Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080293018 | Malleable Symmetric Dental Crowns - Preformed malleable dental crowns with a side-generic external shape with a plane of symmetry in the facial-lingual direction and/or a plane of symmetry in the mesial-distal direction. The preformed dental crowns also include a hardenable composition that has sufficient malleability such that the side-generic external shape can be formed into, e.g., a left-side specific or right-side specific adjusted external shape. Methods of the invention may include fitting the dental crowns by adjusting or forming them to provide side-specific features, followed by hardening of the hardenable composition. | 11-27-2008 |
20090032989 | HARDENABLE SELF-SUPPORTING STRUCTURES AND METHODS - Compositions, particularly for forming dental products, having a hardenable self-supporting structure with sufficient malleability to be subsequently customized into a second shape and then hardened, and methods. | 02-05-2009 |
20090305195 | PREFORMED MALLEABLE SOLID CROWN - A solid dental crown and methods of using the solid dental crown are disclosed. The solid dental crown includes, a self-supporting solid hardenable preformed dental crown having an external crown shape defined by an external crown surface. The external crown surface defines a crown volume that is substantially filled with a hardenable composition. The hardenable composition has sufficient malleability so that the solid preformed dental crown can be pressed onto a prepared tooth surface to form a recess in the solid preformed dental crown defined by a recess surface that is complimentary to the prepared tooth surface. | 12-10-2009 |
20090305196 | DENTAL COMPOSITIONS INCLUDING ORGANOGELATORS, PRODUCTS, AND METHODS - A hardenable dental composition that includes a polymerizable component and an organogelator. | 12-10-2009 |
20100021868 | DENTAL CROWN FORMS AND METHODS - Dental crown forms and methods of using them are disclosed. The dental crown forms may include one or more of the following features: a handle attached to the dental crown form at a location removed from the base of the dental crown form; a vented handle through which excess amounts of hardenable dental material can pass during placement of the crown form; and one or more lines of weakness that may be separated to remove a dental crown form from hardenable dental material after placement of the filled crown form. The dental crown forms may also be located in packages with hardenable dental material located within the dental crown forms as packaged. | 01-28-2010 |
20100233655 | FABRICATION OF DENTAL ARTICLES USING DIGITALLY-CONTROLLED REDUCTIVE AND DIGITALLY-CONTROLLED ADDITIVE PROCESSES - By capturing a highly detailed three-dimensional digital model of dentition, a suitable replacement dental article be fabricated with a combination of digitally-controlled reductive processes such as milling and digitally-controlled additive processes such as digital painting. A dental article so-manufactured can provide an aesthetically pleasing, multi-chromatic appearance that closely matches surrounding dentition. | 09-16-2010 |
20100244294 | SMC CROWN SHELLS - A dental article such as a crown is fabricating by layering one or more preformed shells of SMC material onto an understructure. The understructure may be fabricated from any suitably strong material for use in replacing dentition. At the same time, a number of SMC shells may be used to provide a finished dental article having a natural-looking, multi-chromatic appearance. The SMC material(s) may be cured to provide an exterior hardness suitable for use in dental applications. | 09-30-2010 |
20100260924 | DIGITALLY-PAINTED DENTAL ARTICLES - A digital painting process provides computer-controlled finishing of dental articles. The process can selectively apply different materials over portions of a dental article in one or more layers to achieve a multi-chromatic finish having a variety of colors, finishes, and surface properties that closely match the appearance and function of human dentition. | 10-14-2010 |
20100268363 | DIGITALLY-MACHINED SMC DENTAL ARTICLES - A dental article is fabricated from an SMC material using three-dimensional data captured from natural dentition to guide a computer-controlled milling machine. The three-dimensional data may include scans of an original tooth structure and a prepared tooth surface to characterize all surfaces of a dental article, or certain features may be created within a computer-assisted design environment taking account of occlusion, proximal contacts, and the like. In addition the model applied to a computer-controlled milling machine may account for shrinkage of the SMC material during any post-milling curing steps in order to ensure an accurate fit to the prepared tooth surface. | 10-21-2010 |
