53 results about "Dental Procedure" patented technology

Smart dental treatment chair, and a system utilizing Artificial Intelligence (AI) and computerized vision analysis to dynamically monitor real-time progress of a dental treatment, to dynamically report the progress to the patient, and to provide additional benefits to dental patients. A dental treatment chair includes video cameras that capture real time video, and a microphone that captures sound and speech. Computerized vision unit perform analysis of the video, and a Large Language Model (LLM) performs analysis of text extracted from uttered speech, to determine the current step in a multiple-step dental procedure. A display unit is oriented towards the patient, and displays a dynamically-updated progress bar and percentage value, indicating the actual progress of the ongoing dental treatment. Optionally, the smart dental treatment chair also integrally plays music that the patient selects and controls, sprays an aromatic agent, and provides other benefits to the dental patient.

A system for an automated dental patient prioritization and treatment processing based on dental patient-related data, including a processor of a dental patient processing server node configured to host a machine learning (ML) module and connected to an office manager-entity node and to at least one dentist entity node over a network and a memory on which are stored machine-readable instructions that when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: acquire a dental patient report including a list of dental procedures prescribed to a dental patient from the office manager-entity node; parse the dental patient report a to derive a plurality of key ordered features; query a local dental-patient's database to retrieve local historical dental-patients'-related data based on the plurality of the key ordered features; generate at least one feature vector based on the plurality of the key ordered features and the local historical dental patients'-related data; and provide the at least one feature vector to the ML module configured to generate a predictive model for producing at least one dental-patient processing recommendation parameter; and generate at least one procedure performance recommendation and dental patient prioritization based on the at least one dental-patient processing recommendation parameter.

A computer-implemented method involving obtaining digital representations of a patient's teeth through facial imaging and intraoral scanning. The first segmentation involves obtaining digital representations of teeth from facial images and storing them as a first digital file. The second segmentation involves obtaining digital representations of upper and / or lower teeth from intraoral scans and storing them as a second digital file. These files are aligned and overlaid to create an overlay image that can be modified by a user. The modification is applied to the overlay image while maintaining the coordinates of the modified tooth in both the first and second digital files. This method allows for more efficient and accurate digital representation of a patient's teeth, which can be used for various dental procedures.

A protective apparatus for use in medical and dental procedures to prevent exposure and exchange of harmful substances between an area isolated by the apparatus and the environment of use. The apparatus includes a physical shield, a vacuum barrier, and an adjustable support frame. The apparatus further includes a vacuum connector for connecting the apparatus to a vacuum source, a vacuum conduit for flow communicating with the air around the perimeter of the physical shield such that the vacuum source draws air along with solid and liquid matter entrained in the air into the vacuum conduit, and a plurality of vacuum apertures located along the vacuum conduit for communicating the vacuum source with the air. The apparatus provides protection for persons in proximity to a source of harmful substances such as aerosols derived from patients infected with viruses or the like and more in particular corona viruses.

The invention includes a group of devices allowing people to indicate when and where they experience pain or discomfort, and a system and method for using this information to improve clinical medical care. The user can indicate, with the user's finger, tongue, or in other ways, where on the user's body, or in the user's mouth, the user is experiencing pain, and the pain's intensity. Some versions of the invention include models of parts or all of a person's body, so the user can show where, and how much, pain is being experienced. The invention also includes a group of programs and databases for monitoring the pain users experience and for drawing conclusions about modifying medical and dental procedures to reduce pain that patients experience. The invention can also be used to monitor other sensations such as “itchiness”.

A dental robot includes a platform and a suspension system. The suspension system supports the platform and automatically compensates for weights of the platform and a robot arm, end effector, and tooth clamp attached to the platform. The suspension system maintains a constant height of the platform above a base, absent an external force on the tooth clamp. The suspension system allows position and orientation of the platform to change with three degrees of positional freedom and three degrees of rotational freedom, relative to the base, in response to an external force on the tooth clamp, such as a result of movement (change in position and / or orientation) of a subject. A rigid connection between the tooth clamp and the platform ensures that position and orientation of the platform remains fixed, relative to the subject's teeth, in response to movement of the teeth.

