321 |
Dental apparatus |
US40752629 |
1929-11-15 |
US1911386A |
1933-05-30 |
PIEPER OSCAR H |
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322 |
Dental appliance |
US56128031 |
1931-09-04 |
US1910935A |
1933-05-23 |
DONALD SMITH EARL |
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323 |
Apparatus for producing dental anesthesia |
US51828431 |
1931-02-25 |
US1874917A |
1932-08-30 |
HENRI DANNEQUIN CHARLES |
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324 |
STERILIZATION AND CLEANING DEVICE FOR MULTIPLE DENTURES |
US15756306 |
2016-09-29 |
US20180256762A1 |
2018-09-13 |
Young Su KIM |
The present invention relates to a cleaning/sterilization and storage device for a plurality of dentures, which is capable of simultaneously cleaning a plurality of dentures and, more particularly, to a cleaning/sterilization and storage device for a plurality of dentures, which is capable of simultaneously cleaning a large number of dentures collected from facilities where there are many denture users such as a nursing home or a geriatric hospital to supply the same to the user again, and killing germs as well as separating foreign substances to supply the dentures to the user. |
325 |
FINGER MOUNTED TOOTHBRUSH WITH AN INTERNAL REINFORCING SKELETON |
US15910440 |
2018-03-02 |
US20180250105A1 |
2018-09-06 |
Julienne Sabet; Thomas Perez Eustis, JR. |
A finger mounted toothbrush system includes a sheath constructed of a flexible, textured substrate; a rigid, pronged skeleton that fits into the substrate; and a retaining ring that secures the sheath to the skeleton. Prongs of skeleton may be constructed of thermoplastic that can be hardened to fit a user's finger size. |
326 |
Oral care implement having multi-component handle |
US15831429 |
2017-12-05 |
US10010164B2 |
2018-07-03 |
Michael Rooney; Eduardo Jimenez; Marco Bohner; Robert Moskovich |
An oral care implement having a multi-component handle. The oral care implement may include a head and a handle. The handle may include a transparent component and an opaque component. The transparent component may have a front surface, a rear surface opposite the front surface, a first lateral surface, and a second lateral surface opposite the first lateral surface. The opaque component may at least partially cover the front and rear surfaces of the transparent component while leaving the first and second lateral surfaces of the transparent component exposed. Thus, the transparent component may form a window through the lateral surfaces of the handle. |
327 |
TREATMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD |
US15499757 |
2017-04-27 |
US20170325889A1 |
2017-11-16 |
Enrico E. DiVito; Douglas L. Glover; Kemmons A. Tubbs; Mark P. Colonna |
Methods and apparatuses for treating a root canal in a tooth or hard and/or soft tissue within a tooth and surrounding tissues by pulsing a laser light into a reservoir, preferably after introducing liquid fluid into the reservoir, so as to disintegrate, separate, or otherwise neutralize pulp, plaque, calculus, and/or bacteria within and adjacent the fluid reservoir without elevating the temperature of any of the dentin, tooth, bones, gums, other soft tissues, other hard tissues, and any other adjacent tissue more than about 5° C. |
328 |
METHODS, DEVICES, AND SYSTEMS FOR TREATING BACTERIA WITH MECHANICAL STRESS ENERGY AND ELECTROMAGNETIC ENERGY |
US15483117 |
2017-04-10 |
US20170209710A1 |
2017-07-27 |
Mark E. Schafer; Tessie Brown McNeely |
A portion of a treatment device for treating bacteria may be coupled with the bacteria through direct or indirect contact. Mechanical stress energy and electromagnetic energy are generated with the treatment device, and are transmitted from the treatment device to the bacteria during the coupling. The bacteria are treated with both the mechanical stress energy and the electromagnetic energy to produce a killing effect on the bacteria. A treatment device may include a mechanical stress energy emitting portion, an electromagnetic energy emitting portion, and a contacting portion for coupling into direct or indirect contact with the bacteria and transmitting mechanical stress energy to the bacteria during the coupling. The mechanical stress energy emitting portion and the electromagnetic energy emitting portion are operable to treat the bacteria with a combination of mechanical stress energy and electromagnetic energy to produce a killing effect on the bacteria. |
329 |
Cannulae for evacuating saliva and/or blood flow |
US14469991 |
2014-08-27 |
US09707062B2 |
2017-07-18 |
Jean Aymeric Bombin |
