892results about "Teeth capping" patented technology

A stop for use with an electric drill bit, the stop having at least one threaded sleeve for positioning the stop relative to a surface into which the drill bit will extend. The stop may have both an inner and an outer sleeve. The sleeves are mounted coaxially, one inside the other about the drill bit. One of the sleeves, preferably the inner sleeve, provides coarse adjustment of the position of the shoulder relative to the tip of the bit, while the other, preferably the outer sleeve, provides fine adjustment of the position of the shoulder relative to the top of the bit.

An intraoral device for dental isolation and fluid evacuation is disclosed. The device includes a first flap and a second flap positioned adjacent to the first flap to form an evacuation chamber, the second flap including a plurality of peaks and troughs forming a waveform shape at a first edge and a second edge of the second flap, the plurality of peaks and troughs forming a plurality of channels in fluid communication with the evacuation chamber; and an evacuation source connection portion including an opening that is in fluid communication with the evacuation chamber and configured to facilitate fluid evacuation when the evacuation source connection portion is attached to an external vacuum suction device, wherein an interior second flap surface is configured to touch an interior first flap surface at the plurality of troughs at least when suction is applied by the external vacuum suction device.

Image acquisition device comprising: - a support (12); - a dental retractor (14) fixed to the support and defining a retractor opening (24); and - means for fixing an image acquisition device to the support in a position in which the acquisition device is oriented to receive an image of the retractor opening.

An endodontic microcannula system for evacuation of root canal contents from a root canal of a patient. The system includes a microcannula for insertion into the root canal, a handpiece for vibrating the microcannula while it is disposed within the root canal, and an irrigation fluid reservoir for supplying irrigation fluid to the root canal, an a vacuum source for drawing the fluid and root canal debris into the microcannula and out of the root canal.

A dispensing system includes a dispensing outlet, a cartridge, a connector and a plug element arranged within the connector and at the cartridge. The connector is arranged at the cartridge and the dispensing outlet is separate from the connector and the cartridge and is lockable to the cartridge by a rotation of the connector into a position of use. A rotation of the connector into the position of use brings about an axial movement of the plug element relative to the cartridge and to the dispensing outlet.

There is provided a method comprising: detecting and / or segmenting a dental-related anatomical structure of a subject from a dental 3D imaging model, wherein the dental-related anatomical structure includes a target for injection of anesthesia by a dental syringe, accessing sequential frames of an oral cavity of a subject captured by an image sensor during a dental session of the subject, presenting within a GUI, at least one fused frame depicting a merger of the sequential frames and the segmentation of the dental-related anatomical structure of the subject registered to the sequential frames, wherein the dental-related anatomical structure is depicted on the sequential frames at a location indicating the target for injection, and dynamically updating the location of the dental-related anatomical structure depicted on the sequential frames according to dynamic adaptation of a pose of the image sensor.

The invention discloses a duplex adjacent surface forming sheet system, which belongs to the field of oral cavity medical instruments and comprises a first forming sheet and a second forming sheet, the fixing ring is used for clamping the two sides between the first forming piece and the second forming piece which are attached to ensure that the first forming piece and the second forming piece are attached to teeth; a hollow groove is formed in the middle of the second forming sheet, and a positioning connecting structure connected with the second forming sheet is arranged on the first forming sheet; the positioning connecting structure comprises mounting holes which are symmetrically formed in the two sides of the middle of the first forming piece and matched with the two ends of the second forming piece. By means of the design, the two forming pieces can be overlaid at the same time, and perfect wrapping of the adjacent faces of the two teeth and accurate recovery of the contact are achieved. In addition, the gap between the two adjacent faces can be integrally planned through the mode, and many defects caused by respective filling in a traditional mode are overcome, for example, the problems that filling of the other adjacent face hole is hindered due to the fact that one filling body is too large, and food is impacted due to deviation of a contact area are solved.

The present invention is a dental material carrier and a dispenser gun thereof configured to mark the amount of a dental material used or remained in the dental material carrier. The dental material carrier comprises a body with opaque scratchable colored markings and to be pre-loaded with a predetermined amount of a dental filling material. The dispenser gun having a housing configured to receive the dental material carrier and a piston with an extended metal bar attached to the piston. The metal bar having a pin to scratch the markings on the dental material carrier. In one embodiment the dispenser gun further has a locking mechanism to provide a one way advancement of the piston and lock the piston at the point of usage of the dental material used inside the carrier. In another embodiment the marking element is an O-ring.