1) The present invention relates to a gingival scalpel blade intended to provide precise control of the width and depth of the tissue to be removed. 2) Its standardised blades and integrated depth marker provide greater safety, efficacy and predictability in dental procedures. 3) This device reduces the duration of surgeries, minimises unnecessary tissue removal and protects adjacent structures, resulting in superior outcomes.

1. Name of the designed product: dental operating console. 2. Use of the designed product: for use in dental treatment. 3. Design points of the designed product: in shape. 4. Picture or photo best indicating the design points: assembly 1 front view.

A dental procedure performed on target tissue without anesthetic or anesthesia including preconditioning the target tissue using a laser device constructed to produce light in a wavelength range of 2750 nm to 11500 nm, to provide an energy fluence in a range of 50 J / cm2 to 100 J / cm2, and to operate in a free running pulsed mode providing 60 μm bursts at a frequency of at least 50 Hz. Preconditioning includes selecting a combination of average optical output power and preconditioning time to administer low level laser therapy. The laser device is adjusted to deliver light through the light guide of the laser device at the selected average optical output power. Light delivered through the light guide of the adjusted laser device is directed toward the target tissue for the selected preconditioning time providing analgesia to the target tissue. Oral tissue is removed from the preconditioned target tissue during analgesia.

The dental robot includes a platform and a suspension system. The suspension system supports the platform and automatically compensates for the weight of the platform, as well as the robotic arm, end effector, and tooth clamp attached to it. The suspension system maintains a constant height of the platform above the base when there is no external force on the tooth clamp. The suspension system allows the platform's position and orientation to change relative to the base in response to external forces greater than approximately 0.1 N on the tooth clamp, such as the result of movement of the object (changes in position and / or orientation). As a result, the platform's position and orientation remain fixed relative to the object's teeth in response to tooth movement.

A dental mouthpiece is provided that may be attached to a high-suction dental adapter for the purpose of assisting the dental staff during dental procedures through chair-side, hands-free suction, and isolation. Such a mouthpiece may include a main body portion, a cheek retractor portion, and a suction connector portion. In some embodiments, the main body portion, cheek retractor portion, and suction connector portion (and sub-portions thereof) may be molded in one piece, preferably by injection molding. In an exemplary embodiment, the mouthpiece may be made of a material that is flexible, translucent, conducive to injection molding, high heat-resistant, and autoclavable. Such a material may include silicone. Because the mouthpiece may be made of a high heat-resistant and autoclavable material, such a mouthpiece may be reusable.

The invention relates to an improved guide splint (1) for dental procedures in fully or partially edentulous patients, having a lower face (1a) with an anatomical shape designed to rest on a jaw of the patient and comprising at least one through hole (2) configured to serve as a reference for a dental procedure. The splint (1) of the invention also comprises at least one recess (3) on the lower face of same configured for snap-fit engagement with at least one lug (T) protruding from the gum.

A dental robot includes a platform and a suspension system. The suspension system supports the platform and automatically compensates for weights of the platform and a robot arm, end effector, and tooth clamp attached to the platform. The suspension system maintains a constant height of the platform above a base, absent an external force on the tooth clamp. The suspension system allows position and orientation of the platform to change, relative to the base, in response to an external force on the tooth clamp greater than about 0.1 N, such as a result of movement (change in position and / or orientation) of a subject. Consequently, the position and orientation of the platform remain fixed, relative to the subject's teeth, in response to movement of the teeth.

Methods and devices for dental procedures are disclosed including a method for providing a dental representation, the method comprising obtaining first image data representative of a 2D X-ray image; obtaining second image data representative of a 3D intraoral surface scan; determining a dental representation comprising one or more tooth representations based on the first image data and the second image data; and outputting the dental representation.

Disclosed herein is an advanced anesthetic gel formulation designed for painless, non-invasive dental procedures. The gel incorporates lidocaine hydrochloride and prilocaine hydrochloride as the primary anesthetics, supported by carbomer 940 for viscosity control. Sodium chloride is added to improve electrical conductivity, while triethanolamine maintains an optimal pH balance. Glycerin functions as a humectant to reduce tissue irritation, and allantoin offers anti-inflammatory properties. Phenoxyethanol is included to prevent microbial growth, ensuring the gel's safety and stability. The preparation method involves dissolving these components in purified water, creating a gel that enables effective, non-invasive dental anesthesia through iontophoresis, significantly enhancing patient comfort and procedural efficiency.