A cannula for evacuating irrigation fluid, saliva and/or blood for use in the dental field is formed of three interconnected tubular conduits and includes two hollow tube members one of which includes a first aperture formed on a buttressed plate parallel to the first tubular member, a second aperture being located on an upper part of the distal portion of the second tubular member allowing simplified placement and removal by engaging forceps in the apertures and use of the cannula with a first branch of the cannula inserted between the teeth and the tongue of a patient and the second branch of the cannula inserted between the teeth and the cheek of the patient. |
330 |
Treatment element for use with a dental-implant part, treatment system and method for cleaning a dental-implant part |
US14440012 |
2013-10-18 |
US09629699B2 |
2017-04-25 |
Holger Zipprich |
A treatment element for use with a dental-implant part anchored in a patient's jawbone is disclosed, wherein the treatment element includes a base body having a connection system adapted to the dental-implant part for mechanical connection of the base body with the dental-implant part, and at least one media duct for conducting a cleaning liquid. |
331 |
METHODOLOGY OF DENTAL CARIES DETECTION |
US15062708 |
2016-03-07 |
US20160367446A1 |
2016-12-22 |
Shigemi Nagai; Masazumi Nagai |
Disclosed are methods for detecting demineralization of a surface of a tooth, comprising a) contacting the tooth of a subject with an orally acceptable, binding composition comprising a binding agent that binds to a demineralized surface of the tooth; b) removing unbound binding compound; c) contacting the tooth with an orally acceptable, detector composition comprising a probe compound that reacts with the binding agent to form a visually detectable reaction product; and d) detecting formation of the reaction product as an indication of the presence or extent of surface demineralization of the tooth. Systems, kits, and compositions for practicing the methods are also provided. |
332 |
ORAL CARE DEVICE |
US15238892 |
2016-08-17 |
US20160354188A1 |
2016-12-08 |
Eduardo J. Jimenez; Douglas J. Hohlbein; Heng Cai; Sharon Kennedy; Thomas Mintel; Bruce M. Russell |
An oral care device such as an oral care implement or a toothbrush. The oral care device may include a handle and a head. The head may have a plurality of cleaning elements extending therefrom. The head may comprise an open space or cavity. A plurality of electrodes may be located within the open space or cavity. The electrodes may be coupled to a voltage source. The electrodes may be used to generate a chemical agent via the application of an electrical potential across the electrodes when in communication with an electrolyte. The chemical agents may include ozone, hydrogen peroxide, peroxide, chlorine hypochlorite, ions, peroxides, and/or other chemical agents. |
333 |
Disposable Porous Cleaning Devices and Methods |
US14885390 |
2015-10-16 |
US20160135657A1 |
2016-05-19 |
Guoqiang Mao; Michael Arthur; Jerry Dean Raney |
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to porous devices that are useful for various cleaning purposes or other uses. The devices may be formed with, impregnated with, pre-wetted with, or otherwise associated with one or more agents, such as a dental treatment agent, a nail treatment agent, a disinfectant, a lubricant, or any other cleaning agent. The devices may find particular use for cleaning somewhat delicate areas, such as gum tissues, nail cuticle beds, electronic devices, or any other uses that benefit from a self-supporting structure that can withstand pressure but that also benefit from a resilient treatment surface. |
334 |
METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR QUANTIFYING ORAL HEALTH WITH A TOOTHBRUSH |
US14815141 |
2015-07-31 |
US20160038033A1 |
2016-02-11 |
RAKESH M. LAL |
Systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which in one aspect, a toothbrush system for imaging a dental structure includes a handle, a brush head, a tracking system, an optical system operable to acquire a set of optical absorption samples associated with a set of optical properties and a time, and a set of machine readable instructions operable to receive the three dimensional position of the brush head, receive the optical absorption samples, associate each optical absorption sample with a point on the dental structure, and determine oral health measures associated with each point on the dental structure. In another aspect, a method for quantifying oral health includes acquiring a set of optical absorption samples wherein each sample is associated with a three dimensional point on a dental structure, and computing a set of oral health measures based on the set of optical absorption samples. |
335 |
Process and resulting product for matching a mouthpiece for cleaning teeth to a user's oral geometry |
US13993096 |
2011-12-16 |
US09204713B2 |
2015-12-08 |
Kevin A. Miller |
