acid number of less than about 0.75 mmol NaOH/g. The dental adhesive composition is used with a dental primer composition, which may be provided together in a kit. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20110287378 | ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCE WITH ENCODED INFORMATION FORMED IN THE BASE - The present disclosure is directed, at least in part, to a self ligating orthodontic bracket having a rotatable member for securing an archwire within a slot of the bracket. Embodiments of the orthodontic bracket disclosed herein include a bracket body containing the archwire slot as well as tie wings for attaching various orthodontic devices (e.g., elastomeric bands) to the bracket. The rotatable member is rotatable in a first direction (e.g., counter clockwise) relative to a body of the bracket for securing or locking the archwire within the slot, and for rotating in an opposite direction (e.g., a clockwise direction) relative to the bracket body for unsecuring or unlocking the archwire so that it is substantially unrestrained from exiting the slot. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110300501 | LIGATING DEVICE FOR ARCH WIRES OR ORTHODONTIC WIRES AND RESPECTIVE METHOD FOR THE APPLICATION OF AN ARCH WIRE OR AN ORTHODONTIC WIRE - The present invention relates to a ligating device ( | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110311932 | ORTHODONTIC DEVICE - Systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which in some implementations at least one tooth-bonding-pad is directly attached to an archwire. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110311933 | ORTHODONTIC DEVICE - Systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which in some implementations at least one tooth-bonding-pad is slidably mounted to an archwire. In some implementations, the archwire passes through the at least one tooth-bonding-pad and in some other implementations, the archwire passes through at least one tubular holder that is mounted on each of the at least one tooth-bonding-pads. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20120009538 | Orthodontic Bracket - Provided is an orthodontic bracket that is capable of a more effective three-dimensional motion and particularly an effective motion on the tooth surface. Specifically provided is an orthodontic bracket which comprises a substrate surface that is bonded to the tooth surface and an arch wire retaining portion that is configured to retain an arch wire with the substrate surface as a bottom surface, the orthodontic bracket being connected by the arch wire and continuously applying a stress to individual teeth to thereby straighten a row of teeth, wherein the orthodontic bracket is in an approximately hog-backed cross-sectional shape that is orthogonal to the direction in which the arch wire is stretched with the substrate surface bonded to the tooth surface as the bottom surface, and is provided with a plurality of arch wire through holes respectively for inserting the arch wires into the holes and connecting adjacent orthodontic brackets by the arch wires. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120070794 | FUNCTIONALIZED ADHESIVE COATED ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCES - Provided are methods for making adhesive coated orthodontic appliances having a silane treated metallic bonding surface, and related assemblies. Exemplary methods of making an adhesive coated orthodontic appliance include providing a metallic bonding surface on the orthodontic appliance for attachment to a tooth surface, sand blasting the bonding surface with a silica-based media, functionalizing the bonding surface in the presence of a pH-modified coupling agent solution, and applying an adhesive onto at least a portion of the bonding surface, where the adhesive is a hydrophilic adhesive having a water uptake of at least 0.5 percent of its original weight after hardening. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120094247 | Coordinated Metal And Ceramic Orthodontic Bracket Systems - Coordinated metal and ceramic orthodontic bracket systems ( | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120129118 | Orthodontic Buccal Tube - Provided is an orthodontic buccal tube, which is capable of preventing glue from flowing out towards a boundary between a tooth ( | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120135364 | ORTHODONTIC BRACKET WITH AUXILIARY SLOT - An orthodontic bracket includes a slot for attaching auxiliary attachments. The slot is formed into the pad of the bracket rather than being included in the bracket body. By forming the slot into the pad of the bracket rather than incorporating it into the bracket body, the slot may have a vertical orientation and may be centered on the bracket. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120276496 | Rotating Orthodontic Bracket with Locking Mechanism - An orthodontic bracket mountable on a tooth for use in retraction mechanics to facilitate movement of teeth along an arch, which includes an archwire-receiving member rotatably mounted on a base and structured to freely rotate when tipping a tooth during sliding of the bracket along an archwire thereby minimizing friction between the archwire and bracket to significantly decrease the required retraction force, and treatment time, thereby minimizing the possibility of root resorption and maintaining the integrity of the root and surrounding bone. A locking mechanism for locking the member against rotation is employed when uprighting the tooth from a tipped position. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20120288815 | BONDABLE MOLAR TUBE - An improved bondable molar tube is provided having a base and a tube structure supported on the base, where the base is configured having a first portion that is to be bonded to a mesial cusp of a molar and second portion that is bonded to a distal cusp of the molar, and where the tube structure is provided to be located on the mesial cusp on the first portion of the base, and where the second base portion that is provided on the distal cusp does not have a tube structure thereon and, preferably, is substantially free of structure thereon that may interfere with surrounding teeth. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20120315593 | ADJUSTABLE ORTHODONTIC BRACKET - An adjustable orthodontic bracket comprising: a fixed support base having a circular housing and an inferior surface for attaching to the surface of a tooth; a rotating base, rotary housed inside the circular housing, having a superior surface for receiving a bracket; and locking means for the rotating base, for locking the rotary movement of the base at a specific rotational position, wherein said locking means can be disabled to allow the rotation of the rotating base. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20120315594 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN ORTHODONTIC ELEMENT - The invention relates to a method for producing an orthodontic element with a ceramic main body, which has a base surface for fixing the element to a tooth. In order to develop the method in such a way that the main body can, on the one hand, be fastened to the tooth with a high adhesive force and, on the other hand, can easily be detached from the tooth at the end of an orthodontic treatment, it is proposed according to the invention that a laser beam is guided along the base surface in an impingement area, the base surface in the impingement area is superficially heated locally by means of the laser beam and microscopic particles are broken free from the base surface by means of crack development. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20120315595 | BRACKET WITH FRONT OPENING AND ORTHODONTIC INTER-BRACKET ADJOINING MECHANISM - An orthodontic bracket for an orthodontic system has a rear base for being mounted to a tooth and first and second portions extending from the rear base. The first and second portions are spaced apart to provide a slot for positioning an arch wire therein. The first and second portions define a front face with an opening for receiving the arch wire. At least one of the first and second portions includes an adjustable tightening element for adjusting the pressure on the arch wire. An orthodontic bracket system comprises a plurality of brackets for being mounted to the teeth of a patient and at least one inter-bracket adjoining assembly mounted to a pair of adjacent brackets and interposed therebetween. The length of said inter-bracket adjoining assembly is modifiable so as to correspondingly modify the distance between the pair of adjacent brackets. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20130052604 | ORTHODONTIC BRACKET - A orthodontics bracket has a bracket body, an arch wire slot formed on the bracket body, an opening/closing lid for locking an arch wire, and a opening/closing lid connecting part for connecting the opening/closing lid to the bracket body in a slidable and rotatable state. The opening/closing lid is capable of moving along a movement path that passes through a closed position at which it is engaged to the bracket body in a state of blocking the arch wire slot, an disengagement position at which it has slid from the closed position and disengaged from the bracket body, and an open position at which it has rotated from the disengagement position and the arch wire slot has been uncovered. The opening/closing lid for locking the arch wire closes in a reliable manner and does not accidentally open, and can be readily operated so as to open or close. | 02-28-2013 |
| 20130095447 | ORTHODONTIC BRACE SYSTEM AND METHOD - An orthodontic brace system includes brackets having a diamond-shaped tie-wing configuration that defines two parallel, horizontal slots, each of which is adapted to receive an archwire. Each slot is angled with respect to the base of the bracket to produce a specific, maximum torque value, and generally, the maximum torque value of the gingival slot is less than the maximum torque value of the incisal slot. The brackets provide multiple force vectors in different directions simultaneously, which decreases the amount of time required for a patient to wear braces, reduces the number of costly and time consuming visits to an orthodontist, and reduces time and effort required of an orthodontist for installation and adjustment of the braces on a per visit basis. A self-ligating bracket with a sliding door is disclosed in another embodiment. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130108977 | ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCES WITH A CURVE | 05-02-2013 |
