| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 433213000 | Preliminary casting, model, or trial denture | 67 |
| 20080274441 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING AND CONSTRUCTING A PHYSICAL DENTAL ARCH MODEL - A method produces a physical dental arch model based on a three-dimensional (3D) digital dental arch model. The method includes smoothening the digital dental arch model to make the digital dental arch model suitable for CNC based manufacturing, segmenting the digital dental arch model into at least two manufacturable digital components, producing manufacturable physical components using Computer Numerical Control (CNC) based manufacturing in accordance with the manufacturable digital components, and assembling the manufacturable physical components to form the physical dental arch model. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20080280258 | Preventing Interference Between Tooth Models - Systems and methods are disclosed to prevent interference between two physical tooth models in a physical dental arch model by acquiring the coordinates of a plurality of points on the surfaces of each of the two physical tooth models and digitally representing the surfaces of each of the two physical tooth models by a mesh of points in three dimensions using the acquired coordinates. The meshes representing the surfaces of the two physical tooth models intersect at least at one point to form an overlapping portion. The method also includes calculating the depth of the overlapping portion between the two meshes to quantify the interference of the two physical tooth models. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20080280259 | Methods for Producing Non-Interfering Tooth Models - A method produces a physical dental arch model having at least two physical tooth models. The method includes detecting the interference between two physical tooth models. If interference is detected between the first physical tooth model and the second physical tooth model, the positions and orientations of at least one physical tooth model is modified to prevent interference between the first physical tooth model and the second physical tooth model. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20080318187 | Tooth preparation instrument and system of its use - At an initial office visit, the dentist makes an impression of the portion of the mouth in which the tooth is located, with upper and lower occlusal surfaces at or below the gum line. After preparation of a crown, the dentist presses the surface contour tool against the biting surface of the tooth to determine the depth settings for at least one burr in a surface tool that will remove the upper surface of the tooth and create a working surface for the material removal device. The dentist inserts at least one burr with the proper length in this tool so that when the tool is lowered onto the tooth, a flat surface will be created. The flat surface tool and the center hole drilling burr are operated with a device that locks onto the tooth and ensures that the top surface of the tooth will be perpendicular to the central longitudinal axis of the tooth. The dentist inserts the guide pin of the material removal device in the center hole or onto a disk post and begins to remove material from the side of the tooth. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090068617 | Method Of Designing Dental Devices Using Four-Dimensional Data - The present invention provides methods for acquiring and utilizing time-based 3d jaw motion images (4d datasets) to enhance the computer-aided design (CAD) of dental devices, which may include dental restorations, oral prostheses, and oral appliances. These 4d datasets may be used directly to provide a jaw motion model suitable for enhanced CAD or, they may be used to derive mathematical expressions that are then used to drive a motion simulation. The methods of the invention are based on acquiring time-based 3d images (a 4d sequence) of the upper and lower teeth, with each 3d frame in the time sequence capturing some upper and lower arch anatomy (the oral anatomy). Each image in the 4d sequence may therefore contain an accurate record of the relationship between the upper and lower arch in three dimensions. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090075238 | Blank arrangement - The invention relates to a blank arrangement, with a blank ( | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090081615 | METHOD OF REGISTERING A DENTAL MODEL ON A TRAY BASE - A method for registering a dental model on a tray base includes obtaining a dental model that is an impression of at least some of a patient's teeth; disposing the dental model on a tray base; drilling at least one registration pin hole from a bottom of the tray base, through the tray base, and into a bottom of the dental model while the dental model is disposed on the tray base; and inserting at least one registration pin into the at least one registration pin hole with the at least one registration pin extendable between the dental model and the tray base. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090104583 | Method for Designing an Abutment - A method for designing an abutment tooth which mainly comprises the steps of: setting a reference abutment device with a feature on an analog of a mouth model; positioning a digital abutment with the same configuration as the reference abutment device on the analog to obtain the configuration data of the positioning of the digital abutment on the analog; optimally adjusting the digital abutment by using as a reference the configuration digital data without affecting the configuration of the digital abutment and the analog, thus finishing the design of the abutment. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090123892 | Human Body Information Extraction Device, Human Body Imaging Information Reference Plane Conversion Method, and Cross Section Information Detection Device - There is provided a human body information extraction device for extracting human body information including position information from a reference position, from 3D information on the human body elements obtained from a CT information or the like in which the position information from the reference position with respect to a human body element is unknown. In the human body information extraction device, a reference plane for positioning is detected by detecting information on a common positioning member contained in both of the 3D human body information from the CT information and a 3D model information from a human body model. The both reference planes are matched on the display so that the 3D human body information is positioned on the reference plane. Furthermore, only human information corresponding to the 3D model information is extracted from the CT information. By using this device, it is possible to obtain 3D human body information positioned on the reference plane from which a noise is excluded. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090148814 | Dentition modeling - A dentition model material is comprised of a gypsum composition and an additive, wherein, in response to being scanned, a dentition model produced from the dentition model material is configured to produce a signature associated with the additive. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090191509 | PROCESS FOR REGISTERING DENTAL MODELS - Process for planning an operational intervention on a body part, in particular on the jaw, of a patient, whereby within the framework of a recording, a common reference system is defined between a set of patient data that are registering with a recording device and that show the body part in its three-dimensionality, and a model of the body part, whereby the patient is held in place, during the registering of the patient data, with the body part in a securing device ( | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090220918 | AUTOMATIC CROWN AND GINGIVA DETECTION FROM THREE-DIMENSIONAL VIRTUAL MODEL OF TEETH - A method is provided for automatically separating tooth crowns and gingival tissue in a virtual three-dimensional model of teeth and associated anatomical structures. The method orients the model with reference to a plane and automatically determines local maxima of the model and areas bounded by the local maxima. The method automatically determines saddle points between the local maxima in the model, the saddle points corresponding to boundaries between teeth. The method further positions the saddle points along a dental arch form. For each tooth, the method automatically identifies a line or path along the surface of the model linking the saddle points to each other, the path marking a transition between teeth and gingival tissue and between adjacent teeth in the model. The areas bounded by the lines correspond to the tooth crowns; the remainder of the model constitutes the gingival tissue. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20090311649 | Method and material kit for the production of tooth replacement parts - The process for producing tooth replacement parts is characterized in that curable tooth replacement material is introduced into a first mold of part of the human dentition, a positive model produced from a second mold is pressed into this material and the tooth replacement material remaining after the pressing-in is allowed to cure to form the tooth replacement part(s). | 12-17-2009 |
| 20090311650 | Method for the production of a ceramic molded part - A process for the preparation of a ceramic molded part from a suspension/dispersion with a solids content and a fluid content by depositing solids content at the periphery of a porous self-supporting support that is at least partially immersed in the suspension/dispersion and has the same shape as the molded part to be prepared, but with a reduced size, wherein:
| 12-17-2009 |
| 20100009318 | DEVICE FOR ATTACHING DENTAL MODEL TO ARTICULATOR - The present invention relates to a device for attaching a dental model to a variety of articulators for reproducing oral motions as a sagittal plane of a patient's organism and the left and right side points having the same height relative to the sagittal plane are found to mount the dental model at the articulators in a range for reproducing fatigue oral motions thereon, thereby helping the fabrication of the dental prosthesis inclusive of clinical treatment planning according to the extrusion and intrusion causes, the reasonable articulation re-construction in a dental laboratory process, and artificial teeth arrangements. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20100028834 | Blank arrangement - This invention relates to a blank arrangement, with a blank ( | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100092921 | DENTAL PIN REMOVAL SYSTEM AND METHODS - A pin removal system is configured to remove a dowel pin from a dental model base. The system includes first and second members. The first member is configured to releasably mount to the dental model base, and the second member is movable relative to the first member and into engagement with the pin to move the pin relative to the dental model base. The dowel pin can be secured to a model of at least one tooth that is mounted to the dental model base. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100124731 | DENTAL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR LINKING PHYSICAL AND DIGITAL DATA FOR DIAGNOSTIC, TREATMENT PLANNING, PATIENT EDUCATION, COMMUNICATION, MANUFACTURING, AND DATA TRANSFER PURPOSES - A dental device and/or process include at least one scaled and shaped linking component to be supported by a dental model or an imaging template. The process includes scaling, aligning, and orienting data from different data acquisition sources with the scaled and shaped linking component, and combining the data from different data acquisition sources into a master data file. A method of making the diagnostic model can include virtually designing an imaging template including at least one linking component made at least partially of a radio opaque material, and three-dimensionally printing the virtually designed template. The diagnostic model can include at least one of an exposed bone structure portion, a removable gum tissue portion, a removable bone structure portion, a visualization portion illustrating a root, bone density, an internal bone structure, a nerve channel, a nerve ending, a sinus cavity, a blood vessel, an artery, and diagnostic teeth. | 05-20-2010 |
| 20100279254 | Dental prosthesis fabrication - A method is disclosed for forming an accurate stone cast from a dental hydrocolloid impression, used for the purpose of prosthetic fabrication, such as dental prostheses. The dental stone catalyst, calcium sulfate dihydrate, is engaged onto the internal surface of set hydrocolloid impression. This catalyst, placed in the area between impression material and wet, mixed stone, will act to hasten the initial setting of dental stone that is in closest proximity to the impression. The result is a stratified set of the stone. Setting of the wet, mixed dental stone occurs first at the impression/stone interface. The setting radiates outwardly, away from the impression/stone interface. The mixed stone better resists distortion upon setting and the resultant set stone cast is more accurate. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100323329 | Apparatus and Method for Manufacturing Customized Dentures - This disclosure relates to an apparatus and method for digitally utilizing and customizing dental features needed in the manufacture of dentures. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20110129800 | Accurate analogs for prosthesis using computer generated anatomical models - Pre-surgical planning for cranial and facial reconstruction includes preparing a computer generated jaw or skull model for determining a locational position for a dental implant, a surgical bone implant to repair missing bone in the cranium, install ear prostheses, and/or install nose prostheses. The computer generated jaw or skull model is made from medical imagery and computer aided design. A surgical guide is prepared with oversize holes in registration with analogs for the dental or surgical bone implants to be inserted in the jaw or cranial skull model. The surgical guide is fitted atop each analog, and bonded to the jaw or skull model at a predetermined angle of the analog in the jaw or skull. The surgical guide is removed and attached to the jaw or skull of a patient for accurate drilling for insertion of the implants into the jaw or skull of the patient. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110171604 | Method for manufacturing and supply of dental prosthesis - Systems and methods are disclosed for manufacturing a dental restorative prosthesis by capturing 3D dental data from a patient; sending the 3D dental data to a laboratory for fabricating a restoration blank, the blank having material below a preparation area; receiving the restoration blank from the laboratory; determining a reduction area from the patient during an in office visit and fabricating the reduction area from the restoration blank to match the patient dentition. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110183293 | KIT FOR FABRICATING AND MAINTAINING DENTURES AND DENTAL APPARATUS AND FOR PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL TOOTH WHITENING BY AUTONOMOUS DENTAL IMPRESSION TAKING - The present invention relates to a kit for whitening teeth and a kit for fabricating a dental apparatus and/or denture without visiting the dentist or stomataologist. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110183294 | METHOD FOR PREPARING A PHYSICAL PLASTER MODEL - Provided is a method for creating a physical teeth model. Further, the method includes providing a virtual three dimensional (3D) representation of a patient's dentition that includes at least a region of the teeth that includes a tooth stump on which a crown is to be fitted or a region on to which a bridge is to be fitted; and preparing a physical model of the jaws of a subject from a blank, based on information from said virtual 3D image. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110183295 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING AUTOMATED HIGH SCALE FABRICATION OF CUSTOM ITEMS - Method and system for providing volume manufacturing of customizable items including receiving a data package including a plurality of manufacturing parameters, each of the plurality of manufacturing parameters associated with a unique item, verifying the received data package, and implementing a manufacturing process associated with the received data package is provided. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110229859 | Dental gypsum cast - A method is disclosed for forming an accurate stone cast from a dental impression, used for the purpose of prosthetic fabrication, such as dental crowns and dentures. The initial step of this unique method is to first acquire a suitable amount of dental stone setting catalyst. One type of a suitable stone catalyst is calcium sulfate dihydrate. The dental stone catalyst is engaged onto the internal surface of the impression. This catalyst will act to hasten the initial setting of wet, mixed dental stone that is in closest proximity to the impression. The result is a stratified set of the stone. Setting of the wet, mixed dental stone occurs first at the impression/stone interface. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110236858 | Dental device, such as bridge or insert - A dental bridge and a dental device. The dental device may include a structural portion extending along an axis and connectable to at least one tooth. A truss portion may depend from the structural portion and be operable to support a pontic, the truss portion may define a plurality of slots extending from a peripheral surface. The structural portion may have a first surface oriented toward the occlusal surface and an opposite second surface, the structural portion defining a plurality of openings, the plurality of openings extending transverse to the axis and between the first surface and the second surface. The structural portion may define an angled surface leading into at least one of the plurality of openings. A plurality of projections may be formed on a first surface of the structural portion, each of the projections having a projection surface spaced beyond the first surface toward the occlusal surface. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110250567 | PROCESS FOR ORAL TISSUE PROTOTYPING - A process for oral tissue prototyping includes the steps of forming a prototype of an oral cavity and placing a sealer on an oral tissue area of the prototype. Thereafter, the sealer is painted with a tissue-colored paint and any other remaining details are added to the prototype to mimic the anatomical tissue coloration of the oral cavity. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20110318711 | IMPLANT PROSTHETIC PART SET AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING REPLICATION PLASTER MODEL INCLUDING ABUTMENT USING THE SAME - Provided are an implant prosthetic part set and a method of manufacturing replication plaster model including an abutment using the same, which can take an impression of the location and the shape of a fixture in an oral cavity without using a typical impression copping, in order to manufacture an upper prosthesis coupled to the fixture implanted into an alveolar bone. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20120015328 | LIBRARY SELECTION IN DENTAL PROSTHESIS DESIGN - Presented herein are techniques methods, systems, devices, and computer-readable storage media for library selection in dental prosthesis design. Embodiments include presenting two or more dental morphology libraries for use in a dental plan and receiving a selection of one or more tooth morphologies from one of the presented dental morphology libraries. The selected tooth morphologies can then be placed in the dental plan at particular tooth positions. An operator can also replace all tooth morphologies in a dental plan with those of a particular library or “mix and match” tooth morphologies from multiple libraries in a dental plan. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120028220 | PREVENTING INTERFERENCE BETWEEN TOOTH MODELS - Systems and methods are disclosed to prevent interference between two physical tooth models in a physical dental arch model by acquiring the coordinates of a plurality of points on the surfaces of each of the two physical tooth models and digitally representing the surfaces of each of the two physical tooth models by a mesh of points in three dimensions using the acquired coordinates. The meshes representing the surfaces of the two physical tooth models intersect at least at one point to form an overlapping portion. The method also includes calculating the depth of the overlapping portion between the two meshes to quantify the interference of the two physical tooth models. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120070803 | PROSTHESIS MANIPULATION IN DENTAL PROSTHESIS DESIGN - Herein are provided methods, systems, computer-readable media, techniques and processes for crown or prosthesis manipulation in dental prosthesis design. These include presenting a 3D model of a multi-tooth prosthesis relative to an area to be reconstructed. An operator may manipulate one or more prosthetic teeth in that 3D model in order to alter the overall shape of the prosthesis. In various embodiments, the techniques may also include the determination of occlusion with respect to antagonist teeth—of the entire 3D model of the prosthesis and/or of individual 3D models of prosthetic teeth in the model. The position or shape of the 3D model of the prosthesis may be modified based on the occlusion. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120082957 | DENTAL MODEL ARTICULATOR - Disclosed is a dental model articulator configured to combine maxillary and mandibular dental model casts with each other. The dental model articulator includes a frame, an arm member rotatably and reciprocatively supported to the frame, an elastic bias unit frontward elastically pressing the arm member with respect to the frame, a first connecting unit formed in the arm member to be connected with the maxillary dental model cast, and a second connecting unit connected to the frame to move reciprocatvely through at least one penetration hole and combined with the mandibular dental model cast. | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120135380 | IMPLANT ANALOG - The invention relates to an implant analog for placing in a jaw model for modeling a dental prosthesis by means of the jaw model. Said analog comprises a sleeve extending in an axial direction and comprising an axial inner bore having an internal thread for threading in a fastening screw for fastening a post to the implant analog, wherein the post is provided for fastening a dental prosthesis. According to the invention, the sleeve comprises a self-tapping external thread for threading in the implant analog into a jaw model. The invention further relates to a method for applying such implant analogs and an implant system having such implant analogs. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120237903 | DENTAL MODEL - A dental modal for making a dental prosthesis has a base body formed with model teeth and model gingiva and with a cutout in an edentate area and with a hole in a floor of the cutout. A plate is releasably fittable complementarily in the cutout and is formed with a hole aligned with the hole of the cutout. A gingiva mask is fittable on the plate in the cutout and is in turn formed with a hole aligned with the holes of the plate and of the cutout. A model implant insert is releasably fittable in the holes of the mask, plate, and cutout and carries a model implant or an implant-screw mockup. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20130084542 | METHOD FOR IMPROVING PRODUCTIVITY AND PERSONALIZATION FOR DENTAL PROSTHESES - The present disclosure describes a method for increasing the speed in setting artificial teeth in full dentures or dental prostheses, the method comprising providing premade tooth segments, the premade tooth segments comprising at least one tooth that may be preset into a gingival roll manufactured with either the individual teeth connected together in the gingival roll or by a mid-tooth connection at the mesial and distal surfaces (the sides of a tooth) of each tooth in the segment; setting the premade tooth segments into a wax bite rim; fitting the wax bite rim to the patient's mandibular or maxillary arch; and curing the wax bite rim. Another aspect of the disclosure includes a method for individualizing the denture or dental prosthesis whereby the incisors can be manipulated to create a personal and natural appearance. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20130130202 | METHOD FOR DENTAL RESTORATION AND RELATED KIT - The disclosure generally relates to a method for forming a dental mold. The method generally includes: (a) scanning an existing dental structure to generate a three-dimensional first digital model of the existing dental structure, (b) modifying the first digital model of the existing dental structure to generate a three-dimensional second digital model of a planned dental structure; (c) generating a three-dimensional third digital model corresponding to a negative of the second digital model; (d) digitally sectioning the third digital model into at least one buccal model portion and at least one lingual model portion of the third digital model; and (e) creating a dental mold comprising at least one buccal mold portion and at least one lingual mold portion based on the sectioned third digital model. The disclosure also relates to (a) methods of assembling the dental mold over a tooth and a gum of a patient having an existing dental structure in need of dental restoration, (b) methods of performing a dental restoration on the existing dental structure of the patient using the dental mold, and (c) kits including components for forming the dental mold and/or for performing the dental restoration using the dental mold. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130216980 | DENTAL MODELS AND RELATED METHODS - A dental model and related systems and methods, including a first component representing a portion of a patient's jaw and a second component that is demountably attachable to the first component, and a second component representing a dental structure of interest, such as the remaining portion of a tooth or a dental implant. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130330689 | METHODS FOR PRODUCING A LABORATORY ANALOGUE FOR DENTAL IMPLANTS - A method for producing a three-dimensional model of a region of a jaw for producing a dental restoration includes fully-automatic shaping of a recess for accommodating a laboratory analogue into the alveolar ridge of the model. Three-dimensional scanning data is used in the shaping and the depth, position, and orientation of the recess are shaped such that the crestal end of the laboratory analogue inserted into the recess coincides with the crestal end of the dental implant in the jaw of a patient. The method may also include fully-automatic shaping of a vestibular, lingual or palatinal feed-through through the model into the recess, wherein the three-dimensional scanning data are used in the shaping and the feed-through is arranged such that the crestal end of a laboratory analogue coincides with the crestal end of the dental implant in the jaw of the patient, when the laboratory analogue is fixed in place. | 12-12-2013 |