Apparatus and methods for endodontic treatment of teeth provide effective cleaning of organic material (such as pulp and diseased tissue) from the root canal system. In an embodiment, a compressor system generates high pressure liquid (e.g., water) that flows through an orifice to produce a high-velocity collimated jet of liquid. The high-velocity jet is directed toward a surface of a tooth, for example, an exposed dentinal surface, and impingement of the jet onto the surface generates an acoustic wave that propagates throughout the tooth. The acoustic wave effectively detaches organic material from dentinal surfaces and tubules. The detached organic material is flushed from the root canal system by the liquid jet and / or by additional irrigation.

The invention relates to the technical field of medical data processing, and comprises a big data driven oral treatment planning system, which comprises a tooth form data acquisition module, a microcrack identification module, an occlusion stress data processing module, a restoration form optimization module and a customized treatment recommendation module. According to the method, the reliability of micro-crack identification is improved by acquiring the tooth surface morphology point cloud data, accurately depicting micro details of the tooth surface morphology and screening areas with violent curvature change and continuous space, the areas with large local stress are identified by analyzing the stress conditions of tooth tip staggered contact points in different occlusion states, and the accuracy of micro-crack identification is improved. The contact point form of the local abnormal stress area is adjusted, the long-term stability of the restoration is optimized, the adaptability of a restoration material and tooth tissue under different stress conditions is analyzed, whether the restoration form meets the long-term stress balance requirement or not is comprehensively judged, and the long-term stability and occlusion adaptability of the restoration are ensured.

The invention relates to an intelligent control method and system for an internal cooling wet preparation nickel-titanium root canal treatment file, and solves the problems that traditional control is difficult to adapt to treatment requirements of root canals in different forms, excessive or insufficient cutting is likely to occur, and complications such as root canal wall lateral penetration and instrument breakage are caused. The method comprises the following steps: iteratively optimizing a root canal preparation strategy through a multi-target reward function by taking pressure, temperature, cleaning effect and anatomical characteristics as state spaces and taking a filing tool rotating speed, a motion mode and flushing fluid flow as action spaces, and generating a parameter combination comprising the optimal rotating speed, the optimal motion mode and the optimal flushing fluid flow; the parameter combination is output to a control system to drive the nickel-titanium root canal treatment file to execute corresponding operation, a safety threshold value is dynamically corrected according to the treatment stage and anatomical characteristics, and when the parameters deviate from the threshold value, early warning is triggered and compensation is executed. The method has the advantages that multi-parameter intelligent regulation and control are achieved, and the safety and effectiveness of root canal therapy are improved.

A depth stop for a drilling tool to form a hole of predetermined depth. The depth stop includes an interface portion that couples directly to the shank of the osteotome via interlocking spur and groove features. The interface has a cap flange and a tapered skirt. The underside of the cap flange establishes a reference surface for a tubular key that slides onto the tapered skirt and is held there by friction. The skirt is formed with a relief directly under the cap flange to facilitate haptic confirmation of proper connection. Elongated irrigation windows in the key expose a domed transition on the osteotome, thereby facilitating irrigation. The depth stop can be used, optionally, with an alignment jig designed with a precision guide bushing. The guide bushing is semi-cylindrical and terminates with an internal abutment step against which the lower end of the key engages at full depth.

The present invention relates to diagnostic intraoral scanning and tracking. The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for acquiring, using, and displaying a three-dimensional (3D) volume model of a patient's dental arch. The 3D volume model may include surface information (e.g., color) as well as information about internal structures (e.g., near-infrared (Near-IR) transparency values ​​of internal structures including enamel and dentin).