| 20130143176 | KIT OF PARTS, METHOD OF PRODUCING AND USE THEREOF - The present disclosure relates to a kit of parts comprising part A and part B, part A comprising a polymerizable component having an acid group in the molecule, an initiator, part B comprising an activator, and a film former with a molecular weight of at least 1000. The present disclosure also relates to a composition obtainable by mixing the components contained in the kit of parts and to a process for producing the kit of parts comprising the steps of bringing the components contained in part B of the kit in contact with a surface, drying the surface to form a film. | 06-06-2013 |
| 20130196282 | METAL MESH ON CERAMIC BRACKET; CERAMIC BRACKET WITH METAL INSERT; METAL BRACKET WITH TOOTH-COLORED COATING; SELF-LEGATING, LOW PROFILE, METAL BRACKET; AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME - An orthodontic bracket includes a bracket portion including a receiving slot extending across at least a portion of the bracket portion and configured to receive an arch wire. The bracket includes a metal mesh bonded to the ceramic bracket portion on a side of the ceramic bracket portion opposite the receiving slot. Another orthodontic bracket includes a metal core coated with a tooth-colored coating. Methods of attaching and aligning the brackets are provided as well as a tool for aligning the brackets. Inserts are also described for reinforcing the brackets and/or increasing a surface area for enhancing bonding strength. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130252194 | Orthodontic Applicance with Radiused Wire Slot - A set of orthodontic brackets is provided in combination with an archwire extending over an arc when fitted to the set of orthodontic brackets. The archwire has at least one radius of curvature over the length of its arc, and each one of said brackets in the set has an archwire slot. Each slot has at least one surface supporting the archwire which is contoured to have a radius of curvature that matches the radius of curvature along the arc of the archwire at that point. A round archwire is preferred and the archwire slots may be formed as tubular channels to provide better torque action for the archwire. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20130260329 | Active Self-Ligating Bracket - An orthodontic bracket including a body including a bonding base for attachment to the tooth, a lingual vertical slot, a pair of laterally spaced gingival tie wings and a pair of laterally spaced occlusal tie wings, the gingival and occlusal tie wings projecting from a labial surface of the body; an archwire slot extending mesio-distally across the body and between the gingival and occlusal tie wings at opposed medial and distal sides of the body to accommodate an archwire; a locking shutter including at pair of resilient arm members and a lingual guide bar between the resilient arm members, the locking shutter moveable between an open position in which placement and removal of the archwire is facilitated and a closed position in which placement and removal of the archwire is inhibited; first and second tracks formed on each of first and second outer lateral surfaces of the body, extending from the gingival tie wings across the archwire slot and into the occlusal tie wings; the first and second tracks sized and otherwise dimensioned to receive the pair of resilient arm members therein. The first and second tracks extend in a substantially occlusal-gingival direction, angled gingivally by an angle θ with respect to a plane parallel with the vertical plane of a tooth on the outer lateral surfaces such that the first and second tracks. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130280668 | Orthodontic Appliance with Encoded Information Formed in the Base - An improved edgewise orthodontic bracket is disclosed. In one embodiment, a bracket comprises a single pair of opposing T-shaped tie wings which define an archwire slot therebetween. Notches are provided on each of the mesial and distal sides of the center leg of each T-shaped tie wing for selectively receiving a ligating device. The notches are defined in the gingival/occlusal edges of the tie wings and comprise sloped portions that extend labially towards the archwire slot. Convex sidewall portions and convex floor portions are provided in the archwire slot adjacent to the notches. The body of the bracket is interconnected to a base that includes a continuous series of characters that serve as texturing to facilitate bonding of the bracket with a tooth. A discontinuous perimeter rail may be used at the edge of the base. A method for forming a bracket is also provided. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20130280669 | BONDABLE DENTAL ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS INCLUDING A COMPRESSIBLE MATERIAL - Dental assemblies and related methods of making are provided. The dental assemblies include a dental article with a bonding surface an adhesive having both a compressible material and at least one hardenable dental composition extending across the bonding surface. The compressible material is coupled to the dental article by a first quantity of hardened dental composition extending at least partially through the compressible material and contacting the bonding surface. The hardened dental composition extends over less than the entire bonding surface. Adjacent portions of the compressible material contain a second quantity of unhardened dental composition, preserving flexibility of the compressible material. Advantageously, this configuration was found to enhance bond reliability and facilitate manufacturing. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20130309624 | Self Ligating Orthodontic Bracket System Employing Brackets Having Rotatable Members - The present disclosure is directed, at least in part, to a self ligating orthodontic bracket system that includes a rotatable member for securing an archwire within a slot of a bracket. Embodiments of the orthodontic bracket system disclosed herein include a bracket body containing the archwire slot as well as tie wings for attaching various orthodontic devices (e.g., elastomeric bands) to the bracket. The rotatable member is rotatable in a first direction (e.g., counter clockwise) relative to a body of the bracket for securing or locking the archwire within the slot, and for rotating in an opposite direction (e.g., a clockwise direction) relative to the bracket body for unsecuring or unlocking the archwire so that it is substantially unrestrained from exiting the slot. Other embodiments include an orthodontic appliance and method of producing and using the same, and preferably employed in a lingual orthodontic system, that includes friction reducing features between an interior of an archwire slot portion of the appliance and an archwire placed within the archwire slot. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20130316296 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PATIENT-SPECIFIC PAD AND CORRESPONDING PAD - A method for producing a patient-specific pad ( | 11-28-2013 |
| 20140023981 | Orthodontic Bracket - An orthodontic bracket for attaching an archwire to a tooth including a body including a bonding base for attachment to the tooth, the body having an occlusal-gingivally extending opening, a lingual vertical slot, a pair of laterally spaced gingival tie wings and a pair of laterally spaced occlusal tie wings, the gingival and occlusal tie wings projecting from a labial surface of the body. An archwire slot is provided extending mesiodistally across the body and between the gingival and occlusal tie wings at opposed medial and distal sides of the body to accommodate the archwire. A locking shutter including at least one resilient arm member at one end and a retaining portion at another end is provided such that the locking shutter moveable between an open position in which placement and removal of the archwire is facilitated and a closed position in which placement and removal of the archwire is inhibited. There is further provided a retaining groove formed in an occlusal wall of the gingival tie wings for releasably retaining a retaining portion of the locking shutter in the closed position and, at least one blocker for preventing movement of the archwire out of the archwire slot and into the retaining groove. In addition, a broader locking shutter is possible that prevents a sharp bend in the archwire to prevent notching or bonding of the archwire during early tooth movement and sliding of teeth during mid-term treatment tooth movement. | 01-23-2014 |
| 20140045136 | Orthodontic device - An orthodontic device consisting of a bracket having a slot formed by arm parts facing each other in the vertical direction, and an inner part having a socket for holding a wire. Different forces depending on the socket can be applied to a tooth. Desired forces can be applied simply by changing the inner part; and without requiring changing of the brackets. The orthodontic device is characterized in that the opening of the slot is closed by inserting the inner part into the slot so that the inner part can be held by the arm parts; and the wire can be securely held in its position. | 02-13-2014 |
| 20140045137 | ORTHODONTIC ARCHWIRE BRACKET - An orthodontic archwire bracket having a first body ( | 02-13-2014 |
| 20140065566 | LOW PROFILE SELF-LIGATING ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCE WITH CLIP - An orthodontic appliance includes a body ( | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140065567 | Dynamic Bracket System - This invention is an adjustable orthodontic bracket system which allows brackets to be adjusted for the particular angulations required for each individual tooth of any patient, while continuously attached to the tooth surface. The orthodontist manually adjusts the relationship of the bracket component with the frame and bracket base during treatment eliminating the necessity of repositioning bracket components due to erroneous positioning. The bracket component is positioned such that it can move completely in all directions to achieve the proper angulation for tooth repositioning. The base of the bracket component and the interior surface of the bracket compartment are textured to provide friction and secure the components once positioned for proper tooth movement. The exterior of the bracket component is also textured to provide more secure attachment to the surface of the tooth. This system will lead to lower treatment cost and quicker adjustments of the orthodontic bracket system. