51 results about "Dental Specialty" patented technology

An improved head-mounted optical illuminator or magnifier of the type worn by a medical or dental professional includes an optical coating applied to one or more optical surfaces associated with the illuminator or magnifier, and wherein the optical coating is a rejection coating operative to blocks wavelengths in the green, blue, violet and / or ultraviolet portions of the electromagnetic spectrum, depending upon the embodiment. Short-wavelength coatings (blue / violet / uv) may be applied to the surface of a lens used in a head-worn illuminator, for example to the beam-forming optics. The head-worn illuminator may be an LED illuminator, xenon illuminator, or other high-intensity source. In the case of the green notch filter coatings, these would typically only be applied to a head-worn magnifier, including flip-up and through-the-lens styles. In all embodiments, the optical coating may be a multilayer dielectric coating, a holographic filter, or utilize other optical filter technology.

An improved head-mounted optical illuminator or magnifier of the type worn by a medical or dental professional includes an optical coating applied to one or more optical surfaces associated with the illuminator or magnifier, and wherein the optical coating is a rejection coating operative to blocks wavelengths in the green, blue, violet and / or ultraviolet portions of the electromagnetic spectrum, depending upon the embodiment. Short-wavelength coatings (blue / violet / uv) may be applied to the surface of a lens used in a head-worn illuminator, for example to the beam-forming optics. The head-worn illuminator may be an LED illuminator, xenon illuminator, or other high-intensity source. In the case of the green notch filter coatings, these would typically only be applied to a head-worn magnifier, including flip-up and through-the-lens styles. In all embodiments, the optical coating may be a multilayer dielectric coating, a holographic filter, or utilize other optical filter technology.

A method (300) for obtaining one or more oral images (90) using an imaging device or system (100, 200) includes: (i) obtaining (320), using an imager, an oral image; (ii) extracting (330), by a controller, one or more features from the oral image, wherein the extracted one or more features comprises at least an image quality feature and an object recognition feature; (iii) determining (340), by a decision module of the controller, whether the one or more extracted features satisfy a predetermined feature threshold; (iv) providing (350) feedback to a user regarding the obtained oral image if the one or more extracted features does not satisfy the predetermined feature threshold, or authorizing (370) transmission of the oral image to a dental professional if the one or more extracted features satisfy the predetermined feature threshold; and (v) transmitting (380), if transmission is authorized, the obtained oral image to a dental professional.

A dental aerosol protection system for controlling dispersion of aerosol and splatter particles produced during dental procedures, the system including a ring assembly, a support mask for supporting the ring assembly on a patient, and a suction generating device, the ring assembly and support mask having suction ports which are connectable to the suction generating device to provide a negative suction force around the oral cavity, wherein the ring assembly and support mask can be connected or used separately to control dispersion of aerosols depending upon the requirements of the dental procedure, and one or more flexible extensions connectable to the ring assembly and support mask extending superiorly away from the patient around and over the oral cavity, the flexible extensions forming an adjustable physical barrier between the dental professional and the patient's oral cavity.

An education system is disclosed. Unique interactive interfaces can give a user random access to patient data while taking an examination. Examination formats can include an item sequence format, which prompts a user to select and order proper treatments. A treatment map examination format can prompt a user to select a treatment and where to apply it. A dental treatment map can be used to map treatments to teeth surfaces, and a course authoring tool can allow a user to create a course, examinations, and scoring metrics.

Dental images processed with artificial intelligence for e-commerce is described. In an example scenario, a processing device receives a dental image. The dental image is processed with a deep neural network and matched to anatomy and pathology datasets in real time. The matched and identified dental image is matched to a dental treatment recommendation dataset to further produce a real time dental product recommendation for a patient. One or more artificial intelligence entities may provide in real time dental treatment recommendations and / or real time dental product recommendations to a dental professional and / or an individual. The process may also produce a diagnostic treatment aid and / or a product recommendation such as an orthodontic aligner. Artificial intelligence dental datasets may be provided to dental professionals, health care professionals, individuals and e-commerce organizations that may buy, sell, exchange and / or transfer this information over a communication network such as the internet and / or a cell phone.

Example embodiments of the present invention include hot melt dental adhesive materials that can create a reversible bond. In addition, example embodiments of the present invention include hot melt dental impression materials that can be used to accurately and efficiently obtain a dental impression. Moreover, example embodiments of the invention include devices and methods for use with the hot melt dental adhesive materials and the hot melt dental impression materials disclosed herein. The hot melt dental adhesive materials and the hot melt dental impression materials can provide dental professionals with dental materials that are more effective, efficient, and easier to use when compared to conventional dental adhesive materials and conventional dental impression materials.