A method and the resulting product for optimizing the configuration of a mouthpiece for cleaning teeth in which the configuration of the mouthpiece is optimized to the oral geometry of individual users. The method includes a first step (26) of producing a digital scan of the oral geometry of the individual user and then producing a rigid shell (30) for the mouthpiece substantially matching the digital scan. The configuration of the resulting mouthpiece is characterized by the outer surface of the shell not extending from the buccal surface of the individual teeth more than 7 mm (31); further, by the rear edge of the shell not contacting the tissues to the rear of the rearmost teeth (36), and still further by no more than a 2 mm overlap into the gum line (36), when the mouthpiece is operatively positioned in the user's mouth. |
336 |
Nozzle for a polisher |
US13808451 |
2011-07-04 |
US09186230B2 |
2015-11-17 |
Thierry Casabonne; Vianney Jm Ruellan; Ulrich Saxer |
A polisher nozzle includes a body extending between a proximal portion for connection to a handpiece and a distal portion, the body having a first channel for delivering a polishing powder and a second channel for delivering a fluid. The distal portion includes a chamber disposed in the vicinity of the free end of said distal portion, with the first and second channels opening out into said chamber. The chamber includes two lateral openings each extending in a plane forming an angle with the vertical axial plane of the proximal portion. |
337 |
Toothbrush charging station with brush storage device |
US13157356 |
2011-06-10 |
US09186229B2 |
2015-11-17 |
Phong Vu; Ivo Kunath; Martin Haas; Norbert Schaefer; Alexander Hilscher |
A storage device for tooth cleaning attachments of a tooth cleaning device is provided. The storage device includes a storage body for storing the tooth cleaning attachments. The storage body has a storage base with at least one storage depression for receiving a tooth cleaning attachment in flat-lying alignment. |
338 |
Oral care implement |
US13992263 |
2010-12-21 |
US09027193B2 |
2015-05-12 |
Wen Jin Xi; Liu Yu; Jian Rong Zhou |
An oral care implement, such as a toothbrush, comprising a flexible head formed of a plurality of flexibly connected segments. In one embodiment, the invention can be an oral care implement comprising a handle and a head. The head can be formed by a plurality of spaced-apart segments constructed of a rigid material and separated by a channel containing an elastomeric material. An elastomeric cleaning element comprising, a base portion and an upper portion extends form a front surface of the head. The elastomeric cleaning element extends from and is connected to the elastomeric material of the channel so that the base portion overlies a portion of each of the front surfaces of the segments on opposing sides of the channel. In another embodiment, the invention can be the elastomeric cleaning element itself, irrespective of the type of head in which it is incorporated. In yet another embodiment, the base portion can be tapered. |
339 |
Mouthpiece for cleaning teeth with a mechanical drive train |
US14312752 |
2014-06-24 |
US08990992B2 |
2015-03-31 |
Martinus Bernardus Stapelbroek; Patrick A. Headstrom; Fokke Roelof Voorhorst; Jelte Steur; Arif Veendijk; Gert H. Westrup |
The mouthpiece appliance includes an assembly for receiving teeth (12) which includes a plurality of cleansing portions, typically two opposing side portions (14, 16) and an intermediate center portion (18). The brushing portions include bristle sections which are adapted to clean teeth. The appliance includes at least one DC motor assembly (26) with an output shaft with an eccentric mass of crankshaft (28). The appliance further includes a mechanical motor cover comprising a plurality of arm members which are arranged to connect the DC motor assembly to the cleansing portions of the appliance so that as the unbalanced weight on the output shaft rotates, movement of the cleansing portions, toward and away from the teeth or along the surfaces of the teeth occurs, producing cleansing of the teeth. |
340 |
Manufacturing method of glass substrate for magnetic disk, magnetic disk, and magnetic recording / reproducing device |
US13627057 |
2012-09-26 |
US08974561B2 |
2015-03-10 |
Masanori Tamaki; Hiroki Nakagawa; Yoshihiro Tawara |
A manufacturing method of a glass substrate for a magnetic disk is provided whereby nano pits and/or nano scratches cannot be easily produced in polishing a principal face of a glass substrate using a slurry containing zirconium oxide as an abrasive. The manufacturing method of a glass substrate for a magnetic disk includes, for instance, a polishing step of polishing a principal face of a glass substrate using a slurry containing, as an abrasive, zirconium oxide abrasive grains having monoclinic crystalline structures (M) and tetragonal crystalline structures (T). |