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140065568 | Dynamic Bracket System - This invention is a dynamic orthodontic bracket system which allows brackets to be adjusted for particular angulations required for each individual tooth of a patient, while the frames are continuously attached to tooth surface. The orthodontist manually adjusts the relationship of a bracket and a frame during treatment eliminating the necessity of a full repositioning of all components. The bracket is positioned such that it can move in various directions to achieve a proper angulation for tooth repositioning. The base of the bracket and the interior surface of the frame can be textured to provide friction and secure the components once positioned for proper tooth movement. The exterior of the frame can also be textured to provide more secure attachment to the surface of the tooth. This system will lead to lower treatment cost and quicker adjustments of the orthodontic bracket system. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140106290 | CARRIER FOR A FASTENING ELEMENT TO BE FABRICATED AND A METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREFOR, PARTICULARLY AS AN ORTHODONTIC BRACKET - A carrier for at least one fastening element ( | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140141383 | Self-ligating Bracket with Sliding Cover - A self-ligating orthodontic bracket has a sliding archwire cover that has a top surface congruent with the top surface of an upper body portion having an archwire slot. The cover has a resilient locking tab that slides across the slot, bending upward as it encounters a ridge on the other side of the slot, and latching to the ridge to secure the cover in a closed position. The cover has a modified dovetail shape with flared bottom portions that slideably engage guides for reciprocal opening and closing sliding motion. A groove in the slide support track engages the locking tab in the open position preventing it from disengaging from the upper body portion. | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140255865 | ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCE - An orthodontic appliance consisting of a two-component bracket assembly and a customized wire where the tooth component of the bracket assembly is semi-permanently glued to the tooth surface and the wire component of the bracket assembly is securely attached to the customized wire. The customized wire has a configuration that is derived from characteristics of both the mal-aligned and aligned states of the teeth. The series of wire components of the bracket assembly are separated by an inter-bracket distance and are specifically oriented along the customized wire to form the customized wire-bracket device. When the wire component and the tooth component of the bracket assembly are engaged, the alignment of the teeth occurs due to the elastic recoil of the customized wire. The customized wire-bracket device is completely detachable and re-attachable to the tooth component of the bracket assembly as are the two components of the bracket assembly. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140272750 | SELF-LIGATING ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCE - Provided are orthodontic appliances including a bonding base, a body extending outwardly from the base and an elongated slot thereon extending along a generally mesial-distal direction, and first and second protrusions disposed on the body on opposite sides of the slot. A clip is slidably engaged to the body and movable between open and closed positions. When operating the clip, the first protrusion extends into the clip to retain the clip to the body in an interference fit while the second protrusion extends into the clip when in its closed position. Optionally, the clip comprises at least one deflectable portion aligned along a reference plane extending over the slot, where the deflectable portion resiliently bends out of the reference plane to traverse the second protrusion as the clip moves between open and closed positions. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140272751 | ORTHODONTIC BRACKET ASSEMBLIES WITH TORQUE-ADJUSTING DRUMS - Orthodontic bracket assemblies with torque-adjusting drums. The drum defines at least a majority of the archwire slot of the corresponding bracket assembly, and the drum may be selectively rotated about its longitudinal axis to adjust the prescriptive force that is applied to a patient's tooth during orthodontic use of the bracket assembly. The bracket assembly includes a positioning assembly that selectively retains the drum in a selected orientation relative to the base of the bracket assembly, thereby defining a prescription to be imparted by the bracket assembly to a patient's tooth. In some embodiments, the bracket assembly includes a biasing mechanism that selectively urges the positioning assembly to a position in which the drum is, or is not, retained in a selected position. In some embodiments, the bracket includes a release mechanism that selectively disengages the positioning assembly to permit adjustment of the drum. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140302448 | Orthodontic Wire Alignment System and Method - Disclosed is a system and method for treating mal-alignment of teeth using super-elastic nickel titanium, heat activated nickel titanium coated or uncoated orthodontic wires with composite resins in order to effectuate desired tooth alignment. The composite resin is formed into beads that hold the wire in place preferably on the lingual surface of the teeth. Alternate embodiments using composite brackets are disclosed. The overall purpose of this invention is to provide a close contact, low profile orthodontic system, in particular, a lingual orthodontic system that is significantly more comfortable than existing orthodontic systems, completely concealed and effective. | 10-09-2014 |
