Abstract:
The present disclosure provides curable compositions comprising one or more of photo-polymerizable monomers as reactive diluents, as well as polymeric materials formed from the curable compositions. Further provided herein are methods of producing the compositions and using the same for the fabrication of medical devices, such as orthodontic appliances.
Abstract:
Antimicrobial polymer composite materials are disclosed that are suitable for making oral devices used in dental applications, such as denture bases. Acrylic resin composite materials comprising antimicrobial polymers and antimicrobial fillers provide reduction in common oral microorganisms after long-term aging, with reduced release rate of antimicrobial agents from the composite material. Antimicrobial polymers are prepared from compositions comprising acrylate and/or methacrylate monomers and polymerizable quaternary ammonium silicon-containing compounds.
Abstract:
A device for mandibular advancement, including a tube and a telescopic rod associated with the tube, in which the tube and the telescopic rod can be associated to the teeth of the upper and lower arches, in which the telescopic rod includes a threaded pin which engages a female thread of a hollow element slidably positioned in said tube, and the hollow element includes a maneuvering portion external to the tube; the device includes a friction element, arranged between the inner walls of the maneuvering portion and the thread of the pin and having an outer surface which is complementary to the inner walls of said maneuvering portion and a threaded internal cavity which copies the thread of the pin.
Abstract:
Disclosed is an orthodontic member, having a tube shape, a hollow polygonal prism shape, a hollow truncated polygonal pyramid shape, a hollow truncated cone shape, or a funnel shape, and including a water-soluble or biodegradable material, wherein the orthodontic member into which a wire is inserted is attached to the teeth, thereby making it simple to perform orthodontic treatment.
Abstract:
An apparatus comprises a universal fit, boil-and-bite denture that may be sold over-the-counter. The apparatus includes a first portion comprising a tooth and a second portion attached to the first portion, the second portion comprising heat moldable material. The second portion may be configured to be formed in a mouth of a user when the user bites down on the heat moldable material. A multilayered (e.g., three layered) denture includes an expandable palate. While a palate portion expands, deforms, or otherwise adjusts, a dental occlusion of the denture is maintained. The denture may be manufactured using injection molding or other layered manufacturing techniques.
Abstract:
Medical instruments, particularly, endodontic instruments with unique limited memory characteristics, and methods for making such instruments. One embodiment includes heat treating a finished endodontic instrument. A related embodiment includes electropolishing a finished endodontic instrument and then heat treating the endodontic instrument.
Abstract:
A dental carrier comprises a thermoplastic carrier. The thermoplastic carrier has a pattern structure. After heating the thermoplastic carrier, the thermoplastic carrier is provided with a user to be impressed by teeth or alveolar ridge for forming teeth or alveolar ridge model of the user. Compared to the prior art, the dental carrier of the present invention can provide the dental medicament contained in the pattern structure to be precisely applied and hold onto the treatment area and the medicament can be evenly coated on the teeth, root, or periodontal tissue for the treatment of teeth. When the dental carrier is not used to carry medicament, the pattern structure can improve the mechanical strength and fitness of the dental carrier to be used as a biteplate, orthodontic retainer, periodontal dressing for treatment or protection or mouth guard in sports.
Abstract:
The document proposes a diagnostic chewing gum for identifying the presence of inflammatory tissues in the mouth, in particular in or adjacent to the mandible, the maxilla, an implant or the teeth of a user, comprising a base material or particles (3) embedded and/or attached to said base material; an element (1, 5-7), like e.g. a releasable flavor molecule, attached to said base material and/or said particles, for the generation of a change in the chewing gum directly detectable by the user; wherein the element (1, 5-7) generates the change upon direct or indirect contact with a marker (4), e.g. a proteolytic enzyme, which is released by inflammatory tissue in response to bacterial mediators.
Abstract:
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.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to dentistry, and particularly, to a rotary endodontic finishing file used for root canal treatment. The endodontic finishing file comprises a shank for inserting in an endodontic motor handpiece, and a core of twisted metal braids secured in the shank, the said core being provided with an outer braid made of wire wound over the core. The length of the braid is less than the length of the core. At the braid-free end of the core, a brush of the core braids is formed. The winding of the wire of the outer braid is made in four layers, the winding of the first and third layers is made in the direction from the shank to the brush without a gap between the adjacent coils in each layer, the winding of the second and fourth layers is made in the opposite direction, providing the possibility of securing both ends of the braid wire in the shank. The winding pitch in the second and fourth layers is 8 to 10 times greater than the winding pitch in the first and third layers of the braid, the winding length of the third and fourth layers in the direction from the shank to the brush is less than the winding length of the first and second layers. The core is made of three twisted elastic tungsten wires, the open ends of which, located in the braid-free portion of the core, are of a cylindrical helix shape and curved in the form of a conical helix with an increasing pitch of turns for each strand of the core, whereby the curved ends of the brush wires are inserted into the canal separately and sequentially one after another with the motor turned off, each inserted wire being pressed against the walls of the canal during the insertion of the file. The proposed technical solution allows to provide high-quality and safe treatment, reduce the risk of injury during treatment, and also increase the service life of the endodontic file.