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Orthodontic brackets

Abstract

A self-ligating orthodontic bracket has a bonding base adapted for attachment to the crown of a tooth. A body member is attached to the front surface of the base and extends forwardly to a front face. The base defines a torque angle with respect to the front face of the body. Gingival and occlusal projections extend forwardly from the body member. The projections have archwire slot surfaces which, together with a portion of the body member's front face, define an archwire slot. First and second channels defined in the projections are coplanar and are disposed at an angle to the front face of the body member that is substantially equal to the torque angle. A door is disposed in one of the first and second channels. The door is movable between an open position and a closed position to selectably provide or prevent access to and from the archwire slot.

IPC Classes  ?

• A61C 3/00 - Dental tools or instruments
• A61C 7/00 - Orthodontics, i.e. obtaining or maintaining the desired position of teeth, e.g. by straightening, evening, regulating, separating, or by correcting malocclusions
• A61C 7/14 - BracketsFixing brackets to teeth
• A61C 7/28 - Securing arch wire to bracket
• A61C 13/225 - Fastening prostheses in the mouth
• A61C 13/265 - Sliding or snap attachments
• A61K 6/00 - Preparations for dentistry

Abstract

A self-ligating orthodontic bracket has a bonding base adapted for attachment to the crown of a tooth. A body member is attached to the front surface of the base and extends forwardly to a front face. The base defines a torque angle with respect to the front face of the body. Gingival and occlusal projections extend forwardly from the body member. The projections have archwire slot surfaces which, together with a portion of the body member's front face, define an archwire slot. First and second channels defined in the projections are coplanar and are disposed at an angle to the front face of the body member that is substantially equal to the torque angle. A door is disposed in one of the first and second channels. The door is movable between an open position and a closed position to selectably provide or prevent access to and from the archwire slot.

IPC Classes  ?

• A61C 7/16 - BracketsFixing brackets to teeth specially adapted to be cemented to teeth
• A61C 7/28 - Securing arch wire to bracket

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Orthodontic appliances

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Orthodontic brackets

Abstract

A self-ligating orthodontic bracket having no movable or flexible parts includes a base having front and rear surfaces. The rear surface is adapted for attachment to the crown of a tooth. A body member is attached to the base and includes an upper half and a lower half, with facing archwire slot surfaces formed on the lower and upper sides thereof, respectively. One or more slot separating tabs are formed on the body member halves and extend vertically toward the other body member half at least partially beyond the archwire slot surface of the body member half to which the slot separating tab is attached. One or more ligating tabs are formed on the body member halves. The body member halves, slot separating tabs and ligating tabs are arranged such that they define an entry opening to a pair of archwire slots, the openings being non-linear in a mesial-distal direction.

IPC Classes  ?

• A61C 7/28 - Securing arch wire to bracket
• A61C 7/14 - BracketsFixing brackets to teeth

Abstract

A self-ligating orthodontic bracket (12) having no movable or flexible parts includes a base (16) having front and rear surfaces. The rear surface is adapted for attachment to the crown of a tooth. A body member (26) is attached to the base and includes an upper half (30) and a lower half (32), with facing archwire slot surfaces formed on the lower and upper sides thereof, respectively. One or more slot separating tabs are formed on the body member halves and extend vertically toward the other body member half at least partially beyond the archwire slot surface of the body member half to which the slot separating tab is attached. One or more ligating tabs are formed on the body member halves. The body member halves, slot separating tabs and ligating tabs are arranged such that they define an entry opening to a pair of archwire slots, the openings being non-linear in a mesial-distal direction.

IPC Classes  ?

• A61C 7/14 - BracketsFixing brackets to teeth

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Orthodontic brackets

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Orthodontic appliances

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Orthodontic appliances

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Orthodontic appliances

Abstract

A pod for shipping a prepasted orthodontic appliance including a compartment having a cover or lid. The appliance includes uncured adhesive on its base and is removably attached to the underside of the lid and removable from the pod upon lifting of the lid. It is thereafter removable from the cover for placement on a tooth. The appliance is removably mounted on the lid by a compressible element frictionally engagable with an opening or openings of the appliance. When the lid is in closed position the appliance is suspended above the bottom of the pod so that the uncured adhesive does not touch the interior walls of the pod.