An instrument is provided to enables a dental professional to subject a surgical site simultaneously to (1) mechanical cutting, scraping and grinding, and (2) laser trimming and cauterization. As a result, simultaneous removal of diseased tissue and destruction of residual bacteria is enabled. The instrument comprises a hollow shank having, a rearward fitting, and a forward contact head. Within shank extends a fiber optic bundle. As shown, laser energy is delivered from a laser through the fitting and the laser bundle to the contact head. In the contact head are a surgical blade and an exit window for the laser energy.

An extraoral suction device for managing aerosol emissions during dental procedures includes: a conduit; an adapter in fluid communication with the conduit; and a mount for mounting the extraoral suction device to a dental chair. The adapter is configured to be placed in fluid communication with a vacuum source to provide suction to the extraoral suction device. The conduit can be selectively manipulated to assume and maintain a position without support from an individual or designated support structure. A dental professional can thus manipulate the conduit to maintain a position in front of the oral cavity of a patient seated in the dental chair to direct aerosols emitted from the oral cavity of the patient into the extraoral suction device instead of the surrounding environment. The extraoral suction device can thus be combined with a dental chair and vacuum source to provide an improved dental chair system for dental procedures.

The present disclosure relates to a patient anxiety management system for managing patient anxiety during a dental procedure. In one example, a patient anxiety management system is presented. The patient anxiety management system includes a control module that a patient can use to disactivate a medical device used by a dental professional by way of a trigger mechanism. Upon deactivating the medical device, a recording device, in communication with the control module, plays a recorded message to the patient during a programmable timeframe. Once the patient is calm, the system resets the medical device to an initial operation state by reconnecting but not reactivating the medical device so that the dental professional may resume the procedure when it is safe to proceed.

An extraoral suction device for managing aerosol emissions during dental procedures includes: a conduit; an adapter in fluid communication with the conduit; and a mount for mounting the extraoral suction device to a dental chair. The adapter is configured to be placed in fluid communication with a vacuum source to provide suction to the extraoral suction device. The conduit can be selectively manipulated to assume and maintain a position without support from an individual or designated support structure. A dental professional can thus manipulate the conduit to maintain a position in front of the oral cavity of a patient seated in the dental chair to direct aerosols emitted from the oral cavity of the patient into the extraoral suction device instead of the surrounding environment. The extraoral suction device can thus be combined with a dental chair and vacuum source to provide an improved dental chair system for dental procedures.

There are challenges in the prior art of matching new dental work with the color, chroma, translucency and other optical characteristics of existing teeth. The disclosed embodiments overcome shortfalls in the prior art by using an artful combination of stump replicas in convex and / or magnetic attachment to crown or veneer replicas. The disclosed layering and attachment techniques using separate stump and veneer replicas avoid the use of subjective and speculative evaluations by dental professionals in matching proposed dental work to existing dental conditions.

Embodiments of this invention provide predictability and standardization in the field creating dental models. Embodiments of the invention are capable of accommodating multiple variations and goals of dental impressions, including but not limited to creating dental models for study models, mouth guards, night guards, whitening trays, sleep apnea / snoring devices, etc. Embodiments may incorporate single arch and dual arch impression trays, as well as base model formers and articulators, among other devices of varying shapes, dimensions, sizes and manufacturers. Embodiments of the invention use standard dimensions for accommodating various components. To adapt embodiments of the invention for multiple purposes, and to standardize the process, embodiments of the invention include a shell that allows for standardized dental models to be suspended in the shell during the process of creating dental molds, creating a reservoir for the dental mold. Embodiments allow for a trimming process where impressions are standardized by cutting away lateral excess impression material by running a knife along the lateral portion of upper and lower impression tray walls, and then by trimming away vertical excess by placing the tray into the vertical excess trimming device.In these embodiments, dental impressions and embodiments of a predetermined shell allow dental models to be created, including articulated models, in a simplified process.The present invention thus allows dental professionals to easily pour up single and double arch dental impressions, create base models, and, optionally, articulate models in fewer steps than currently available, allowing less waste, material, and use of time than traditional and current methods.

The invention provides a teaching aid for dental specialty, which is composed of mosaic parts and a background plate, wherein the mosaic part can be correspondingly placed at grooves of the backgroundplate. The teaching aid classifies and demonstrates the complex oral diseases by using the teaching aid through the method of jigsaw puzzle teaching, so that the students can classify and memorize the oral diseases, and meanwhile the teaching aid explains the relevance of the diseases through the jigsaw puzzle process, so that the students can understand the occurrence and development of the oraldiseases.