20100285429 | COMPOUND SMC DENTAL MILL BLANKS - A dental mill blank is formed from a number of different self-supporting, malleable, curable (SMC) materials distributed within the blank so that a dental article machined from the blank closely resembles natural dentition in appearance or function. When in an uncured state, a single mill blank can be adapted to fit a variety of different tooth sizes and shapes, thus reducing the inventory of mill blank types required for fabrication of the range of possible tooth shapes and sizes. | 11-11-2010 |
20100330524 | HARDENABLE DENTAL ARTICLE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Methods of manufacturing hardenable dental articles, packaged hardenable dental articles, and methods of packaging hardenable dental articles are disclosed. In various embodiments, the manufacturing may involve molding a hardenable dental material in a mold cavity that may be lined with a mold liner. The mold body may also form the package of the hardenable dental article formed within the mold cavity. In other embodiments, the hardenable dental articles may be provided in mold cavities located in sacrificial mold bodies that may be torn, stretched, softened, dissolved, etc. to release the hardenable dental articles in the mold cavities. | 12-30-2010 |
20110003266 | HARDENABLE SELF-SUPPORTING STRUCTURES AND METHODS - Compositions, particularly for forming dental products, having a hardenable self-supporting structure with sufficient malleability to be subsequently customized into a second shape and then hardened, and methods. | 01-06-2011 |
20110171609 | Dental Composition Comprising Biphenyl Di(meth)acrylate Monomer - Dental compositions and methods of treating an oral surface are described. The dental compositions comprise at least one biphenyl di(meth)acrylate monomer. | 07-14-2011 |
20110207086 | DENTAL COMPOSITION COMPRISING BIPHENYL DI(METH)ACRYLATE MONOMER COMPRISING URETHANE MOIETIES - Dental compositions and biphenyl di(meth)acrylate monomers are described. The dental compositions comprise at least one biphenyl di(meth)acrylate monomer comprising two aromatic rings connected with a C—C bond wherein the rings each comprise a substituent comprising a urethane moiety and a (meth)acrylate end group. | 08-25-2011 |
20110207087 | PREFORMED MALLEABLE DENTAL ARTICLES AND METHODS - Protected hardenable dental article comprising a hardenable dental article comprising a base and at least one outer surface extending from the base, wherein at least the base and the at least one outer surface of the hardenable dental article comprise a hardenable dental material; and a multi-layer polymeric film in contact with at least a portion of the at least one outer surface; wherein the multi-layer polymeric film comprises at least two dissimilar polymers in separate layers; kits including the protected hardenable dental article; and methods of making hardenable dental articles are disclosed. | 08-25-2011 |
20110287382 | METHODS OF MAKING AND USING DENTAL ARTICLES FOR TOOTH IMPLANTS AND PREFORMED DENTAL ARTICLES - Methods of affixing a dental article to a tooth implant are described and preformed dental articles (e.g. suitable for tooth implants) including kits. In some embodiments, the dental article lacks supragingival exterior surfaces and may be characterized as a healing cap. In other embodiments, the dental article comprises supragingival exterior surfaces and may be characterized as a (e.g. temporary or provisional) crown. | 11-24-2011 |
20120202170 | DENTAL IMPLANT ARTICLES AND METHODS - Presently described are dental implant articles, including kits, methods of making dental implant articles and methods of use. The dental implant articles ( | 08-09-2012 |
20120251979 | DENTAL IMPLANT MILL BLANK ARTICLES AND METHODS - Methods of fabricating a dental restoration from dental mill blanks that further comprise a dental implant abutment integrated therein are described. Also described are dental mill blanks and dental prosthesis articles and methods of making dental mill blanks. | 10-04-2012 |
20130041084 | CURABLE CYCLIC ANHYDRIDE COPOLYMER/SILICONE COMPOSITION - Disclosed is a curable silicone composition for preparing release layers and pressure sensitive adhesives, and to substrates bearing a layer of the cured composition. More specifically, this invention relates to a silicone composition, curable in the absence of both catalysts and actinic radiation comprising a cyclic anhydride copolymer and an amine-terminated polysiloxane. | 02-14-2013 |
20130056892 | METHODS OF MAKING BIOMIMETIC DENTAL APPLIANCES - A method of making a biometric dental appliance. A first article can be formed of a first material based on a first digital surface representation having a desired outer shape of the dental appliance. A portion of the first article can then be removed to form an outer layer of the dental appliance comprising a cavity dimensioned to accommodate an inner layer. A second article can be formed by filling the cavity of the first article with a second material. The second material can have at least one different structural and/or optical property than the first material. The second article can be further processed, as desired. For example, a desired inner shape can be formed in the second article. Such a desired inner shape can be based on a second digital surface representation of a dental object configured to receive the dental appliance. | 03-07-2013 |