IPC Classes  ?

• A61B 19/02 - Protective casings or covers for appliances or instruments, e.g. boxes or sterile covers; Instrument tables or cupboards; Doctors' bags
• A61C 19/02 - Protective casings, e.g. boxes for instrumentsBags
• B65D 75/58 - Opening or contents-removing devices added or incorporated during package manufacture
• B65B 5/04 - Packaging single articles
• A61C 7/14 - BracketsFixing brackets to teeth

Abstract

A pod for shipping a prepasted orthodontic appliance including a compartment having a cover or lid. The appliance includes uncured adhesive on its base and is removably attached to the underside of the lid and removable from the pod upon lifting of the lid. It is thereafter removable from the cover for placement on a tooth. The appliance is removably mounted on the lid by a compressible element frictionally engagable with an opening or openings of the appliance. When the lid is in closed position the appliance is suspended above the bottom of the pod so that the uncured adhesive does not touch the interior walls of the pod.

IPC Classes  ?

• A61B 19/02 - Protective casings or covers for appliances or instruments, e.g. boxes or sterile covers; Instrument tables or cupboards; Doctors' bags
• A61C 3/00 - Dental tools or instruments
• A61C 19/02 - Protective casings, e.g. boxes for instrumentsBags

Abstract

A package for prepasted brackets mountable on the teeth of a patient wherein the bracket is mounted in a pod and is removable from the pod with adhesive on the back of the bracket so it can be directly placed in position on the tooth of a patient. The bracket includes a body and a base and a layer of light curable or otherwise curable polymer resin on the base which is later curable by use of light energy or otherwise. The package includes a carrier for the brackets and is enclosed by a flap over the top of the pod and held in place on supports or tabs extending upwardly from the bottom of the pod to prevent the polymer resin on the base from engaging the bottom of the pod. Stabilizing structure is provided in the pod to inhibit shifting of brackets during shipment.

IPC Classes  ?

• A61B 19/02 - Protective casings or covers for appliances or instruments, e.g. boxes or sterile covers; Instrument tables or cupboards; Doctors' bags
• B65D 5/50 - Internal supporting or protecting elements for contents

Abstract

A package for prepasted brackets mountable on the teeth of a patient wherein the bracket is mounted in a pod and is removable from the pod with adhesive on the back of the bracket so it can be directly placed in position on the tooth of a patient. The bracket includes a body and a base and a layer of light curable or otherwise curable polymer resin on the base which is later curable by use of light energy or otherwise. The package includes a carrier for the bondable brackets and is enclosed by a flap over the top of the pod compartment and held in place on supports or tabs extending upwardly from the bottom of the pod to prevent the adhesive on the base from engaging the bottom of the pod. Stabilizing means is provided in the pod to inhibit shifting of the bracket during shipment.

IPC Classes  ?

• A61C 19/02 - Protective casings, e.g. boxes for instrumentsBags

Abstract

A removable orthodontic retainer for correction of minor irregularities and to retain the corrected positions of the teeth which includes a labial bow having biasing means that causes the labial bow to be continually active on the anterior teeth.

IPC Classes  ?

• A61C 7/08 - Mouthpiece-type retainers

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orthodontic appliances, in the nature of brackets with or without positioning jigs and molar tubes, sold individually and in kit form

Abstract

A self-ligating orthodontic bracket including a base mountable on a tooth and having upstanding hinge members with aligned slots defining an archwire slot and for pivotally and slidably receiving a pair of openable and closable jaws and a spring member engaging said jaws and actuable upon opening and closing said jaws to selectively lock the jaws into open position for insertion or removal of an archwire and closed position for locking the archwire to the bracket.