A dental robot includes a platform and a suspension system. The suspension system supports the platform and automatically compensates for weights of the platform and a robot arm, end effector, and tooth clamp attached to the platform. The suspension system maintains a constant height of the platform above a base, absent an external force on the tooth clamp. The suspension system allows position and orientation of the platform to change, relative to the base, in response to an external force on the tooth clamp greater than about 0.1 N, such as a result of movement (change in position and / or orientation) of a subject. Consequently, the position and orientation of the platform remain fixed, relative to the subject's teeth, in response to movement of the teeth.

A suction member for a high-volume evacuator (HVE) suction tool used in dental procedures. The suction member has a connection portion at a proximal end, a tubular portion connected to the connection portion, and a suction tip connected to the tubular portion at a distal end. The suction tip includes outwardly flared lobes and open-ended peripheral vent openings alternating about its circumference. The distal ends of the lobes are generally aligned in an oblique distal tangent plane inclined relative to a longitudinal axis of the tubular portion. The vent openings are spaced closer together towards a front side of the suction member, and the lobes include a widest and most flared rear lobe that is useful for soft tissue retraction.

The present technology relates to devices, methods and systems for scanning the oral cavity, in particular for dental applications; and for providing 3-dimensional (3D) data that makes it easier for a dental professional to scan the oral cavity of a patient, without the need for extensive training in specialized equipment and software systems. A system or method herein can include a visual display, in which a generated 3D scan model is overlaid over a 3D template model, such that a user can look at it and be guided by it during the scanning process. Such devices, methods and systems can help a dental professional in any dental procedure, for example, to develop a dental treatment such as orthodontics, fitting a prosthesis such as a crown or bridge, or treating a cavity. The technology also relates to methods of scanning the oral cavity of a patient.

A dental mouthpiece is provided that may be attached to a high-suction dental adapter for the purpose of assisting the dental staff during dental procedures through chair-side, hands-free suction, and isolation. Such a mouthpiece may comprise a main body portion, a cheek retractor portion, and a suction connector portion. In an embodiment, the main body portion, cheek retractor portion, and suction connector portion may be molded in one piece, preferably by injection molding. The main body portion has an anterior wall inside the curve and a posterior wall outside the curve, and an at least one connector connecting the anterior wall and the posterior wall. The main body portion has an anterior intervening wall and the posterior intervening wall in between the anterior and posterior walls. The anterior intervening wall and the posterior intervening walls have alternating crests and troughs.

One of the objectives of this invention is to provide a dental stabilization device that prevents a patient from easily loosening their teeth during a dental procedure. To this end, the inventor proposes a dental stabilization block comprising internal channels that open onto the faces of the block which come into contact with the patient's teeth. These internal channels are connected to an inlet through which an occlusal registration material can be injected. This material is designed to harden and mold to the patient's teeth. In this way, once the occlusal registration material has hardened and molded around the teeth, it becomes more difficult for the patient to loosen their teeth from the dental stabilization block. Figure to be published with the abstract: Figure 2

1.1: Perspective view; 1.2: Right view; 1.3: Left view; 1.4: Top view; 1.5: Bottom view; 1.6: Back view; 1.7: Front view; 1.8: Cross-Sectional view taken through the line 1.8-1.8 of Figure 1.7; the article is a tip for an oral suction device which is designed to be connected to the hose of the suction device; the article is typically used during dental procedures: in the drawings, shading is drawn with the thin lines that do not form closed area; the shading lines are used for representing the three-dimensional shape of the surface of the claimed design and do not represent surface ornamentation of the claimed design; in the cross-sectional view in figure 1.8, the broken lines indicate the cross sectional surface; in the visual point of view of figures 1.2 and 1.3, the upper and lower sides of the claimed tip are made of different materials with the upper side part being made of a transparent material, while the lower side part being made of a non-transparent material; the thin solid lines forming the closed area in the upper side part represent the parts seen through the transparent material of the upper side part.

Provided herein are handheld dental devices useful in performing a wide variety of dental procedures, including crown removal applications. Related methods of administering dental therapy to patients' are also provided.

A dental implant identification system is provided that aids a dental professional in identifying the type of dental implant that has been surgically placed into maxillary or mandibular bone of a patient who requires restorative dental procedures. Additionally, a dental implant identification system is provided that aids a dental professional in identifying the forensic remains of victims due to various factors and circumstances.