| 20140038135 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND ACCESSORIES USEFUL FOR PROCEDURES RELATING TO DENTAL IMPLANTS - A method and system are provided for manufacturing a physical dental model. A virtual model is provided representative of at least a portion of the intra-oral cavity including at least one dental implant implanted therein, and the virtual model includes a virtual portion representative of each dental implant. The virtual spatial disposition of each such virtual portion is determined with respect to the virtual model, corresponding to a real spatial disposition of the respective implant with respect to the intra oral cavity. A physical model is then manufactured based on the virtual model, the physical model including a physical analog corresponding to each implant at a respective physical spatial disposition with respect to the physical model corresponding to the respective virtual spatial disposition of the respective virtual portion with respect to the first virtual model as already determined. In some embodiments, a jig is provided configured for maintaining a desired physical spatial disposition between the physical analog and a cavity of the physical dental model at least until the physical analog is affixed in the cavity. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140051037 | MODELING AND MANUFACTURING THE SUPERSTRUCTURE FOR A DENTURE - The present invention relates to a system and a method for providing a model of a superstructure joining a denture and a corresponding dental arch, the method comprising the steps of:
| 02-20-2014 |
| 20140051038 | METHOD OF CREATING AN ACCURATE BONE AND SOFT-TISSUE DIGITAL DENTAL MODEL - A method of creating a 3-D anatomic digital model for determining a desired location for placing at least one dental implant in a patient's mouth. The method comprises the act of obtaining a first dataset associated with hard tissue of the patient's mouth. The method further comprises the act of obtaining a second dataset associated with soft tissue of the patient's mouth. The method further comprises the act of combining the first dataset and the second dataset to create a detailed structure of hard tissue and soft tissue having variable dimensions over the hard tissue. | 02-20-2014 |
| 20140272801 | LAB ANALOG WITH INDEXING FOR INSERTION INTO PLASTIC MODELS WITH CORRESPONDING COUNTER-INDEXING - The invention relates to a method for producing a three-dimensional model of at least a part of a jaw in order to produce a dental prosthesis, wherein a laboratory implant is arranged in a recess of the model, a cylindrical or conical recess being produced in the model according to the method, the laboratory implant being inserted into the recess in order to position the laboratory implant on the model, wherein the recess is produced with a single or multiple rotational symmetry about the longitudinal axis of the recess, and a laboratory implant is used that has the same rotational symmetry at least in certain areas and thus fits into the recess, or a counter thread mating with a thread on the lab implant is produced in the recess. The invention also relates to a model of a jaw for the production of a dental prosthesis, in particular to the conducting of such a method, the model comprising a recess for insertion of a laboratory implant, the recess being shaped cylindrically or conically and having a single or multiple rotational symmetry along the longitudinal axis, so that a laboratory implant with identical rotational symmetry, at least in certain sections, can be arranged in a rotationally fixed manner in the recess, or a counter-thread, preferably with a stop, is provided in the recess, said counter-thread mating with a thread on the laboratory implant, preferably with a stop, so that the laboratory implant can be arranged in a fixed position in the model. The invention further relates to a laboratory implant for the production of a dental prosthesis, in particular to the conducting of such a method, the laboratory implant comprising an area for insertion into a recess of a jaw model and a head part for mounting the dental prosthesis, the laboratory implant being cylindrical or conical, at least in certain sections, and having a single or multiple rotational symmetry about its longitudinal axis, so that the laboratory implant can be arranged in a rotationally fixed manner in a recess with a matching shape, or comprising an outside thread, preferably an external thread with a stop, so that the laboratory implant can be arranged in a fixed position in a recess having mating internal thread. Finally the invention also relates to a device for producing a model of a jaw for realizing such a method. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140315153 | FABRICATION OF AN ORTHODONTIC ALIGNER FROM A NEGATIVE MOLD DESIGNED BY A COMPUTATIONAL DEVICE - Provided is a method in which a computational device generates a design of a negative mold of teeth. The negative mold of the teeth is fabricated from the design of the negative mold. An aligner is formed using the fabricated negative mold. Provided also is a negative mold of teeth for fabricating a positive model of the teeth for an aligner. The negative mold comprises a tooth surface, and an identity tracking entity coupled to the tooth surface to provide identification. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140356815 | BLANK AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A DENTAL PROSTHESIS - Embodiments relate to a dental prosthesis molding block for producing a dental prosthesis part, to a corresponding method for producing a dental prosthesis part, and to such a dental prosthesis part. The dental prosthesis molding block has a dentin zone, which is embedded into an enamel region, a boundary surface thus being formed. The boundary surface of the dentin zone has a first dentin surface, which is directed toward the labial surface of a first potential dental prosthesis part, and a second boundary surface for forming a second dentin surface, which is directed toward the labial surface of a second potential dental prosthesis part. The first and second dentin surfaces preferably have respective convex shapes, wherein the sizes and/or shapes of the two dentin surfaces preferably differ from each other. | 12-04-2014 |