IPC Classes  ?

• A61C 3/00 - Dental tools or instruments

Abstract

A self-ligating orthodontic bracket including a base mountable on a tooth and having upstanding hinge members with aligned slots defining an archwire slot and for pivotally and slidably receiving a pair of openable and closable jaws and a spring member engaging said jaws and actuable upon opening and closing said jaws to selectively lock the jaws into open position for insertion or removal of an archwire and closed position for locking the archwire to the bracket.

IPC Classes  ?

• A61C 3/00 - Dental tools or instruments

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orthodontic appliances, namely, brackets with or without positioning jigs [, molar tubes, wires and elastomeric ligatures ]

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Orthodontic appliances, namely, brackets with or without positioning jigs, molar tubes, wires and elastomeric ligatures, sold individually and in kit form

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ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCES, NAMELY, BRACKETS WITH OR WITHOUT POSITIONING JIGS, MOLAR TUBES, WIRES, AND ELASTOMERIC LIGATURES, SOLD INDIVIDUALLY AND IN KIT FORM

Abstract

A metal orthodontic appliance with a polymer coating that becomes slippery when wetted, and a method of making the appliance which comprises cleaning and treating the metal surface of the appliance and coating the appliance with a hydrophilic polymer.

IPC Classes  ?

• A61C 13/00 - Dental prosthesesMaking same

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appliances to be used in the mouth to aesthetically retain the position of the teeth, more specifically a one-piece retainer used in dental and orthodontic treatment

Abstract

This invention is in a package and method of packaging ready mountable or prepasted bondable dental appliances (92), and particularly orthodontic brackets, wherein the appliances (92) include a body and a base (94), and a layer of uncured polymer resin (95) is applied to the base. The package includes a carrier (30, 1 16, 1 18, 126) for the bondable appliances for single or multiple appliances and enclosed in a hermetically sealed bag (103).

IPC Classes  ?

• A61B 19/02 - Protective casings or covers for appliances or instruments, e.g. boxes or sterile covers; Instrument tables or cupboards; Doctors' bags

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Orthodontic appliances in the nature of an intra-oral mandibular advancing device, with or without molar tubes, sold individually and as a part of kits, used for jaw movement

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orthodontic appliances, in the nature of brackets with or without positioning jigs and molar tubes, sold individually and in kit form

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ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCES, NAMELY, BRACKETS WITH OR WITHOUT POSITIONING JIGS, MOLAR TUBES, WIRES AND ELASTOMERIC LIGATURES, SOLD INDIVIDUALLY

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PACKAGING FOR ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCES, IN THE NATURE OF WIRES, BRACKETS, MOLARS TUBES, ELASTIC PRODUCTS, BANDS, AUXILIARIES AND RETAINERS

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orthodontic appliances, in the nature of brackets with or without positioning jigs, molar tubes, wires and elastomerics, sold individually and in kit form

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ORTHODONTIC BRACES, NAMELY BRACKETS, TUBES, WIRES AND ELASTOMERICS

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APPLIANCES TO BE USED IN THE MOUTH TO MOVE AND HOLD THE TEETH; MORE SPECIFICALLY, ELASTIC MOUTHPIECES USED BY DENTISTS IN ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT

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IMPRESSION TRAYS TO BE USED IN THE MOUTH FOR TAKING DENTAL OR ORTHODONTIC IMPRESSIONS OF THE TEETH

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SELF-RETAINING, REMOVABLE ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCE

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ELASTIC TUBULAR FILAMENT FOR USE BY THE DENTIST IN THE MOUTH OF A PATIENT TO APPLY TENSION DURING ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT

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HAND INSTRUMENT TO APPLY ELASTOMERIC LIGATURES AROUND ORTHODONTIC BRACKETS

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IMPRESSION TRAYS TO BE USED IN THE MOUTH FOR TAKING DENTAL OR ORTHODONTIC IMPRESSIONS OF THE TEETH