The invention includes a group of devices allowing people to indicate when and where they experience pain or discomfort, and a system and method for using this information to improve clinical medical care. The user can indicate, with the user's finger, tongue, or in other ways, where on the user's body, or in the user's mouth, the user is experiencing pain, and the pain's intensity. Some versions of the invention include models of parts or all of a person's body, so the user can show where, and how much, pain is being experienced. The invention also includes a group of programs and databases for monitoring the pain users experience and for drawing conclusions about modifying medical and dental procedures to reduce pain that patients experience. The invention can also be used to monitor other sensations such as “itchiness”.

A mechanism (100) for connecting a handpiece (30) of a medical simulator (1) to a tactile arm (40) of the medical simulator (1) has a first arm (102) for connection to the handpiece (30) via a first rotary connector (54). The first rotary connector allows the handpiece (30) to rotate about a first axis (A1) coinciding with the longitudinal axis of the handpiece (30). The first arm (102) is part of a first parallelogram-four-bar linkage (110). The first parallelogram-four-bar linkage (110) is operatively connected to a second parallelogram-four-bar linkage (120) to allow the handpiece (30) to rotate about a second axis (A2). The second parallelogram-four-bar linkage (120) includes a third arm (126) for connection to the tactile arm via a second rotary connector (154). The second rotary connector (154) allows the handpiece (30) to rotate about a third axis (A3) preferably parallel to the tactile arm (40). Medical surgery simulators, including such institutions (100).

A suction member for a high-volume evacuator (HVE) suction tool used in dental procedures. The suction member has a connection portion at a proximal end, a tubular portion connected to the connection portion, and a suction tip connected to the tubular portion at a distal end. The suction tip includes a plurality of distally protruding lobes and open-ended peripheral vent openings alternating about its circumference. The distal ends of the lobes are generally aligned in an oblique distal tangent plane inclined relative to a longitudinal axis of the tubular portion. The vent openings are spaced closer together towards a front side of the suction member, and the lobes include a widest rear lobe that is useful for soft tissue retraction.

Methods, apparatus, and systems for reducing transmission of aerosol droplets in a medical or dental procedure are described. In one example aspect, a protective shield system comprises a base plate with a first cover and a second cover. The first cover and the second cover are configured to form at least part of a pipe system when coupled together. The pipe system includes two ducts and an interface configured to be connected to a vacuum suction system. The protective shield system includes two suction tubes removably coupled to the two ducts of the pipe system and a shield having at least one transparent section. The shield configured to be removably coupled to the base plate so as to allow attachment of the shield to the base plate prior to the medical or dental procedure and removal of the shield from the base plate after the medical or dental procedure.

A dental matrix device positioned between a pair of teeth, the device having a first guide member, a second guide member, and a matrix band. The first guide member configured to be positioned on a first side of the pair of teeth and a second guide member configured to be positioned on a second side of the pair of teeth. The matrix band configured to, in the operable state, extend around at least a portion of the first guide member, between the pair of teeth, and around at least a portion of the second guide member, where the second side of the pair of teeth is opposite the first side of the pair of teeth, and the matrix band is configured to provide a barrier between the teeth during a dental procedure.

A jaw support device for supporting a patient's jaw during dental procedures. More specifically, a jaw support device comprising a headrest mount assembly, a split sphere assembly having a first locking mechanism, a ball joint assembly having a second locking mechanism, and a jaw rest assembly. The headrest mount assembly may attach to a dental chair headrest. The split sphere assembly may have a split sphere ball and an arm extension and may attach to the headrest mount assembly. Further, the split sphere assembly's first locking mechanism may lock the arm extension in place. The ball joint assembly may have a ball joint ball and may connect to the arm extension of the split sphere assembly. The jaw rest assembly may attach to the ball joint assembly and may be locked in place when the second locking mechanism is activated.

The present invention relates to a unitary oral retractor for use in dental procedures wherein the oral retractor comprises a vestibular ring; a lip ring; a wall connecting the vestibular ring and the lip ring; and a pair of indentations on opposing sides or substantially opposing sides on the vestibular ring and each of the indentations are depressed from an outer circumference or perimeter of the vestibular ring by about 4 mm or less. The present invention also relates to a method for making the unitary oral retractor.