| 20150056575 | DENTAL DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR LINKING PHYSICAL AND DIGITAL DATA FOR DIAGNOSTIC, TREATMENT PLANNING, PATIENT EDUCATION, COMMUNICATION, MANUFACTURING, AND DATA TRANSFER PURPOSES - A dental device and/or process include at least one scaled and shaped linking component ( | 02-26-2015 |
| 20150111179 | JIGS FOR PLACING DENTAL IMPLANT ANALOGS IN MODELS AND METHODS OF DOING THE SAME - A placement jig for locating a dental implant analog in a physical model of a patient's mouth includes a base, a guide-strut receiving feature, a throughbore, and an angled receiving feature. The guide-strut receiving feature is positioned within the base and is configured to receive a guide-strut of the physical model thereby positioning a lower surface of the placement jig at a desired distance from an opening of a bore in the physical model. The throughbore receives a screw therethrough that engages the dental implant analog such that the dental implant analog, is removably coupled to the base. The angled receiving, feature is positioned about the throughbore on the lower surface of the base. The angled receiving feature includes a mating surface that is configured to abut a custom abutment positioned between the mating surface and the dental implant analog. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20150147726 | METHOD FOR ARTICULATOR ADJUSTMENT AND GNATHOLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS FOR WORK UNDER THIS METHOD - The method for articulator adjustment and gnathological instruments for work under this method find application in dental medicine and laboratory dental techniques. These and other goals of this invention are achieved with the measurement of the individual parameters of the patient's mandibular transversal hinge axis in the three planes: transversal, frontal and sagittal, including the following steps: measurement of inter-condylar distance; measurement of the distance between the condylar axis and the occlusal plane; measurement of the distance between the condylar axis and central incisors with a face-bow and bite-tray (FIGS. | 05-28-2015 |
| 20150297331 | ARTICLE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ORAL-ORIGINATED SYSTEMIC DISEASE - Methods for treating systemic disease in oral biofilms having a facultative anaerobic bacteria pathogen present including providing a periodontal medicament delivery tray having a seal against a patient's adjacent gums containing the oral biofilms with the systemic disease, said seal formed so as to have no contact with teeth, applying to the gingival tissue (sulcus or periodontal pocket) a biofilm penetrating antimicrobial agent, removing the imbedded anaerobic bacteria from the gingival tissue following at least one applying of the antimicrobial agent to the gingival tissue; repeatedly administering colloidal hydrogen peroxide gel to the gingival tissue following the removing of imbedded anaerobic bacteria; and following each administering cleaning the gingival tissue with a cleaning agent directly following the administering of the colloidal hydrogen peroxide gel for modifying the environment from anaerobic to aerobic. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150313693 | TOOTH PRODUCED IN A MOLD, AND DENTAL PROSTHESIS - The invention relates to a tooth made of ceramics, a composite or plastic, which is produced in a mold, said tooth having a basal surface ( | 11-05-2015 |
| 20150327958 | METHOD FOR CREATING A VIRTUAL ORAL-MAXILLOFACIAL ANATOMICAL REPRESENTATION - The invention could be a process for creating a dental anatomical representation comprising the following steps, seating radiopaque elastomer material between an upper jaw and a lower jaw of a mouth of a patient, the patient then fully biting down upon the radiopaque elastomer material to form the radiopaque elastomer material into a physical record of at least a portion of each of the two jaws and each jaw's position relative to the other jaw; taking a first scan of the patient's mouth with the formed radiopaque elastomer material in place between the jaws; and creating a virtual representation of the formed radiopaque elastomer material from data presented in the first scan, then using the virtual representation to align and correlate data obtained from the first scan and any other scans of a patient's anatomy. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20150327960 | DENTAL IMPLANT REPORTING TOOL - Techniques described include, for example, a computer implemented method of recording dental implant information that includes displaying a dental implant surgical reporting template on an electronic device having a display and a user interface, receiving, using the user interface, first information corresponding to a dental implant surgery, accessing a database to retrieve data using at least some of the received first information, populating at least one field in the displayed template with the retrieved data, and generating a report for a dental restoration specialist, the report including at least some of the received first information and the retrieved data. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20150359615 | UNITARY DENTAL MODEL - Improved dental models for use in dental procedures are provided. In one aspect, a unitary dental model of an intraoral cavity of a patient having a dental implant comprises a physical surface representative of gingival tissue of the patient. The model can comprise a channel shaped and oriented to receive an abutment corresponding to a physical abutment to be connected to the dental implant, in which the channel extends to an opening in the physical surface. The channel can comprise a first portion shaped to receive and constrain a corresponding structure of the abutment to a position and orientation and a second portion shaped to receive a fastener to couple the abutment to the unitary dental model. In many embodiments, the first portion comprises a shoulder shaped to receive the corresponding structure of the abutment in order to position the abutment along the channel. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20150374466 | Implant Analog - The invention relates to a tooth implant analog | 12-31-2015 |
| 20160008108 | System and Processes for Optimization for Dentures | 01-14-2016 |
| 20160008112 | Method for Producing a Distortion-Free Dental Model, and Dental Model so Produced | 01-14-2016 |
| 20160030141 | METHOD FOR MANIPULATING A DENTAL VIRTUAL MODEL, METHOD FOR CREATING PHYSICAL ENTITIES BASED ON A DENTAL VIRTUAL MODEL THUS MANIPULATED, AND DENTAL MODELS THUS CREATED - A 3D virtual model of an intra oral cavity in which at least a part of a finish line of a preparation is obscured is manipulated in virtual space by means of a computer or the like to create, recreate or reconstruct finish line data and other geometrical corresponding to the obscured part. Trimmed virtual models, and trimmed physical models, can then be created utilizing data thus created. The virtual models and/or the physical models may be used in the design and manufacture of copings or of prostheses. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160089222 | IMPLANT ANALOGS HAVING TRANSVERSE COMPONENT - Various implant analogs, model, and base designs are disclosed herein. In one example, an implant analog can include a main body and a second component. The main body can have an axis of symmetry and a passage therein. The second component can be received in the passage so as to extend substantially transverse to the axis of symmetry. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160095677 | APPARATUS AND METHODS OF MAKING DENTURE DEVICES - The present application describes a method for designing and manufacturing a denture device for a patient. A method is described for designing a virtual denture and manufacturing a functional fitting replica denture from the virtual denture. An apparatus comprising a functional fitting replica denture is prepared having denture teeth having a fit substantially similar to the final denture. The methods and apparatus described herein reduce the number of visits required to manufacture the final denture. | 04-07-2016 |
| 20160100917 | MOLDED DENTURE AND METHOD AND APPARATUS OF MAKING SAME - A method for making a denture comprising creating three-dimensional models of top denture base, bottom denture base, and denture tooth molds; fabricating the molds by an additive manufacturing process; joining the bottom denture base mold to the top denture base mold to form a denture base mold cavity; injecting fluid synthetic denture base material into the mold cavity and curing the material to form the denture base; removing the bottom denture base mold from the top denture base mold, while leaving the denture base in the top denture base mold; joining the denture tooth mold to the top denture base mold to form a mold cavity defining the shape of denture teeth; and injecting fluid synthetic denture tooth material into the denture teeth mold cavity and curing the material to form the denture teeth joined to the denture base. An apparatus for making the denture is also disclosed. | 04-14-2016 |
| 20160128813 | THE COMBINATION OF A PHYSICAL MODEL OF A SET OF A PATIENT'S TEETH AND AN ELONGATED IMPLANT ANALOG, AN ELONGATED IMPLANT ANALOG AND A METHOD OF MAKING A PHYSICAL MODEL OF A SET OF TEETH - The invention relates to a physical model of a person's teeth and to an analog configured to mutually snap engage upon insertion of the analog to a the desired depth into a hole in the physical model representative of an implant in the person's bone, with a peripheral or annular space between the analog and the model in the hole between the location of the snap engagement and a distal portion that together with the snap engagement define contact areas serving to keep the analog from sideways or turning movements within the hole. | 05-12-2016 |
| 20160135931 | APPARATUS AND METHODS OF MAKING DENTURE DEVICES - The present application describes a method for designing and manufacturing an implant-supported denture device for a patient. A method is described for designing a virtual denture and manufacturing an implant-supported functional fitting replica denture from the virtual denture. An apparatus comprising a functional fitting replica denture is prepared having denture teeth having a fit substantially similar to the final denture. The methods and apparatus described herein reduce the number of visits required to manufacture the final denture. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160250006 | METHOD FOR APPLYING DESIGN GUIDES | 09-01-2016 |
| 20160250008 | DENTAL IMPLANT REPLICA | 09-01-2016 |
| 20180021113 | DENTAL RESTORATION MOLDING TECHNIQUES | 01-25-2018 |
| 20190147648 | Estimated 3D Models Of Interior Structures | 05-16-2019 |
| 20190147666 | Method for Estimating at least one of Shape, Position and Orientation of a Dental Restoration | 05-16-2019 |