| 20140363782 | CUSTOMIZED ORTHODONTIC BRACKET SYSTEM - A customized orthodontic bracket system is provided. The system can include a bracket having a customized bracket bonding pad for bonding the bracket to a tooth of a patient and a bracket slot adapted to receive a customized archwire. The customized archwire is adapted to be positioned in the bracket slot to form a precise bracket slot-archwire interface. The bracket slot and the archwire when positioned in the bracket slot can be positioned substantially adjacent the tooth surface to reduce induced vertical error in tooth positioning. The bracket slot can be configured to have a bracket slot width substantially matching a cross-section of the archwire to reduce torque rotation around an axis of the archwire when positioned therein to further enhance end-of-treatment tooth positioning and reduce overall treatment time. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20150017596 | THERMOPLASTIC-BASED MATERIALS IN ORTHODONTIC APPLICATIONS - An adjustable orthodontic bracket is described which includes a body member having an orthodontic archwire fixing member and a first faying surface; a bonding base member having a second faying surface and a tooth bonding surface; and a connecting member that includes a layer of a thermoplastic polymer, and which connects the first faying surface of the body member to the second faying surface of the bonding base member. Methods of repositioning and manufacturing the adjustable orthodontic brackets are also described. A method is also provided for reducing a bond strength of an orthodontic appliance adhered to a tooth structure with a cured adhesive composition, which includes treating the orthodontic bracket with ultrasonic energy thereby reducing the bond strength more than about 20%. The cured adhesive composition includes an ultrasonic energy responsive filler, and under the ultrasonic energy stimulation, the cured adhesive composition softens thereby reducing the overall bonding strength. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150037747 | ORTHODONTIC BRACKET AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed is an orthodontic bracket and a method of manufacturing the same in which a bonding pattern is formed by irradiating a laser beam onto a base face of the orthodontic bracket that a machining process has been completed, and the bonding pattern formed on the base face is coated with an adhesive for attachment to teeth, thereby allowing the adhesive for attachment to teeth to firmly hold the orthodontic bracket on, and at the same time significantly reducing the processing time that takes to process the base surface for enabling for the adhesive to hold the orthodontic bracket on thereby enabling the mass production of the orthodontic bracket of high quality. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150044625 | Flexible Orthodontic Splint - Provided is an orthodontic splint and related methods, which use two or more bonding pads and a flexible connector beam that deflects in response to stress, effectively reducing the amount of stress felt by the adhesive. The connector beam has a non-uniform cross-section along its length, thereby shifting the maximum stress away from the ends of the beam and toward the mid-point of the beam. Further, the connector beam attached to each base along locations remote from the outer edge of the base. These splint configurations can decrease the likelihood of bond failure and improve fatigue performance by causing stress, and associated strain, encountered during treatment to be spread more evenly along the length of the beam. | 02-12-2015 |
| 20150064642 | Dynamic Bracket System - This invention is a dynamic orthodontic bracket system which allows brackets to be adjusted for particular angulations required for each individual tooth of a patient, while the frames are continuously attached to tooth surface. The orthodontist manually adjusts the relationship of a bracket and a frame during treatment eliminating the necessity of a full repositioning of all components. The bracket can be locked or unlocked within the frame with the use of a plate having a tapered thickness. The bracket is positioned such that it can move in various directions to achieve a proper angulation for tooth repositioning. The exterior of the frame can also be textured to provide more secure attachment to the surface of the tooth. This system leads to lower treatment cost, a more stable bracket system, and quicker adjustments of the orthodontic bracket system. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150099237 | Bracket Extension System - An orthodontic bracket extension system for orthodontic braces, the orthodontic bracket extension system including a plurality of bracket base extensions adapted for coupling one each to a corresponding plurality of brackets to increase a bracket bonding surface area for greater securement of each of the plurality of brackets to each of a corresponding plurality of teeth. | 04-09-2015 |
