99 results about "Dental use" patented technology

A diagnostic imaging apparatus of hand piece type suitable for medical or dental use, comprising a main body held by operator's fingers, a luminous means for irradiating at least one of lights selected from excitation light, infrared light and ultraviolet light, and an imaging means provided in a forward portion of the main body. The imaging means comprises a solid-state image sensing device and an optical means for forming an optical image of a diagnosis object to be examined on the solid-state image sensing device and is so constructed as to output a predetermined diagnostic image information by receiving the light reflected from the diagnosis object and / or the fluorescence generated from the diagnosis object when irradiation of light from the luminous means to the diagnosis object is performed.

A blower for dental use, which comprises a support structure (1), an air source and a handpiece (28). Said handpiece is connected to a pipe (14) supplying air to be blown in, which is produced by the air source, and a blowing nozzle (13) for the air received from the supply pipe (14).The blower 10 also comprises means (12) for heating the air to be blown in, which means are mounted within the handpiece (28) so as to heat the air received from the supply pipe (14) and release it, heated, to the blowing nozzle (13).The air source comprises a compressor (11) which is housed inside the support structure (1) and is connected to the handpiece (28) by means of the air supply pipe (14) and produces a constant air flow having a pressure when leaving the blowing nozzle (13) of between 0.1 and 1 bar. The blowing nozzle (13) has a maximum outer dimension ranging between 0.4 and 1.3 mm and is able to be inserted inside endodontic canals so as to inject the air expelled from it into endodontic canals, once inserted therein.

The present invention includes an apparatus for delivery of pressurized particulate matter against a surface or target to abrade, texture, sandblast, etch, erase, cut, penetrate, smooth, clean, polish, harden and / or deburr the surface or target. The invention is expected to be used in slightly different embodiments, both by dentists and oral hygienists to clean teeth, and by hobbyists, although numerous other uses are within the contemplation of the inventors. The dental embodiment features a prefilled, sealed, and disposable fluidizing chamber and cannula assembly that avoids contamination and which has been approved by the FDA for dental use. The general utility embodiment features a refillable fluidizing chamber and detachable cannula.Included is a fluidizing chamber having a discharge end of an inlet tube that is disposed below or overlaps the intake end of the outlet tube such that the discharge of the inlet tube blows the particulate matter into the fluid above the intake end of the outlet tube, thereby suspending it therein, without clogging. The invention further provides for a duckbill check valve to prevent backflow of particulate matter when the chamber is disconnected from the pressurized fluid source or there is a drop in pressure from said source. Included with the general utility embodiment are a refill aperture and removable refill aperture plug to facilitate recharging the fluidizing chamber with particulate matter using a filling cartridge.

The invention relates to a one-component self-adhesive composition for dental use comprising radically polymerizable component(s) with an acidic moiety as component A, radically polymerizable component(s) without an acidic moiety as component (B), an oxidizing agent comprising persulfate(s) as component (C), transition metal component(s) as component (D), photoinitiator system(s) as component (E), optionally non acid-reactive filler(s) as component (F), and optionally additive(s) as component (G).

The invention relates to a one-component self-adhesive composition for dental use comprising radically polymerizable component(s) with an acidic moiety as component A, radically polymerizable component(s) without an acidic moiety as component (B), an oxidizing agent comprising persulfate(s) as component (C), transition metal component(s) as component (D), photoinitiator system(s) as component (E), optionally non acid-reactive filler(s) as component (F), and optionally additive(s) as component (G).

Provided is a soft flexible oral appliance having protuberances that mimic naturally occurring dental Tori. An upper, palatial appliance and a lower, mandibular appliance may be used in conjunction or separately to alleviate a variety of disorders, improve facial tone, and increase physical performance. The appliances are lightweight, thin, and do not prohibit normal speech patterns when in use Small protuberances are strategically molded along key surfaces of each appliance to stimulate nerves in the tongue and affect forward protrusion. Forward positioning of the tongue dilates the airways of the throat improving breathing while the use is sleeping, playing sports, or talking. It also reduces bruxing or grinding of the teeth. A method is further provided, for adding protuberances to other types of oral appliances, thereby conferring some of the benefits listed above on appliances originally intended for other dental uses.

The invention relates to a computed tomography apparatus designed for dental use, which includes a first arm part supporting imaging means and arranged turnable by means of an actuator, and a second arm part supporting the first arm part and arranged turnable by means of an actuator. The actuators are arranged controllable such that, during the imaging process, said first arm part does not rotate but remains in its place in relation to said second arm part and said second arm part rotates about its rotation axis.

The medical, particularly dental imaging camera including an elongated housing (2) that can be held by a single hand of a user and provided, at its front end, with an imaging element, this housing (2) including a sensitive control element capable of freezing, on a display (5), an image selected by the user, this control element having a detection area (9) situated on the housing (2) that is delimited by a surface discontinuity such as a recess or a relief (11). The housing (2) encloses a sensor element associated with an electronic driving circuit and an electrostatic foam element whose one end is applied against the sensor element and whose opposite end is applied against an area of the inner face of the housing (2) located to the right of the detection area (9).

A denture forming apparatus for dental use includes clamps for protruding from and retracting to opposing sides in order to clamp or unclamp opposing side portions of the flask, thereby fixing or unfixing the flask; a pressing unit placed above the clamps to charge the resin, contained in a resin-filling pipe, into the flask under a predetermined pressure; and a control unit for controlling the operation of the clamps and controlling the pressing unit to descend at a predetermined rate of descent according to a type of the resin contained in the resin-filling pipe. The denture forming apparatus can be used irrespective of the type of resin since the speed of the pressing unit can be regulated. Accordingly, it is possible to realize an improvement over the conventional art, which can use only a designated type of resin.

A sealant composition, suitable for surgical or dental use, comprises a sealant and, dispersed therein, one or more particles of a material which is prestressed and / or capable of undergoing expansion or contraction.

In a desktop three-dimensional scanner for dental use of the related art, a two-axis rotation motion unit, on which a target object can be placed and rotated in order to image the entire shape of the target object, is coupled to the scanner, and thus, when a subject is placed on the imaging stage and is rotated along the horizontal axis of rotation of the stage, the subject is dropped from the stage by gravity after being inclined, and accordingly, additional fixing means or a receiving jig should be placed on the stage together with the subject to prevent same. In such a case, inconvenience is caused because the target objects to be scanned have various shapes and the fixing means or receiving jigs should fit the shapes thereof. According to one embodiment of the desktop three-dimensional scanner for dental user of the present invention, a camera and a projector are provided on the unit for changing the horizontal axis of rotation of the imaging stage, and thus a target object does not have to be inclined during the scanning process and dental prostheses of various shapes can be three-dimensionally scanned even without additional fixing means or a receiving jig.