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PLASTIC TUBING TO BE APPLIED OVER A WIRE, BY THE DENTIST, IN THE MOUTH OF A PATIENT TO RESTRICT TOOTH MOVEMENT AND PROTECT THE SOFT TISSUES

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Orthodontic appliances, including brackets with or without positioning jigs, molar tubes, wires and elastomeric ligatures, sold individually and in kit form

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Orthodontic appliances in the nature of brackets with or without positioning [ jugs, ] * jigs * [ molar tubes, wires, and blastomeric ligatures, ] sold individually and in kit form

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Computer software for orthodontic and dentistry practice management for use in record-keeping and scheduling patients, communicating with patients and parents of patients, preparing and handling patient contracts, charting patient treatment, recording and managing patient payments, linking to word-processing and spreadsheet programs, maintaining and replenishing an inventory of orthodontic and dental products, and preparing reports on any of the records

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Orthodontic products namely brackets, molar tubes and lingual attachments, bands, wire, instruments, auxiliaries and lock pins, bonding systems, retainers, lab supplies

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orthodontic adhesive bonding material

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Orthodontic appliances, namely, brackets with or without positioning jigs, molar tubes, wires, and elastomeric ligatures, sold individually and in kit form.

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Orthodontic bonding adhesive

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Orthodontic ligatures

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Orthodontic bands

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Orthodontic elastic auxiliaries

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Orthodontic appliances, brackets, wires, bands and ligatures.

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coating in the nature of a sealant applied to orthodontic appliances

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orthodontic brackets

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orthodontic brackets

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ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCES, NAMELY, BRACKETS WITH OR WITHOUT POSITIONING JIGS, AND WIRES, SOLD INDIVIDUALLY AND IN KIT FORM

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ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCES FOR USE IN THE MOUTH FORMED FROM NICKLE TITANIUM WIRE

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ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCES NAMELY, BRACKETS WITH OR WITHOUT POSITIONING JIGS, SOLD INDIVIDUALLY AND IN KIT FORM

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ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCES, NAMELY, BRACKETS WITH OR WITHOUT POSITIONING JIGS, MOLAR TUBES, WIRES, AND ELASTOMERIC LIGATURES, SOLD INDIVIDUALLY AND IN KIT FORM

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ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCES, NAMELY, BRACKETS WITH OR WITHOUT POSITIONING JIGS SOLD INDIVIDUALLY AND IN KIT FORM

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ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCES; NAMELY, BRACKETS, PINS, UPRIGHTING SPRINGS, ROTATING SPRINGS, AND KITS CONTAINING ORTHODONTIC BRACKETS WITH OR WITHOUT POSITIONING JIGS DESIGNED FOR INDIVIDUAL PATIENT USE

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Elastomeric Traction Elements to Be Used in the Mouth to Move Teeth

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Appliance to Stabilize and/or Maintain Mobile Teeth in a Fixed Position

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Material Used in the Construction of Flexible Dental and Orthodontic Appliances Sold Only in the Form of Mouthguards, Tooth Positioners and Occluders

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DEVICE TO BE USED BY DENTISTS TO HOLD THEIR PATIENTS' MOUTHS OPEN AND RESTRICT THEIR TONGUES; MORE SPECIFICALLY, PLASTIC MOUTH PROPS HAVING TWO BITE BLOCKS AND AN INTERMEDIATE SHIELD TO PREVENT THE TONGUE FROM TOUCHING THE ANTERIOR TEETH

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ELASTIC FILAMENT FOR USE BY THE DENTIST IN THE MOUTH OF A PATIENT TO APPLY TENSION DURING ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT

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MOLDED ELASTOMERIC RINGS TO BE USED IN THE MOUTH TO SEPARATE TEETH PRIOR TO PLACEMENT OR ORTHODONTIC BANDS

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COLORED ELASTICS TO BE USED IN THE MOUTH TO CREATE FORCES TO MOVE TEETH DURING ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT

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PROTECTIVE MOUTH GUARDS FOR USE IN ATHLETICS