Apparatuses and methods are provided for displaying the position of a dental file during endodontic treatment. Data showing the morphology of a tooth is obtained. In one embodiment, the data is X-ray image data. A three-dimensional representation of the dental file positioned in the tooth is generated, and a length that the dental file extends from an upper surface of the tooth is determined from the three-dimensional representation. A representation of the dental file is provided in the image of the tooth obtained from the data showing the tooth morphology, with the representation of the dental file being depicted such that a part of the representation of the dental file extends from the upper surface of the tooth in proportion to the length that the dental file extends from the upper surface of the tooth as determined from the three-dimensional representation and such that a remaining part of the representation of the dental file extends into the tooth, with a part of the remaining part of the representation of the dental file being positioned in the root of the tooth in the image. The image of tooth and representation of the dental file may be displayed.

A dental matrix for forming a crown on a tooth includes a body having a expandable tab, which allows the diameter of an opening to be expanded for removal of the matrix from the formed crown.

An apparatus for treating a tooth or gum tissue is disclosed. The apparatus can include a tooth cap for supporting a treatment device during a treatment procedure. The tooth cap can comprise a platform to support the treatment device. The platform can include an access port to provide a portion of the treatment device with access to a treatment region of the tooth or gum tissue. The tooth cap can also include a wall coupled with and angled relative to the platform, the wall configured to be attached to the tooth or gum tissue during treatment.

Systems and methods for using a liquid jet apparatus for dental treatments are disclosed. In one implementation, the liquid jet apparatus may include a handpiece configured to deliver a high velocity liquid jet to a desired location in the mouth of a patient. The handpiece may include a positioning member having a channel through or along which the jet can propagate. The positioning member may have a distal end portion configured to be at least partially disposed in a pulp cavity, canal space, or opening in the tooth under treatment. During operation, the jet may impact an impingement surface of the distal end portion of the positioning member and be deflected as a spray through one or more openings in the distal end portion. The liquid jet apparatus may be used for root canal treatments.

Methods and kits of materials and supplies for restoring teeth by an injection molding process and / or mold overlays in situ in a patient's mouth so as to correct the imperfect teeth of the patient's dentition. The imperfect teeth are corrected by applying restoration materials using a mold of a corrected model of the patients dentition placed over the imperfect teeth. Adjacent teeth may be covered with a polymer release material prior to injection molding of teeth to be corrected, such that the teeth to be corrected have at least one tooth between them draped with the polymer release material to provide a space adjacent to each of the corrected teeth. The corrected teeth are then covered with the polymer release material in a second round of treatment and restoration material is applied to one or more previously covered teeth to provide a first layer which simulates the dentin layer of teeth. Thereafter a simulated enamel layer is applied over the dentin layer using one or more alternating molds and yet another simulated incisal layer is applied over the enamel layer using one or more alternating molds employing the techniques described.

The present disclosure discusses techniques and systems for separating dental models (101) from a thermoformed film (1001). A separation system can include a separator unit with one or more separator rods (1303) extending from the separator unit. The separator rods can fit within channels formed within the dental model and can be used to pull the dental model apart from a thermoplastic film that is thermoformed over the dental model.

Examples of apparatus, methods, and compositions for endodontic treatments are described. The apparatus can include a fluid platform configured to substantially retain fluid in a tooth chamber during treatment. The fluid platform can help maintain fluid circulation in the tooth chamber as fluid flows into and out of the tooth chamber. The apparatus can also include a pressure wave generator configured to generate acoustic waves that can be used for cleaning root canals and tooth surfaces in the tooth chamber. Examples of pressure wave generators include a liquid jet, an electromagnetic energy delivery device, and an ultrasonic device. The fluid can include antiseptic or antibacterial solutions to assist in tooth cleaning. The fluid may be degassed to have a reduced dissolved gas content (compared to non-degassed fluids used in endodontic treatments), which may improve the effectiveness of the pressure wave generation or the cleaning.

The present disclosure discusses devices and methods for securing dental models (100) to a thermoform plate (200) prior to thermoforming a polymer onto the dental model. The present disclosure also includes a system and method for separating a thermoformed polymer from a thermoform plate and dental model. Additionally, the present disclosure discusses a system capable of automating the process of forming an orthodontic aligner.