Embodiments of the present invention include methods, devices, and systems that light and magnify a treatment site within the oral cavity without interfering with a dental treatment procedure. In particular, example embodiments of the present invention provide a virtual operatory system that includes an image capture subsystem connected to an image display subsystem. For example, the image capture subsystem can capture and communicate a live image of a treatment site to the image display subsystem for the dental professional to view while performing a dental treatment procedure. In at least one example embodiment, the virtual operatory system can also include an image rendering subsystem that can render the live image of the treatment site in one or more ways to provide an improved visual to the dental professional of the treatment site.

Dynamic prescription interfaces, including systems and apparatuses assisting a dental professional (e.g., dentist) in prescribing one or more dental appliances (e.g., retainers, expanders, etc.). These methods and apparatuses may permit the dynamic display of the dental appliance as the dental professional modifies the prescription, in real-or near-real time.

A system for preparing a prescription for the use of one or more orthodontal correction devices, such as aligners, which allows for remote interaction and guidance by dental professionals with their patients. The aligner may include a sensor to detect when it is being worn for tracking compliance and determining when the next correction device within the prescription should replace the current correction device. A software application associated with the patient allows them to view and track their progress and to send data to their dental professional, and similarly the dental professional is alerted by the present invention when compliance issues or other issues may arise requiring intervention.

The present invention introduces a smart device for dental professionals and surgeons, with flexible mainframes, wheel stands, and electrical components. Its primary goal is to reduce musculoskeletal disorders and improve physical well-being. The device uses intelligent systems and motion tracking to diagnose ergonomic issues during dental procedures, offering personalized digital physiotherapy recommendations. It detects and alerts users about incorrect body postures and environmental conditions through sensors, reducing strain and enhancing comfort. A user-friendly mobile app complements the device, providing login access, AI integration, body angle visualization, real-time results, and comprehensive reports. This invention aims to promote posture awareness, advocate ergonomic best practices, and enhance the physical and environmental health of dental professionals worldwide.

An apparatus for restricting tongue movement during a dental procedure comprises a base for positioning the apparatus behind a lower set of teeth on a lower jaw within an oral cavity, a first wing for restricting movement of a tongue positioned vertically, and a second vertically positioned wing that also restricts movement of the tongue in coordination with the first wing. The herein disclosed dental apparatus is intended to be used during dental examinations or dental procedures when it is advantageous for the dental professional to restrict movement of the patient's tongue so that the tongue does not interfere with the procedure. In a preferred embodiment, at least the base of the dental apparatus is formed of a material that is able to absorb saliva and thus provide an additional moisture-wicking advantage to keep a portion of the oral cavity drier and relatively free of saliva, blood, or water. In a preferred embodiment, all components of the herein disclosed dental apparatus are formed of disposable materials.

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.

To provide users with information on oral care products that are suitable for them. [Solution] An oral care product information display device comprising: an oral cavity information acquisition unit that acquires oral cavity information relating to the user's oral cavity findings as determined by a dental professional; a self-declaration information acquisition unit that acquires the user's self-declaration information including at least the usage status of oral care products; an oral care product information generation unit that generates oral care product information for oral care products suitable for the user based on the oral cavity information and the self-declaration information; and an oral care product information display unit that displays the oral care product information.

The Advanced Electromagnetic Spectrum Intraoral Digital Ecosystem (AESIDE) revolutionizes dental scanning technology with its shape-memory polymer tray 10, embedded multi-spectral micro-cameras 18, and real-time AI processing. NIR, MIR, and THz imaging provide comprehensive intraoral views, while secure wireless connectivity and cloud integration enable collaborative treatment planning among dental professionals. Augmented reality enhances user interaction, and environmental features include biodegradable tray sleeves and self-sterilizing technology, ensuring hygiene and sustainability.

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.

Orthodontic aligners can be used to help shape a patient's teeth, jaw, and gums. Aligners are designed to move teeth into a desired position. Prior to the treatment, a dental professional will prepare a treatment plan (e.g., a set of aligners, etc.) Each aligner in the set may perform a different action on different subsets of teeth. Many dental professionals use animation software to show the patient an animation / video of the changes that are going to occur to the patient's teeth / jaw over time as a result of the treatment plan. While the animation may visually depict how the teeth and mouth are going to change, it does not tell the patient what is being performed (i.e., the actions that are being taken to move the teeth). As a result, the patient often has a significant number of questions because they are not properly educated on the treatment.

The present invention allows dental professionals to more efficiently and effectively control contaminants not only at the source of their creation (the mouth, for example), with optional configurations that comprise tiered guarding layers to protect the patient, the dentist, the dental assistant, the dental hygienist, as well as other dental professionals / staff, other patients, and subsequent patients to be treated in that operatory.

Dynamic prescription interfaces, including systems and apparatuses assisting a dental professional (e.g., dentist) in prescribing one or more dental appliances (e.g., retainers, expanders, etc.). These methods and apparatuses may permit the dynamic display of the dental appliance as the dental professional modifies the prescription, in real- or near-real time.