| 20150111166 | Orthodontics System and Method of Use - The present disclosure relates to an orthodontic system and a method of using the same to perform orthodontics. In one example, an orthodontic system is presented. The orthodontic system includes a tube having at least one sidewall and two opening ends, and a luting agent. The luting agent is disposed on at least a portion of one or more of the at least one sidewall of the tube and a portion of a surface of a tooth onto which the tube is directly attached or adhered. The two opening ends of the tube remain substantially open so that a wire can move along the tube. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20150125803 | Tube for Orthodontics - The invention provides a tube to be used in orthodontics wherein said tube replaces the use of brackets in an orthodontic treatment. The orthodontic tube of the present invention is surrounded by a resin and this resin also serves as a bond agent to affix the tube to a patient's tooth. The orthodontic tube serves as a conduit for an archwire in order to impose upon each tooth only the force required to reset the position of the tooth to a desired configuration relative to the other teeth in the patient's mouth. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150147710 | LASER ETCHED SINTERED CERAMIC ORTHODONTIC BRACKETS - The present disclosure is drawn to laser etched, sintered ceramic orthodontic brackets. Such a bracket can comprise a working surface including an archwire slot and a ligating structure. The bracket can also include a laser etched tooth attachment surface that is laser etched after sintering of the ceramic orthodontic bracket. In another example, a method of increasing the average bonding strength of a sintered ceramic orthodontic bracket can comprise laser etching a tooth attachment surface of the sintered ceramic orthodontic bracket. In one specific example, the method can further comprise the preliminary steps of forming a ceramic material into a shape of an orthodontic bracket and sintering the orthodontic bracket. | 05-28-2015 |
| 20150305834 | System for securing false tooth and method of use - A system of securing a false tooth and method of use of the same. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150342707 | SELF-UPRIGHTING ORTHODONTIC BRACKET ASSEMBLY AND A METHOD OF USING THE BRACKET ASSEMBLY - The present invention represents a qualitative technique modification of the self-uprighting bracket technique. The present invention overcome the drawbacks of the prior art by providing an orthodontic bracket assembly having a base with rotatable body engaging the archwire and removable plate inserted into the base to retain the archwire. In addition, the removable plate can allow or prevent the rotation of the rotatable body depending on the different stages of the treatment. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150359611 | POCKET ORTHODONTIC BONDING PAD - A pocket orthodontic bonding pad for attaching orthodontic attachments to teeth wherein the orthodontic attachment is mechanically secured within a bonding pad pocket with a design that allows a slight buffering flexibility under masticatory stress and ease of removal of the orthodontic attachment. Upon removal of locking tabs the orthodontic attachment may be removed with minimal force, and the remaining bonding pad polished from the teeth with ease, which is most advantageous for brackets that tend to break upon removal and create high stress forces upon tooth structure. The ease of removing orthodontic attachments allows maximum bonding strengths. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20160000530 | Base Configuration for Orthodontic Bracket - A base of an orthodontic bracket includes a matrix of bond pads that form channels to hold adhesive. These channels are oriented at acute angles to a long tooth axis to better resist shear forces impinging from random directions. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160030138 | ORTHODONTIC ARCH WIRE BRACKET WITH INTERCHANGEABLE LOCKS INCLUDING VARIABLE TOOTH POSITIONING CONTROL AND METHOD OF USING SAME - Interchangeable lock applied to a bracket, consisting of a lock designed for use in orthodontic treatment which is used in conjunction with an orthodontic bracket having a base bonded to the tooth in which the interchangeable lock should be frontally inserted; on the outside of the orthodontic bracket that besides adding the functionality of connecting the bracket to the arch wire, this same lock adds the property of allowing additional adjustments of freedom between the arch wire in regards to inclination, angulation or torque as there will always be three walls forming the U-shaped slot, allowing the position of the arch wire to be controlled in relation to its inclination and angulation at the same time it keeps the position of the bracket in relation to the tooth; a feature allowed due its walls where the arch wire slide inwards suffering minimal friction, being possible to identify, modify and control the position of the tooth by contact adjustment with the arch wire at any time during treatment without the need to removal of the arch wire or changing the bracket or even changing position. The fact that the lock contain channels slots inserted internally on its sidewalls, allows this to reduce the pressure in the arch wire, reducing the friction between the lock, bracket and arch wire. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160038258 | SELF-LIGATING ORTHODONTIC BRACKET - An orthodontic bracket includes a unitary bracket body and base and an archwire slot for receiving an archwire. A self-ligating gate is mounted on the bracket body and slides from an open position during which an archwire can be mounted in the archwire slot, to a closed position in which the ligating gate retains the archwire in the archwire slot. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160095669 | ADJUSTABLE ORTHODONTIC BRACKET AND METHOD - A metal base member and a thin layer of an orthodontic adhesive is used to rigidly secure said base member directly to a tooth; a layer of lead-free heat softenable material for joining two metal surfaces rigidly together and an orthodontic bracket having a face to fit within a surface area of the base member and an engagement receiver for an archwire by which forces are developed in a patient's mouth. In addition, the base member overlaps the base of the bracket by up to about 1.0 mm surrounding the base so that the bracket can be adjusted by an amount of up to about 1.0 mm in all directions around the base member without overlapping the periphery of the base member. | 04-07-2016 |
| 20160095671 | ADJUSTABLE ORTHODONTIC BRACKET AND METHOD - A metal base member and a thin layer of an orthodontic adhesive is used to rigidly secure said base member directly to a tooth; a layer of lead-free heat softenable material for joining two metal surfaces rigidly together and an orthodontic bracket having a face to fit within a surface area of the base member and an engagement receiver for an archwire by which forces are developed in a patient's mouth. In addition, the base member overlaps the base of the bracket by up to about 1.0 mm surrounding the base so that the bracket can be adjusted by an amount of up to about 1.0 mm in all directions around the base member without overlapping the periphery of the base member. | 04-07-2016 |
| 20160095672 | ADJUSTABLE ORTHODONTIC BRACKET AND METHOD USING A MICROSTRUCTURED SHAPE MEMORY POLYMER SURFACE WITH REVERSIBLE DRY ADHESION - An adjustable orthodontic bracket includes a metal base adapted to be rigidly secured directly to a tooth by a relatively thin layer of an orthodontic adhesive. This relatively thin layer of heat softening material fastens an orthodontic bracket directly to a tooth and subsequently heats the orthodontic material with a digital laser that allows the polymer material to reproduce a liquidous surface for adjusting the position of the bracket so that the bracket can be adjusted in all directions around the base member without overlapping the periphery of the base member. | 04-07-2016 |
| 20160106522 | ORTHODONTIC CLIP DEVICE - The present invention relates to a clip device for orthodontic treatment wherein appropriate force is applied to a tooth so as to move the tooth to a desired position, thereby correcting the tooth into a normal tooth alignment, and the clip device comprises: a clip base made of a ceramic material, having a base portion directly joined to a tooth, projecting an inner back portion toward the outside of the base portion, having a wire insertion hole with an opened upper portion formed between the inner back portion and an outer front portion, which is projected at a distance from the inner back portion, for allowing a connection wire to be inserted therein, and having a wire fixing hole and a clip operation hole formed below the wire insertion hole; and an elastic clip having a fixing clip, which is a fixing means made from a metal material, integratedly coupled to the wire fixing hole toward the inner back portion and the clip operation hole toward the outer front portion of which the spaces communicate with each other at the lower portion of the wire insertion hole, and formed from a resilient means made of a metal material at the upper portion of the clip operation hole, in order to resiliently support, bind and fix the connection wire inserted through the wire insertion hole of the clip ase to the wire fixing hole and to induce sliding in a binding operation of the connection wire. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160113737 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PATIENT-SPECIFIC REPLACEMENT BRACKET FOR AN ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT, AND BRACKET PRODUCED BY THIS METHOD - A process to manufacture a patient-specific replacement bracket includes providing a 3D representation of the supramaxilla or submaxilla of a patient in the target set-up with a reference plane in a computer. A request to manufacture a replacement bracket is received. A sector of the 3D representation is defined and contains at least a section of the tooth for which the replacement bracket is to be manufactured. A marking is generated for the slot plane in the sector. A physical model of the sector with the marking is created. A bracket element containing the slot is provided. The bracket element is aligned to the slot plane. An individualized pad is assigned to the bracket element, whereby the replacement bracket is manufactured. | 04-28-2016 |
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