20130081272 | METHODS OF MAKING MULTI-CHROMATIC DENTAL APPLIANCES - A method of making a multi-chromatic dental appliance. A first article can be formed of a first material based on a first digital surface representation having a desired outer shape of the dental appliance. A portion of the first article can then be removed to form an outer layer of the dental appliance comprising a cavity dimensioned to accommodate an inner layer. A second article can be formed by filling the cavity of the first article with a second material. The second material can have at least one different optical property than the first material. The second article can be further processed, as desired. For example, a desired inner shape of the dental appliance can be formed in the second article. Such a desired inner shape can be based on a second digital surface representation of a dental object configured to receive the dental appliance. | 04-04-2013 |
20130109780 | DENTAL COMPOSITIONS INLCUDING ORGANOGELATORS, PRODUCTS, AND METHODS | 05-02-2013 |
20130164709 | SUBSTITUTED SACCHARIDE COMPOUNDS AND DENTAL COMPOSITIONS - Substituted saccharide compounds, dental compositions comprising substituted saccharide compounds, and methods of using dental compositions are described. In one embodiment, the substituted saccharide amide compound comprises a hydrophobic group and at least one free-radically polymerizable group with the proviso that the hydrophobic group is not bonded to the ethylenically unsaturated carbon atom of the free-radically polymerizable group. The hydrophobic group is typically bonded to a nitrogen atom of a saccharide amine residue or a carbonyl moiety of saccharide amide residue. | 06-27-2013 |
20130210959 | DENTAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING SEMI-CRYSTALLINE RESIN AND NANOCLUSTER FILLER - Curable dental compositions, dental articles, and methods of making or using such compositions or articles are described. In one embodiment, the curable dental restoration composition comprises a resin system comprising a free-radically polymerizable semi-crystalline resin having a molecular weight no greater than 2000 g/mole and at least 50 wt-% of nanocluster filler. | 08-15-2013 |
20130277874 | METHODS OF MAKING MULTILAYER ANATOMICAL ALL-CERAMIC DENTAL APPLIANCES - A method of making a multilayer all-ceramic dental appliance. A first article can be formed of a first material based on a first digital surface representation having a desired outer shape of the dental appliance. A portion of the first article can be removed to form an outer layer comprising a cavity dimensioned to accommodate an inner layer. A second article can be formed by filling the cavity of the first article with a second material. The second article can be further processed, as desired. For example, a desired inner shape can be formed in the second article. Such a desired inner shape can be based on a second digital surface representation of a dental object configured to receive the dental appliance. At least one of the first article, the outer layer, and the second article can be fired, for example, while still being coupled to a support. | 10-24-2013 |
20140242540 | METHODS OF MAKING AN IMPRESSION OF DENTAL TISSUE AND DENTAL ARTICLES - Methods of making an impression of dental tissue and dental articles (e.g. suitable for dental impression) are described. In one embodiment, the method comprises providing a hardenable composition, comprising a resin system, a filler system, and an initiator system wherein the hardenable composition is a hardenable self-supporting material having sufficient malleability to be formed into a shape. The method further comprises placing said hardenable composition in contact with dental tissue such that an impression of at least a portion of the dental tissue is formed in the hardenable composition. The method further comprises curing the hardenable composition comprising the impression. | 08-28-2014 |
20150038912 | CATHETER SECUREMENT DEVICE - A securement device for securing a medical article is disclosed. The securement device comprises a base and a first securing portion comprising a strap that is movable between an open position and a closed position and a connector disposed on the base. The strap cooperates with the connector in the closed position to form an enclosure. The strap further comprises a curvilinear segment that projects inwardly into the enclosure in a convex orientation when the strap is in the closed position. Securement systems for securing medical articles and methods of securing at least a portion of a medical article to a patient are also provided. | 02-05-2015 |
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