Devices, systems and methods for dental arch expansion. A polymeric shell including teeth receiving cavities may be shaped to impart an arch expansion force onto a first tooth of one or more teeth to move the one or more teeth from a first position a first distance from a midline of the arch to a second position a second distance from the midline of the arch, the second distance being greater than the first distance. An occlusal feature extending outward from an occlusal wall of a tooth receiving cavity may be configured to contact an outer occlusal surface of an opposing appliance to impart an anti-tipping force onto the first tooth. The anti-tipping force may be of a magnitude and direction to counteract a tipping moment generated at least in part due to the arch expansion force.

Customized temporary veneers. The customized temporary veneers are configured to be temporarily attached to a target region of an individual's dental arch and include a plurality of tooth-covering regions, at least one joining region, and a gum-proximate region. Each tooth-covering region includes a corresponding vestibular region configured to at least partially cover a vestibular surface of a corresponding tooth of the dental arch. The at least one joining region operatively attaches a pair of adjacent tooth-covering regions to one another. The gum-proximate region extends from the plurality of tooth-covering regions and is configured to extend at least partially between the plurality of tooth-covering regions and a gum of the individual's dental arch. The corresponding vestibular region defines a vestibular region thickness, and the gum-proximate region tapers from the vestibular region thickness to a gum-proximate edge that defines a gum-proximate edge thickness.

Described herein are intraoral scanning apparatuses comprising visible light and near-infrared (near-IR) light images from a patient's dentition. These apparatuses may display a 3D model of the patient's dental arch and a plurality of images of the patient's dental arch taken from different angles and positions relative to the patient's dental arch, and may both generate and display a two-dimensional (2D) image based on a relative angle and position between the indicator relative to the 3D model of the patient's dental arch.

Wire attachment dental appliances. A shell may be shaped to receive teeth of a dentition. The shell may include an attachment material reservoir that is configured to accept an attachment material therein. A wire attachment member may be configured to be secured to the shell. The attachment material reservoir and the wire attachment member may be aligned along an arch line of the shell in a manner that allows a wire to simultaneously pass through the attachment material reservoir and engage with the wire attachment member.

The invention discloses a tongue blocking device for mouth rehabilitation based on the mouth rehabilitation department, and relates to the technical field of mouth rehabilitation, the tongue blocking device comprises a bearing plate, a connecting rod is welded to the outer side face of the bearing plate, an adjusting mechanism is arranged at the end, away from the bearing plate, of the connecting rod, and the adjusting mechanism is used for adjusting the extrusion force on the mouth. By arranging the adjusting mechanism, after the bearing plate is placed on the jaw of a patient, the effect of positioning the device in the oral cavity of the patient can be achieved by starting the adjusting mechanism, a circulation mechanism is arranged at the end, away from the bearing plate, of the connecting rod and used for changing the circulation mode of liquid, and the circulation mechanism comprises a middle pipe. The middle pipe is welded to the end, away from the bearing plate, of the connecting rod, and communicating pipes symmetrically penetrate through the outer side face of the middle pipe, so that the tongue of a patient is blocked during oral rehabilitation.

A method for aligning a digital 3D model of a pair of dental arches, including a mandible and a maxilla, to produce an occlusion. The method estimates representative planes for the mandible and maxilla of the 3D model and transforms the model so that the representative planes are aligned with their respective coordinate systems and represented in a horizontal view. The method also transforms the model so that the mandible and maxilla are aligned with the same coordinate system and represented in a front view. The digital 3D model is then occluded so that the mandible is in occlusion with the maxilla or within a near-occlusal distance. The digital model of the occluded pair of dental arches can also be translated or rotated so that it is displayed centered in the front view.

The utility model discloses a horizontal clamping screw retention type loose tooth fixing device, which comprises a lip-cheek side splint, a lingual palatal side splint and a retention screw, the lip-cheek side splint and the lingual palatal side splint respectively comprise a tooth fitting part and a retention part, the lip-cheek side splint and the lingual palatal side splint are respectively clamped on the inner side and the outer side of a tooth, and the retention screw is fixed on the lip-cheek side splint and the lingual palatal side splint. The opposite surfaces of the tooth fitting part are respectively matched with the lip buccal surface and the tongue palate surface of the tooth in shape, and the retention part is embedded in the tooth gap or the tail end of a dental arch and is fixedly connected through a retention screw. The dental implant can be used at the early stage of tooth loosening, and dentition defects can be repaired in time without affecting subsequent periodontal treatment.